is responsible for the “nightmare” of the Iraq war" My question is What part you don't understand? how long are we going to let our young man and women die, injure? American says let them (Iraqis, etc) fight and take care of thier own war! Bring home our troops. Someone relay this message to the President. LOL......
2007-10-15 06:37:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I haven't seen George on this forum yet, but we keep hoping he is reading!
2007-10-15 06:40:36 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wish Sanchez well in whatever he does but I think he might have done the troops more good if he had spoken up a few years ago rather than wait. I also think pointing the fingers in every direction except inward is just a defense mechanism to deflect some of the blame that certainly rests upon his
Funny, this sounds pretty much like what every critic of the war has been saying for some time. I wonder how the hard-core war supporters will deal with this? My guess is that they will attack Sanchez–which will be interesting to watch, given that the drum beat for months has been that we have to show deference to high level military leaders like General Petraeus, as they know better about these things than the rest of us. Of course, much of the counter-punch will be along these lines:
his role as commander in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal leaves General Sanchez vulnerable to criticism that that he is shifting the blame from himself and exacting revenge against an administration that replaced him as the top commander in the aftermath of the scandal and declined to nominate him for a fourth star, forcing his retirement.
shoulders.
If you fail to speak up about something that you know is wrong you are just as responsible for it as the folks who did it.
2007-10-15 17:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Easy B Me II 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2014-05-10 08:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez is a FORMER Lt Gen for a reason. He is a washout and now a big mouth, to boot. Just because a member of the military questions the Commander in Chief, doesnt mean the CIC is wrong. It means there is a difference of their opnions, but...Sanchez isnt the one that makes the choice.
Now...he can go back to his coffee shop stool and rant all he wants, but it doesnt make him right.
2007-10-15 13:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Noone i 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Who cares what one General said, you can ask any Soldier, Marine, Sailor, or Airmen how they feel about Iraq and they will tell you the same thing Sanchez said.
2007-10-15 13:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by Arnold 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone who is finally saying what the rest of the world is thinking, George W Bush is a failure
2007-10-19 11:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by ginoguarino 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not just that, He also stated that if Bush was in the Military he would have been court martialed for the things he has done. And his ineptitude in comand. But I am sure he is just crazy.... I am just disapointed that he waited until he was retired to say this. This man raised his hand and swore to defend the constitution and its people from enemies both foreign and domestic. If he thought this way that Bush was this bad, he should have said something.
2007-10-15 16:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by empd 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Where was Sanchez when he was a Military Politico. Too bad he didn't take the risk and stand up for what he believed when he was in uniform. It might have saved a few lives.
2007-10-15 14:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Rja 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward personal responsibility and commitment.
..bush has no such leadership. In fact, bush is incapable of speech altogether.
2007-10-15 13:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
That is a very brave and very intelligent thing to say. Thanks to Ricardo Sanchez. I was beginning to lose faith in human kind.
2007-10-15 13:41:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋