Former 3-star Marine general decries Iraq invasion

[TheDad]

<p>Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold who retired in late 2002, regrets not openly challenging the invasion of Iraq, “a country whose actions were peripheral to the real threat–Al Qaeda.”</p>

<p>(from Monday’s NYT)</p>

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The decision to invade Iraq, he wrote, “was done with a casualness and swagger that are the province of those who have never had to execute these missions–or bury the results… The officer corps is willing to sacrifice their lives for their country, but not their careers,” said one combat verteran who say the Pentagon’s civilian leadershp made serious mistakes in Iraq… I retired from the military four months before the invasion, in part because of my opposition to those who had used the 9/11 tragedy to hijack our security policy," General Newbold wrote. …saying that he decided to go public only after “the encouragement of some still in positions of military leadership” and in order to “offer a challenge to those still in uniform.”

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<p>There’s one burning question: why does General Newbold hate America?</p>

[alongfortheride]

<p>So stating what you believe to be the truth is un-American?</p>

[citygirlsmom]

<p>He doesn’t.</p>

[optimizerdad]

<p>TheDad:
Um - you were being sarcastic, right?</p>

[hardknox1149]

<p>The guy wants a job as someone’s military analyst and is positioning himself as such…just so happens his view’s fit the CNN/Blitzer adgenda. Suggest a review of the interview, he just provided hooks and no meat to his statements. This kind of sensationalism in journalism is standard operating procedure to sell diapers and soap to attract newer audience demographic! We should be asking how much he was paid.</p>

[leanid]

<p>Deciding whether ONE life needs to sacrificed, let alone thousands, MUST be arrived at after and ONLY AFTER it has been absolutely (or as close as we can get) determined that an immediate and imminent threat to our VITAL interests is at hand. Where was that threat from Iraq?!</p>

<p>To do less is all but criminal (and it should be that too) disregard for one’s FELLOW man. </p>

<p>Who do we want deciding our fate?</p>

<p>Is Bush going to use “diplomacy” in Iran as he did in Iraq?</p>

[barrons]

<p>Aahh, they invaded Kuwait not all that long ago without any provocation. Kuwait is very vital to out interests.</p>

[TheDad]

<p>OptimizerDad: Sarcastic? Meeeeeeeeeeeeee?! Whatever do you mean?</p>

[alongfortheride]

<p>Do we change TheDad to TrollDad? :~)</p>