Top Brass Imply 9/11-Iraq Link; Nobody Shocked
"It unfortunately appears that two of the retired generals (Messrs. Zinni and Newbold) do not understand the true nature of this radical ideology, Islamic extremism, and why we fight in Iraq. We suggest they listen to the tapes of United 93." - an Op-Ed Piece written by retired Lt. Gen. John Crosby, former deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; retired Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, former assistant vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force; retired Maj. Gen. Buron Moore, U.S. Air Force, who was director of Central Command during Operation Desert Storm; and retired Maj. Gen Paul Vallely, former deputy commander of the U.S.. Army, Pacific.
I can't figure out, for the life of me, why so many servicemen think that our presence in Iraq is an act of revenge for Iraq's and Saddam Hussein's involvement in the 9/11 attacks. It couldn't possibly be because blatantly emotion-jarring misinformation filters down through the top brass, could it?
Every time I listen to the tapes of United 93, I wonder why we decided to waste our time and effort in Iraq while leaving the job in Afghanistan unfinished and letting Osama Bin Laden off the hook. That's just me though.
posted by Zafrod at 11:39 AM
3 Comments:
I concede. From a marketing standpoint, this occupation makes complete sense.
These colors don't run! Wooooo!
heh leave it to the GC. We forgot about the oil.. I still believe its a war for oil when all the no-bid contracts are said and done.
I feel the oil thing. I feel the imperial resurgence thing. I feel the nationalism-for-votes thing. But more and more, I'm starting to just think that when these guys got together to play White House, Rumsfeld said, "Okay, fine, I'll be defense secretary. But if I am, we have to have some wars."
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