Comments on: Is it, or isn’t it? http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah Aylward http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75565 Deborah Aylward Wed, 09 May 2007 20:08:08 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-75565 Pardon me gentlemen, but surely the Troops in the field are the best qualified to know what's accurately going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans and arm-chair critics alike, carry on. Pardon me gentlemen, but surely the Troops in the field are the best qualified to know what’s accurately going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans and arm-chair critics alike, carry on.

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75396 badbob Wed, 09 May 2007 00:34:04 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-75396 Skippy, Maybe "The Commander Guy" is west texas for CINC or maybe he was saying he supports his Combatant Commanders. W.T.F.C.s except the NYTs? b2 Skippy,

Maybe “The Commander Guy” is west texas for CINC or maybe he was saying he supports his Combatant Commanders.

W.T.F.C.s except the NYTs?

b2

]]> By: fliterman http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75382 fliterman Tue, 08 May 2007 23:01:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-75382 Mark - To be sure McNamara was a disaster as SecDef. But that was much more the fault of the man, than of his political party or administrations. Secretary Laird was an improvement, in that he gave much more autonomy to the JCS. But he was more concerned with "Vietnamization" and pulling out, rather than the actual conduct of the war? Mark – To be sure McNamara was a disaster as SecDef. But that was much more the fault of the man, than of his political party or administrations.

Secretary Laird was an improvement, in that he gave much more autonomy to the JCS. But he was more concerned with “Vietnamization” and pulling out, rather than the actual conduct of the war?

]]> By: fliterman http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-410081 fliterman Tue, 08 May 2007 23:01:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-410081 Mark - To be sure McNamara was a disaster as SecDef. But that was much more the fault of the man, than of his political party or administrations. Secretary Laird was an improvement, in that he gave much more autonomy to the JCS. But he was more concerned with "Vietnamization" and pulling out, rather than the actual conduct of the war…. Which continued to be managed from Washington rather than the field, and still bungled, regardless. Regarding the photo – although no fan of either man, I am less offended by McNamara's picture with Mao than I am with Rumsfeld's more recent photo of him shaking hands with Saddam Hussein. Mark – To be sure McNamara was a disaster as SecDef. But that was much more the fault of the man, than of his political party or administrations.

Secretary Laird was an improvement, in that he gave much more autonomy to the JCS. But he was more concerned with “Vietnamization” and pulling out, rather than the actual conduct of the war…. Which continued to be managed from Washington rather than the field, and still bungled, regardless.

Regarding the photo – although no fan of either man, I am less offended by McNamara’s picture with Mao than I am with Rumsfeld’s more recent photo of him shaking hands with Saddam Hussein.

]]> By: Mark http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75370 Mark Tue, 08 May 2007 21:50:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-75370 "I cudda sworn those ? “I cudda sworn those ?

]]> By: Mark http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/comment-page-1/#comment-410083 Mark Tue, 08 May 2007 21:50:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/08/is-it-or-isnt-it/#comment-410083 "I cudda sworn those ‘frag orders’ came (often belatedly) from an unenlightened Pentagon..." or could it have been an enlightened SEC of DOD? Forget the main focus of the following link & look @ photo #10. Heh. http://www.tinyvital.com/Misc/KerryHonoredByCommunists2.htm “I cudda sworn those ‘frag orders’ came (often belatedly) from an unenlightened Pentagon…” or could it have been an enlightened SEC of DOD?
Forget the main focus of the following link & look @ photo #10. Heh.

http://www.tinyvital.com/Misc/KerryHonoredByCommunists2.htm

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