Comments on: Looking for someone to blame http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: arif jayish al-amirki http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-412026 arif jayish al-amirki Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-412026 I don't know how your war is going on the ocean, but on the land our flag officers have all but lost in Iraq...and they micromanged every detail of the failure. How many times are you threatened with jail if you bomb the wrong target? Not nearly as much as we were, and we are much more familar with our targets. Of course they got rid of McMasters, they are incompetent, spineless devious hacks who have been mugged by reality (found out). They are demoralizing and driving out the hard experience (and moral courage) of the younger generation before they are eaten by them. You want to tell me Casey and Abizaid didn't give up while still in Command? I was there Sir, trust me...they did, and by God Casey at least sticks by it. You may have noticed Abizaid is a civilan now. Good luck to Petreaus...but he's the last ditch. I don’t know how your war is going on the ocean, but on the land our flag officers have all but lost in Iraq…and they micromanged every detail of the failure. How many times are you threatened with jail if you bomb the wrong target? Not nearly as much as we were, and we are much more familar with our targets.

Of course they got rid of McMasters, they are incompetent, spineless devious hacks who have been mugged by reality (found out). They are demoralizing and driving out the hard experience (and moral courage) of the younger generation before they are eaten by them.

You want to tell me Casey and Abizaid didn’t give up while still in Command? I was there Sir, trust me…they did, and by God Casey at least sticks by it. You may have noticed Abizaid is a civilan now.

Good luck to Petreaus…but he’s the last ditch.

]]> By: MajMike http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-107595 MajMike Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:57:57 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-107595 maybe they're just waiting for me to catch back up... maybe they’re just waiting for me to catch back up…

]]> By: Therapist1 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-412027 Therapist1 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:21:07 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-412027 I am still amazed that he did not make flag. What were they seeing in making that decision? I am still amazed that he did not make flag. What were they seeing in making that decision?

]]> By: MajMike http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-107530 MajMike Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:48:46 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-107530 not to put too fine a point on it, but even making it to O-6 and being in the running for that star (twice) ain't so bad a performance for a young buck from year group '84. (absolutely no offense intended) not to put too fine a point on it, but even making it to O-6 and being in the running for that star (twice) ain’t so bad a performance for a young buck from year group ’84.

(absolutely no offense intended)

]]> By: Casca http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-107443 Casca Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:57:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-107443 Like all polls, you have to ask the right questions, and you can't tell a damned thing without the cross-tabs. I think you hit the target Lex. Ultimately it's a leadership issue. Not all of the right guys come from the academies. Maybe the right guys are staying. Like all polls, you have to ask the right questions, and you can’t tell a damned thing without the cross-tabs.

I think you hit the target Lex. Ultimately it’s a leadership issue. Not all of the right guys come from the academies. Maybe the right guys are staying.

]]> By: Oyster http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-107417 Oyster Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:39:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/08/26/looking-for-someone-to-blame/#comment-107417 It would be interesting to conduct an "exit poll" of the 400 or so who decided to pull chocks and ask them if the non-selection of Col McMasters, or others like him, played a role in their decision to leave the service. Just curious. It would be interesting to conduct an “exit poll” of the 400 or so who decided to pull chocks and ask them if the non-selection of Col McMasters, or others like him, played a role in their decision to leave the service. Just curious.

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