Senior General Is Relieved of Duties
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In George Bush's Army, the list of things that will get a senior officer busted is damned short. Incompetence? That gets you the Medal of Freedom. Condoning (or even facilitating) torture? That gets you promoted. So this is a mystery.
I have no knowledge whatsoever here. But based on past practice, I can think of only one reason for his flameout. Former Lousiana Edwin Edwards once said that "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy." And the dead girl part no longer seems operative -- right, Scarborough?
The Army said Tuesday it relieved a four-star general of his command after an investigation into unspecified ``personal conduct.''
Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes was relieved as commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command on Monday by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker, according to a brief statement issued by Army headquarters at the Pentagon.
In George Bush's Army, the list of things that will get a senior officer busted is damned short. Incompetence? That gets you the Medal of Freedom. Condoning (or even facilitating) torture? That gets you promoted. So this is a mystery.
I have no knowledge whatsoever here. But based on past practice, I can think of only one reason for his flameout. Former Lousiana Edwin Edwards once said that "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy." And the dead girl part no longer seems operative -- right, Scarborough?
posted by bluememe at 8/09/2005
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Caught part of a C-SPAN coverage of a Pentagon breifing. Looks like the general sort of spoke out against the war in Iraq by saying we couldn't win.
In the chimp's world having a different opinion then his will get you fired.
Hell, he doesn't want anyone to know the truth. That would cost him, big time.
Also depends on the definition of "truth" (as discussed in your Rawstory piece "Heart of Darkness... absolutely brilliant and extremely frightening at the same time)
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