http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4144 AnonymousSecs Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:21:48 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4144 <p>Who has that experience and what theatre? Eastern Europe? I’m really asking.</p> Who has that experience and what theatre? Eastern Europe? I’m really asking.

]]> http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4142 sghiteinfla Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:27:15 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4142 <p>I am sure you have been asked this before but what did you think about the HBO series about the Iraq war called “Generation Kill”? Ordinero strikes me like the character “Godfather” who will want to find a fight even if there isn’t one there because thats “what soldiers do”. I could be wrong about that but if I am not is there a mechanism in place to replace him with a General that has more experience with exiting a theater safely and quickly and is more willing to do so?</p> I am sure you have been asked this before but what did you think about the HBO series about the Iraq war called “Generation Kill”? Ordinero strikes me like the character “Godfather” who will want to find a fight even if there isn’t one there because thats “what soldiers do”. I could be wrong about that but if I am not is there a mechanism in place to replace him with a General that has more experience with exiting a theater safely and quickly and is more willing to do so?

]]> http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4140 Hugh Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4140 <p>Odierno is an idiot. He is a Patton-esque kind of general. These have their uses but should always be kept on a tight leash. They should never be placed in positions where they formulate strategy but only to carry it out in circumstances that fit their abilities. He is not a good match for his position commanding troops in Iraq or for overseeing a withdrawal.</p> Odierno is an idiot. He is a Patton-esque kind of general. These have their uses but should always be kept on a tight leash. They should never be placed in positions where they formulate strategy but only to carry it out in circumstances that fit their abilities. He is not a good match for his position commanding troops in Iraq or for overseeing a withdrawal.

]]> http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4135 Jkat Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:27:59 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4135 <p>gen’ruls is always fightin’ the Last War … odinero needs to check the chain of command to consult his opinion and work from there .. then again .. he might well be in tune with his current chain of command .. and needs to re-consult on jan 21st ..</p> gen’ruls is always fightin’ the Last War … odinero needs to check the chain of command to consult his opinion and work from there .. then again .. he might well be in tune with his current chain of command .. and needs to re-consult on jan 21st ..

]]> http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4134 macaquerman Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:20:47 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/11/30/obamamilitarysofaodierno/#comment-4134 <p>Can you clarify for me as to whether the main constraint to be placed on US forces is something other than a Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee? Beyond a joint US/Iraq chairmanship, is the composition of the committee defined?</p> Can you clarify for me as to whether the main constraint to be placed on US forces is something other than a Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee? Beyond a joint US/Iraq chairmanship, is the composition of the committee defined?

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