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Is General John R. Allen in over his head ?
2014-10-31
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Seems pretty strange to bring back a retired general to run the show. Maybe no one else would put up with the micro-management?
Posted by: SteveS   2014-10-31 22:51  

#4  Well, there is that. He's no Jim Mattis.

However, a general should at least have a reasonable grasp on running things - unless he has no directive, no staff, and no authority.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-10-31 21:33  

#3  He was in over his head when I knew him in 2003.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2014-10-31 16:27  

#2  Looks like the Sunday talk show Mohammed spokesperson may be General Allen's [and DoD's] problem.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-31 15:30  

#1  A. It's Foreign Policy, so you know where they're going to lean.

B. It may not be so much that he's over his head, but more that he doesn't have a clear assignment and isn't getting (and won't get) the necessary backing from CinC and the NSC. Given the reports about micromanaging and the general Charlie-Foxtrot, I'm inclined to believe 'won't'.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-10-31 15:01