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2008-04-25 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by ryuge 2008-04-25 06:36|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Now if he takes out his pen and signs a piece of paper moving McMasters et al out of the farm team and up to the majors [by calling down to the SecArmy who has the full authority to make it happen], we may be in for a real exciting season. It'll upset the good old boys [who should be moved along to early retirement], but its nothing like the quick promotions that got Ike as commander in Europe. It's wartime, personnel actions should not be tied to peacetime box filling and non-combat records.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-25 09:06|| 2008-04-25 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I was sceptical and apprehensive about Gates, but he has done a very good job.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-04-25 09:48|| 2008-04-25 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Agree, Nimble, he's turned out to be the SecDef we should have had in 2004.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-04-25 11:46|| 2008-04-25 11:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The DOD would prefer that Gen. Petraeus remain in the field. He is too valuable there to be placed anywhere else. Not every leader wants work in Operations.

Posted by reload 2008-04-25 14:09|| 2008-04-25 14:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Agree with Nimble, but one must consider the act Gates had to follow. Al Sharpton would have probably been an improvement over Rumsfeld.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-04-25 14:21|| 2008-04-25 14:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Not so fast guys, Gates may simply be reading the 'tea leaves' and moving Petraeus out of harms way should the DEM's sweep this November! Atleast with Hillary, I'm sure the Pentagon hasn't forgotten the stiff arm (Bird)they gave her some months back, when she wrote that letter demanding the parameters of an Iraqi 'pullout' by the US, if it came to that!

Posted by smn 2008-04-25 16:45|| 2008-04-25 16:45|| Front Page Top

#7 yeah, that's the ticket...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-25 18:09|| 2008-04-25 18:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Thats right Frank G, didn't know I could 'turn on a dime' and support Queen Hillary if my man Obama succumbs to the 'knifings' everyones employing! I can even support McCain should Billy Boy continue to play the Race Card down to the Convention!

Posted by smn 2008-04-25 23:22|| 2008-04-25 23:22|| Front Page Top

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