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2006-11-14 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-11-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wow. I guess Rummy can't help his career anymore, so...

Posted by .com 2006-11-14 07:58|| 2006-11-14 07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 This story disturbed me for quite some time after I read it. Apart from Adelman's breathtaking treachery, the question is what he knows that we don't. He insists that we were losing, I assume militarily. Rummy insisted that we were only losing in public opinion. Are we taking far greater losses than I am aware of? Is the ratio of friendly to enemy casualties getting worse? I want to understand.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2006-11-14 11:15|| 2006-11-14 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 When Rumsfeld said, in reaction to all the looting, Stuff happens, and Thats what free people do, I was just so disappointed, Adelman recalled last week. This wasnt what free people did; its what barbarians did.

We are dealing with barbarians, QED.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-14 11:43|| 2006-11-14 11:43|| Front Page Top

#4 And we just know this is the full story and an exact recall of the entire conversation. Rummy was always this glib and stupid.

Imagine the book offers Adelman's gonna get...

Posted by .com 2006-11-14 11:46|| 2006-11-14 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Didn't Adelman always do those Start/Salt treaties?

Posted by 3dc 2006-11-14 22:41|| 2006-11-14 22:41|| Front Page Top

#6 That rings true, 3dc.

Posted by .com 2006-11-14 22:52|| 2006-11-14 22:52|| Front Page Top

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