From: "Gary Britt" 

President Ford said these generals are out of line and threaten the
precedent of civilian control of the military.  Democraps of course don't
give a damn about perverting the most sacred things of our country to try
and regain power.

Gary

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:444a34b0{at}w3....
>
> As with the generals, how many Republican Senators will the Bush
> administration line up for the next cheer leading ooops press conference
> with Rumsfeld?
>
> http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/04/21/chafee_arro
gance_hurt_administrations_handling_of_war/
>
> PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee on Friday said arrogance
> by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration has
> hurt the U.S. war effort in Iraq.
>
> In an interview with The Associated Press, Chafee said the administration
> has a dismissive attitude and has been unwilling to listen to outsiders.
> He called it "the arrogance factor."
> "I think it's what's cost us," he said.
>
> Chafee said he shares the concerns about Rumsfeld's management style
> raised by a half-dozen retired generals and said a variety of people need
> greater input in decisions about the war. But he stopped short of calling
> for Rumsfeld's resignation.
>
> "Everybody ultimately is judged by their performance, and the performance
> has been very poor. But it's the president's choice," he said.
>
>

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