From: "Robert G Lewis" 

They said hundreds and hundreds and hundreds. Somehow I doubt the accuracy
of the statement as made. There are less than 1,000 according to the DOD on
active duty.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message news:443fe93b$1{at}w3....
> Rumsfeld knows and he and the chairman of the joint chiefs made this
> statement in a public news conference regarding 100's and 100's of
> Generals. Its possible their reference was to both active duty and
> retired/non-active duty personnel.
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:443fde54$1{at}w3....
>> Just how large does Gary think the General Officer corp is that we can
>> have hundreds and hundreds retiring etc ?
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:443fcfcd$1{at}w3....
>>> Imagine that Monte has absolutely no clue of the psychology of
>>> bureaucracies and the petty grudges of people who don't want their
>>> bureaucracy changed. Anyone with a brain whose ever worked in a large
>>> organization knows full well and first hand how change adverse some
>>> people can be.  Rumsfeld has been reforming and changing the military,
>>> its operations, its budgeting, its programs, its structure, etc. since
>>> first coming to office.  If he didn't make a few change adverse generals
>>> upset then THAT would be something to worry about.
>>>
>>> Over the past 5 years 100's and 100's of generals have retired, been
>>> passed over, been pushed out of the military and only 4 or 5 out of
>>> these 100's come forward to bitch when it is in their own pecuniary and
>>> petty interests to so do.
>>>
>>> Only a non-nuanced imbecile (i.e. Monte et al) would consider these
>>> people anything but petty change adverse, passed over for promotion,
>>> bureaucrats. Seeking revenge on the guy who isn't as milk toasty as the
>>> incompetent defense secretary's to whom they grew accustomed under
>>> Clinton.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Don't reply Monte, we know you have no defense to these comments.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Monte Davis"  wrote in message
>>> news:glcv32db4qtplkv84l9fnm2g6nmgr5t85e{at}4ax.com...
>>>> "Mark"  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Imagine that, as we crossed the Rhine...
>>>>
>>>> Imagine that neither Victor nor Mark has a clue about the
differences
>>>> between WWII and Iraq.
>>>>
>>>> (Or, more likely, that they do -- but find it
ideologically useful to
>>>> ignore them)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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