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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 04:35 PM
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Col. David Hackworth: Fire the Losers Before the Army Goes Down
August 12, 2003

The Army has a new boss, and the word is he's a good man. Let's hope so, because Gen. Peter Schoomaker is going to need all the strength he can muster to transform an institution whose top brass have become increasingly incompetent at their trade.

Recalling Schoomaker from the retirement ranks after three years in civvies says it all – that the Army has just about hit rock bottom in the senior-leadership department. Of the dozens of active-duty three- and four-star candidates for the chief-of-staff job, few wanted to step up to the most prestigious and sought-after position in the Army, and those who were willing were unacceptable to the SecDef.

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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34043
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 04:51 PM
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1. Fire the big loser at the top of the chain.
IMHO, the real problem is at the very top. You have a military whose highest command appears to be part of the BFEE, being lead by the AWOL loser. Is it any wonder why the next level tier of command is uninterested in supporting these criminals?

The symptoms are directly related to the disease of this administration, I think.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 05:02 PM
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2. a nation, like a fish
rots from the head down.
Time for a brain transplant.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 05:22 PM
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3. curious quote
"few wanted to step up to the most prestigious and sought-after position in the Army."

Uh, if it's so sought-after, how come no one wants the job? :crazy:
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 05:27 PM
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4. I think he meant
under normal circumstances. Bush isn't normal.
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