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Originally Posted by willravel
I can virtually guarantee you that they have no idea who Thompson is.
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willravel, in the America that you and I hope for, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=my+lai++general+peers&hl=en&safe=off&start=10&sa=N">Lt. General William Peers</a> would have experienced Colin Powell's advancement and praise, instead of Powell.
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The contrast makes you wonder about the rot and mediocrity inside the military, and in politics, and in corporate board rooms. Gen. Petraeus's open partisanship and "yes man" attitude come to mind. Last month, the admiral who called Petraeus
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Fallon told Petraeus that he considered him to be "an ass-kissing little chickenshit" and added, "I hate people like that"
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resigned, because he disagreed with Bush! It should have been Bush and Petraeus resigning, not Fallon. If there is an actual threat as grave as Bush describes....over and over...Fallon would be the leader I'd want in command.