General Zinni: "NeoCons hijacked US foreign policy"

Sundog · 23rd May 2004, 06:40 PM

From the excellent news source www.truthout.com:

"There has been poor strategic thinking in this...poor operational planning and execution on the ground," says Zinni, who served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command from 1997 to 2000.

Zinni blames the poor planning on the civilian policymakers in the administration, known as neo-conservatives, who saw the invasion as a way to stabilize the region and support Israel. He believes these people, who include Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, the undersecretary of defense, have hijacked U.S. foreign policy.

"They promoted it and pushed [the war]... even to the point of creating their own intelligence to match their needs. Then they should bear the responsibility," Zinni tells Kroft.

In his upcoming book, "Battle Ready," written with Tom Clancy, Zinni writes of the poor planning in harsh terms. "In the lead-up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw, at minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility; at worst, lying, incompetence and corruption," he writes.

It it We Told You So yet? Oh, I forgot, no one could have predicted all this.

LucyR · 23rd May 2004, 06:50 PM

Posted already, little doggy

Sundog · 23rd May 2004, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LucyR
Posted already, little doggy

Dangit! Move along, nothing to see here, folks.

LucyR · 23rd May 2004, 06:55 PM

...though your title was much better than whatshisnames.

Sundog · 23rd May 2004, 07:02 PM

Why, thank you.

Oh, I forgot:

APPLICABILITY OF THIS POST TO THE JREF MISSION:

More critical thinking in the general population will lead to the election of leaders capable of critical thinking, which will keep us out of any more woo-woo warfare.

LucyR · 23rd May 2004, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sundog
Why, thank you.

Oh, I forgot:

APPLICABILITY OF THIS POST TO THE JREF MISSION:

More critical thinking in the general population will lead to the election of leaders capable of critical thinking, which will keep us out of any more woo-woo warfare.

As a matter of fact I made one of my Rare Errors. I mixed your title up with subgenius's. I preferred his actually - the alliteration was sort of cool.

Ok, this is definitely not mission related. I'll shut up.

Sundog · 23rd May 2004, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LucyR

As a matter of fact I made one of my Rare Errors. I mixed your title up with subgenius's. I preferred his actually - the alliteration was sort of cool.

Ok, this is definitely not mission related. I'll shut up.

Which makes me whatsisname... oh well.

23rd May 2004, 06:40 PM	#1
Sundog Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,071	General Zinni: "NeoCons hijacked US foreign policy" From the excellent news source www.truthout.com: "There has been poor strategic thinking in this...poor operational planning and execution on the ground," says Zinni, who served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command from 1997 to 2000. Zinni blames the poor planning on the civilian policymakers in the administration, known as neo-conservatives, who saw the invasion as a way to stabilize the region and support Israel. He believes these people, who include Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, the undersecretary of defense, have hijacked U.S. foreign policy. "They promoted it and pushed [the war]... even to the point of creating their own intelligence to match their needs. Then they should bear the responsibility," Zinni tells Kroft. In his upcoming book, "Battle Ready," written with Tom Clancy, Zinni writes of the poor planning in harsh terms. "In the lead-up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw, at minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility; at worst, lying, incompetence and corruption," he writes. It it We Told You So yet? Oh, I forgot, no one could have predicted all this.
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23rd May 2004, 06:53 PM	#3
Sundog Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,071	Quote: Originally posted by LucyR Posted already, little doggy Dangit! Move along, nothing to see here, folks.
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23rd May 2004, 07:02 PM	#5
Sundog Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,071	Why, thank you. Oh, I forgot: APPLICABILITY OF THIS POST TO THE JREF MISSION: More critical thinking in the general population will lead to the election of leaders capable of critical thinking, which will keep us out of any more woo-woo warfare.
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LucyR Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,086	Quote: Originally posted by Sundog Why, thank you. Oh, I forgot: APPLICABILITY OF THIS POST TO THE JREF MISSION: More critical thinking in the general population will lead to the election of leaders capable of critical thinking, which will keep us out of any more woo-woo warfare. As a matter of fact I made one of my Rare Errors. I mixed your title up with subgenius's. I preferred his actually - the alliteration was sort of cool. Ok, this is definitely not mission related. I'll shut up.
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23rd May 2004, 07:11 PM	#7
Sundog Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,071	Quote: Originally posted by LucyR As a matter of fact I made one of my Rare Errors. I mixed your title up with subgenius's. I preferred his actually - the alliteration was sort of cool. Ok, this is definitely not mission related. I'll shut up. Which makes me whatsisname... oh well.
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