09-10-2008
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Originally Posted by Sailormon6
As it turns out, virtually everyone, Democrat and Republican alike, agrees that President Bush's decision to employ the surge was correct, and "...the advice of most of his military brass, including the 2 main guys on the ground at the time (casey and Abizaid)" was wrong. The surge worked.
[color=#666666] Which "Commanders on the ground" do you think he was referring to? Do you think he was referring to Casey and Abizaid? They were the ones who opposed it. He obviously wasn't referring to them. Since he wasn't getting the bold and creative advice that he expected from them, he undoubtedly sought out ideas elsewhere. Perhaps he sought ideas from some of the military experts of our allies, such as Israel, or others. Or, perhaps he talked with some of the Generals who were in-theatre, and who had hands-on experience with the problems. Those are undoubtedly the "Commanders on the ground in Iraq" to whom he was referring.
It isn't unprecedented for a President to look to junior officers to cut through the over-inflated egos, petty jealousies, nest-feathering and face-saving timidity of top-ranking Generals. That's why President Roosevelt elevated Dwight Eisenhower to Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces. He needed someone who hadn't yet become prone to such foolishness, and who could get on with the business of winning the war.
President Bush apparently found one or more "Commanders on the ground in Iraq" who gave him the bold, creative advice that he was seeking, and he had the political courage to act on their advice.
You haven't shown where the President's statement was a lie.
He exercised leadership.
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talk about twisted logic. so bush canvassed every commander on the ground to find some who liked his surge strategy, huh? seems more like shopping for yes men than leadership under your invention. keep on swilling that kool aide. it only costs $10 billion a month. BUSh"s "brave, creative" advice came from the conservative American Enterprise Institute anyway. the only general vaguely involved in that was a retired one.
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