Former top general rips Bush’s Iraq policy.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez blasted the Bush administration today for a “catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan” and denounced the current “surge” strategy as a “desperate” move that will not achieve long-term stability. The New York Times reports that Sanchez is “the most senior in a string of retired generals to harshly criticize the administration’s conduct of the war.” More:
“There was been a glaring and unfortunate display of incompetent strategic leadership within our national leaders,” he said, adding later in his remarks that civilian officials have been “derelict in their duties” and guilty of a “lust for power.”
UPDATE: Sanchez said that in Iraq the United States is “living a nightmare with no end in sight.”
UPDATE II: In Nov. 2003, Bush hailed Gen. Sanchez’s “strong leadership.”
October 13th, 2007 at 11:42 am
So does this make Ret Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez a ‘phony soldier’ too?
Or is he a ‘troop-hater’, ‘anti-American’, and a ‘terrorist appeaser’?
I wonder what the right-wingers are going to label him in 3.. 2.. 1
October 13th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Ook Nederland is daar verantwoordelijk voor met hun goedkeuring aan de aanval. Nog steeds varen er Nederlandse schepen rond bij Irak om te beletten dat Irakezen wat olie zelf verkopen in plaats van de ( Amerikaanse ) oliemaatschappijen. Meer dan de helft van de USA militairen daar bewaken de pijpleidingen. Het Irakese volk interesseert ze geen bal.Iran is het volgende slachtoffer in hun strijd voor olierijkdommen.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Why do former generals hate our soldiers .. sigh
October 13th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Well, fortunately for the American people, we have experienced, responsible individuals available to put this unpatriotic, ‘phony soldier’ in his place
October 13th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Sanchez said that in Iraq the United States is ‘living a nightmare with no end in sight.’
***You can say that again.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Yes, I find it disconcerting that Sanchez, like George Tenet, didn’t speak out sooner and is probably using the excuse of the three year silence mandate by book publishers as his excuse for not doing the patriotic thing. Where the hell do these public servants get off using book deals as a cover to hide behind?
October 13th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Jeez, can’t a swiftboater even have a weekend off to watch football once in a while? Noooooo. Some stupid general has to voice his opinion on the ‘War Strategery’ on a Friday and the poor swiftboaters gots to work the weekend again.
October 13th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Kijk maar uit Sanchez straks weigeren je remmen.Ga je als een john Doe onder de grond.
October 13th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Allemaal politics. Hij zal wel een democratische left winger zijn. Allemaal ingefluisterd door de Amerikaanse democratische presidents kandidaten.
J. de Vis, Miami - FL - USA
October 13th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Off course meneer De Vis. De generaal die door de Republikeinen is aangesteld om de Irak-oorlog een jaar lang te leiden is een leftwinger. U hebt er echt verstand van. Je kunt wel merken dat u in Amerika woont hoor. Nou bedankt voor u bijdrage.