The Wall Street Journal makes several pertinent observations about retired generals and their thoughtless hooting for SecDef Donald Rumsfeld to be sacked.
So when did Generals cease to be responsible for outcomes in war?Posted by Alan at April 17, 2006 07:04 AM...
Mistakes are made in every war; there's a reason the word "snafu" began as a military acronym whose meaning we can't reprint in a family newspaper. But if we're going to start assigning blame, then the generals themselves are going to have to assume much of it....What matters now is doing what it takes to prevail in Iraq, setting up a new government and defeating the terrorists. How firing Mr. Rumsfeld will help in any of this, none of the critics say. They certainly aren't offering any better military strategy for victory.