Monday, May 10, 2004

 

The Morons Who Lost the War

The Military Times, in its latest editorial, hints that it's time for Rummy (and by implication, Bush) to go:

A failure of leadership at the highest levels

Around the halls of the Pentagon, a term of caustic derision has emerged for the enlisted soldiers at the heart of the furor over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal: the six morons who lost the war.
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But the folks in the Pentagon are talking about the wrong morons.
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This was not just a failure of leadership at the local command level. This was a failure that ran straight to the top. Accountability here is essential -- even if that means relieving top leaders from duty in a time of war.

Question you should use to pester your wingnut friends and acquaintances: "Why does the US military hate America?"

posted by Michael 3:01 PM