Retired Army Gen. Wayne A. Downing, who was summoned to lead the White House Office for Combating Terrorism a few weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, said the war has been least successful where it has the highest stakes: slowing the growth of jihadist sympathies in populations that can provide the terrorists with money, concealment and recruits. Bin Laden has worked effectively to “convince the Islamic world the U.S. is the common enemy,” Downing said. He added, “We have done little or nothing. That is the big failure.”
More of that liberal media bias.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6302447/
The General has since resigned. He resigned because he strongly disapproved of the way the Bush administration is handling the anti-terror offensive, and more particularly its intelligence side.
Don’t you mean, it’s “lack of intelligence” side?
where is he now?
he’s with all the other former administration officials that disagreed with the president then found themselves retired.
So he says.
Maybe he resigned because he didn’t do his job.
Maybe he resigned because he didn’t do his job.
I assume you mean ‘was retired’ - folks usually don’t fire themselves for cause.
Just curious Brian, is there anything you disagree w/ Bush and the current administration on?
Well, Nixon resigned…he saw the writing on the wall.
Some people are given the option to retire before being fired. Maybe this General was exercising this option to save his severence.
Happens all the time.
If you think I’m a blind follower of Bush…you’re wrong.
I disagreed with his nomination in 2000…I wanted McCain.
The General was not the first to resign.
Richard Clarke was the first. He had been appointed by President Bush I. He resigned in frustration.
He was replaced by Rand Beers, who subsequently resigned in frustration and now works for the Kerry campaign.
There were subsequently 4 (or 5) others (I think the last guy just resigned two weeks ago).
I disagreed with his nomination in 2000…I wanted McCain.
There’s something we can agree upon - I was profoundly disappointed by McCain’s support of Bush.
Wasn’t trying to make an accusation - it was a serious question.
Happens all of the time. Job hopping.
No accusation whatsoever. I’m not overly pleased with the choices in the election. I would give everything I have to see McCain or Powell at the helm right now.
It doesn’t happen all the time. Clarke held that positin for three administrations.
Powell, btw, is also resigning.
I’ve heard that as well. He’s served well. Probably one of my most favorite icons and a great example of leadership.
I would give everything I have to see McCain or Powell at the helm right now
Holy fucking shit we almost agree*!!!
- I’d give a couple hundred $$, but not everything I have.
Your contribution would be more than mine…Unless they take bikes and engagement rings.
Did you read the Powell GQ interview? GQ has since taken it down, but you can get the gist here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5643-2004May5?language=printer
Ina bumper sticker, Powell is isolated and frustrated, just like: Clarke, Beers, …
I sense and somewhat understand Powell’s frustration on the issues and the role he’s had to play in the current administrations policies. I don’t know if GWB is an easy guy to work for…
I was able to meet and briefly chat with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff this past weekend, Gen Pace. Great guy. I wanted so badly to ask him some of the issues we discuss daily here but we were at a wedding and I’m sure he didn’t want to be bothered with that kind of stuff. Still a great guy to talk to…
Of course the right wing of the republican party will never let either of those guys have the nomination.
Nope…they’d win as independants.
Both parties are machines…nasty machines…