General Slams Cheney and Bush as Incompetant War Fighters

[The Guesser]

Bravo General. Common Sense Americans salute you sir.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/1...-cheney-as-quot-incompetent-war-fighter-quot/

[h=1]General Eaton Slams Cheney As "Incompetent War Fighter"[/h]

Retired General Paul Eaton, senior adviser to the National Security Network, has hit back hard at Dick Cheney a day after the former vice president criticized the Obama administration again for "dithering while America’s armed forces are in danger."
In a speech Wednesday night, Cheney said, "President Obama now seems afraid to make a decision, and unable to provide his commander on the ground with the troops he needs to complete his mission."

From the National Security Network:
Today, National Security Network Senior Adviser Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.), who served more than 30 years in the United States Army and from 2003-2004 oversaw the training of the Iraqi military, responded to Dick Cheney’s accusations on Afghanistan from last night:

"The record is clear: Dick Cheney and the Bush administration were incompetent war fighters. They ignored Afghanistan for 7 years with a crude approach to counter-insurgency warfare best illustrated by: 1. Deny it. 2. Ignore it. 3. Bomb it. While our intelligence agencies called the region the greatest threat to America, the Bush White House under-resourced our military efforts, shifted attention to Iraq, and failed to bring to justice the masterminds of September 11.
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"The only time Cheney and his cabal of foreign policy ‘experts’ have anything to say is when they feel compelled to protect this failed legacy. While President Obama is tasked with cleaning up the considerable mess they left behind, they continue to defend torture or rewrite a legacy of indifference on Afghanistan. Simply put, Mr. Cheney sees history throughout extremely myopic and partisan eyes.

"As one deeply invested in the Armed Forces of this country, I am grateful for the senior military commanders assigned to leading this fight and the men and women fighting on the ground. But I dismiss men like Cheney who inject partisan politics into the profound deliberations our Commander-in-Chief and commanders on the ground are having to develop a cohesive and comprehensive strategy, bringing to bear the economic and diplomatic as well as the military power, for Afghanistan — something Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld never did.
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"No human endeavor can be as profound as sending a nation’s youth to war. I am very happy to see serious men and women working hard to get it right."
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[Willie99]

"serious men and women working to get it right", he can't possibly be talking about the Obama administration, can he?

I will concur and have often times said Bush mismanaged the war, he should of had the surge from day one. If he did, it would have ended much sooner. Obama opposed the surge, he opposed what worked, he opposed the winning strategy although libtard nation takes credit for that winning strategy today (rewriting history is one of their strengths, goes hand in hand with lying)

As for what's happening today, it's a travesty. He told our enemy he's leaving on such a such a date, not sure how anyone can call that good policy. It's moronic

the general directly responsible for Afghanistan saw Obama for what he is very early on, he called him the least prepared man in the room.

you see, our "serious leadership" was 100x more concerned about bringing the Olympics to Chicago than he was about Afghanistan. That's somehow leadership in libtard nation

Bravo Bravo whoop whoop whoop

 

[Acebb]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

 

[The Guesser]

"serious men and women working to get it right", he can't possibly be talking about the Obama administration, can he?

I will concur and have often times said Bush mismanaged the war, he should of had the surge from day one. If he did, it would have ended much sooner. Obama opposed the surge, he opposed what worked, he opposed the winning strategy although libtard nation takes credit for that winning strategy today (rewriting history is one of their strengths, goes hand in hand with lying)

As for what's happening today, it's a travesty. He told our enemy he's leaving on such a such a date, not sure how anyone can call that good policy. It's moronic

the general directly responsible for Afghanistan saw Obama for what he is very early on, he called him the least prepared man in the room.

you see, our "serious leadership" was 100x more concerned about bringing the Olympics to Chicago than he was about Afghanistan. That's somehow leadership in libtard nation

Bravo Bravo whoop whoop whoop

Winning Strategy.^

 

[The Guesser]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

That is actually a fair criticism, EXCEPT Cheney was in the news this week blasting much needed Obama's cutback on the Military, and the General was commenting on how Cheney had no right to criticize Obama with his record This week. I was just referring to an article where he
[h=1]Major General Criticizes Dick Cheney For Attacking Obama On Foreign Policy[/h] The Huffington Post | by Paige Lavender

Posted: 02/26/2014 11:03 am EST Updated: 02/27/2014 10:59 am EST



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Major General Paul D. Eaton criticized former Vice President Dick Cheney for hitting President Barack Obama on foreign policy.
On Monday, Cheney criticized a proposal that called for shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, saying it would do "long-term damage to our military."
“And I think the whole thing is not driven by any change in world circumstances, it is driven by budget considerations," Cheney said. "[Obama] would much rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops.”
Cheney failed to note that military families redeemed more than $100 million in food stamps on military bases in 2013.
During a phone interview with SiriusXM Progress, Eaton slammed Cheney for his comments considering his role in Iraq.
"Vice President Cheney is one of the architects of the worst foreign policy disaster of the 21st century," Eaton said. "We're young, but the decision to attack Iraq, and to do so in such an incompetent manner, does not give him a platform to say anything about the foreign policy under execution today."
"Vice President Cheney is who he is. It's unfortunate that he has not followed the guidance and the model of his former boss, President Bush, and gone off quietly to write his memoir," Eaton also said.

 

[Willie99]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

OMG, I didn't even notice that. Since Obama did nothing except oppose the surge and win the Nobel Peace prize because Michelle is one of the world's sexiest and best dressed women, the argument is even more worthless

 

[The Guesser]

"serious men and women working to get it right", he can't possibly be talking about the Obama administration, can he?

I will concur and have often times said Bush mismanaged the war, he should of had the surge from day one. If he did, it would have ended much sooner. Obama opposed the surge, he opposed what worked, he opposed the winning strategy although libtard nation takes credit for that winning strategy today (rewriting history is one of their strengths, goes hand in hand with lying)

As for what's happening today, it's a travesty. He told our enemy he's leaving on such a such a date, not sure how anyone can call that good policy. It's moronic

the general directly responsible for Afghanistan saw Obama for what he is very early on, he called him the least prepared man in the room.

you see, our "serious leadership" was 100x more concerned about bringing the Olympics to Chicago than he was about Afghanistan. That's somehow leadership in libtard nation

Bravo Bravo whoop whoop whoop

Winning Stategy???? As usual, Wrong Way is as wrong as can be, AGAIN. And throws in a few Libtards just to again cement his stupidity. The ONLY winning strategy in Iraq was to not ever go there, which Obama was 100% right about, even though many in his party weren't. The Surge, like everything else in Iraq was a loser for America. We were in a Country we never should have been in, based on lies about WMD's and who was behind 9-11, wasting Trillions of dollars and thousands of lives, and handing the only strong counter to Iran in the Arab world, right over to Iran. The only winning strategy was to leave, and while Obama didn't do it nearly soon enough, at least he did it. Wrong Way does what he does. Be Wrong. It's in is genes, 100% of the time down here.

 

[rolltide]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

that is pretty strange. but judging by the time in his post he was probably liquored up and trying to remember the good ol days when everything was Dubya and Dick's fault

looking forward to his breaking news that Dick shot a dude while hunting :shoot3:

 

[Acebb]

"That is actually a fair criticism, EXCEPT Cheney was in the news this week blasting much needed Obama's cutback on the Military"

Hilarious.

Anyway, let me know when you want comments from retired generals criticizing Obama.

These idiotic posts are a pathetic attempt to distract from the fact that the body count in Afghanistan is greater under Obama than it was under Bush.

You're a clueless dope.

 

[MantisToboggan]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

Kind of takes the value out of "serious men and women working to get it right". I wonder if he still feels the same way close to 5 years later.

 

[ScottL]

Just my opinion but the issue with the Bush Adm is they wanted to fight a politically correct war. The issue with Obama's is he doesn't want to fight any war. Well that's just one of his issues.....

 

[NFLTrends]

Winning Stategy???? As usual, Wrong Way is as wrong as can be, AGAIN. And throws in a few Libtards just to again cement his stupidity. The ONLY winning strategy in Iraq was to not ever go there, which Obama was 100% right about, even though many in his party weren't. The Surge, like everything else in Iraq was a loser for America. We were in a Country we never should have been in, based on lies about WMD's and who was behind 9-11, wasting Trillions of dollars and thousands of lives, and handing the only strong counter to Iran in the Arab world, right over to Iran. The only winning strategy was to leave, and while Obama didn't do it nearly soon enough, at least he did it. Wrong Way does what he does. Be Wrong. It's in is genes, 100% of the time down here.

Obama got the troops out of Iraq??? You actually don't believe that do you?? Please tell me you don't......

 

[Dave007inVegas]

On Feb 28, 2014 you posted an article from October 2009.

You're not a goofy loon or anything.

Ranks right up there with Bill Ayers WAS NOT A TERRORIST!

 

[NFLTrends]

Winning Stategy???? As usual, Wrong Way is as wrong as can be, AGAIN. And throws in a few Libtards just to again cement his stupidity. The ONLY winning strategy in Iraq was to not ever go there, which Obama was 100% right about, even though many in his party weren't. The Surge, like everything else in Iraq was a loser for America. We were in a Country we never should have been in, based on lies about WMD's and who was behind 9-11, wasting Trillions of dollars and thousands of lives, and handing the only strong counter to Iran in the Arab world, right over to Iran. The only winning strategy was to leave, and while Obama didn't do it nearly soon enough, at least he did it. Wrong Way does what he does. Be Wrong. It's in is genes, 100% of the time down here.

U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement:

The U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (official name: "Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq") was a status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008. It established that U.S. combat forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009, and all U.S. forces will be completely out of Iraq by December 31, 2011

 

[Willie99]

U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement:

The U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (official name: "Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq") was a status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008. It established that U.S. combat forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009, and all U.S. forces will be completely out of Iraq by December 31, 2011

don't bother trying to explain anything to him, the truth simply doesn't matter and he's obviously content being a low information voter

he doesn't even know it's the surge that brought stability and security to the Iraqi people, and when security was provided they started to cooperate with us and out al-q

how people can talk about stuff when they don't even have a basic elementary knowledge on the subject matter is somewhat astonishing to me, but I have both pride and higher expectations for myself

the guessers of this world relish in their ignorance, and they enable politicians to lie lie lie

 

[russ1945]

"That is actually a fair criticism, EXCEPT Cheney was in the news this week blasting much needed Obama's cutback on the Military"

Hilarious.

Anyway, let me know when you want comments from retired generals criticizing Obama.



These idiotic posts are a pathetic attempt to distract from the fact that the body count in Afghanistan is greater under Obama than it was under Bush.

You're a clueless dope.

Not only are military service members being demoralized and the ranks’ overall readiness being reduced by the Obama administration’s purge of key leaders, colonels – those lined up in rank to replace outgoing generals – are quietly taking their careers in other directions.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. William G. “Jerry” Boykin, who was with Delta Force and later Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush, says it is worrying that four-star generals are being retired at the rate that has occurred under Obama.
“Over the past three years, it is unprecedented for the number of four-star generals to be relieved of duty, and not necessarily relieved for cause,” Boykin said.
“I believe there is a purging of the military,” he said. “The problem is worse than we have ever seen.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/top-generals-obama-is-purging-the-military/#rTmpz9Zq77FW5IxO.99

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[GasMan]

Two things not new here.

1) We are STILL in Iraq.
2) The Guesser is a left wing loon.

 

[akphidelt]

Step aside... genius is speaking.

I don’t oppose all wars.

After September 11th, after witnessing the carnage and destruction, the dust and the tears, I supported this Administration’s pledge to hunt down and root out those who would slaughter innocents in the name of intolerance, and I would willingly take up arms myself to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

I don’t oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots, or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other arm-chair, weekend warriors in this Administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne.

What I am opposed to is the attempt by political hacks like Karl Rove to distract us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income – to distract us from corporate scandals and a stock market that has just gone through the worst month since the Great Depression.

That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.

Now let me be clear – I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity.

He’s a bad guy. The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him.

But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors, that the Iraqi economy is in shambles, that the Iraqi military a fraction of its former strength, and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history.

I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.

I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.

So for those of us who seek a more just and secure world for our children, let us send a clear message to the president today. You want a fight, President Bush? Let’s finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda

- Obama

 

[Acebb]

Step aside... genius is speaking.

Except you are too ignorant, uninformed, and frankly dumb to understand how silly and meaningless that stupid speech was.

 

[akphidelt]

Except you are too ignorant, uninformed, and frankly dumb to understand how silly and meaningless that stupid speech was.

Very powerful speech. Obama should have been President 75-100 years from now. Too many primitive people like yourself for his ideas and understanding to actually be accepted. You guys are a dying breed though so I have hope for the future. The more education and information our youth get the dumber you conservatives look. Love it!