Whatever happened to the McCarthurs and the Pattons

[iamthewalrus109]

With the offensive in Fallujah clearing up, some issues have become evident to this writer. The most glaring of these issues is the complete rank and file nature of our military now. Generals and upper level commanders are not taking initiative and are listening to civilian orders too closely. Accordingly, as pointed out in his latest KnightRidder article by Joe Galloway, these civilan commanders, have never seen a day of combat, or know anything outside political expediency.

Now that we are heavily engaged in Iraq there needs to be decisive action waged by commanders in the field to ensure defeat of foriegn insurgents in Iraq. The micro managing by civilian authorities in the name of politics is going to ruin us in the end, lead to more destruction and further death, than if operations can persist with commanders in the field discretion. This is a huge problem, and I see nothing but further set backs for our military unless one of these generals or colonels. WWI and II saw some insubordination at times, but I think it's essential to winning victory.

The boys in DC are second guessing and monday morning quaterbacking way too much these days. There needs to be a maverick here that gets results.

-Walrus