A soldier's viewpoint

Undertoad · 10-10-2004, 09:32 AM

We could focus on those seven minutes. Or we could focus on the hard questions. TW prefers not to focus on the hard questions so he uses a lot of name-calling and invective and emotional appeal.

If Centcom is asked to draw up a war plan do they get "angry"? Or is that an obvious emotional appeal, since Generals are asked to draw up war plans ALL THE EFFING TIME, IT IS WHAT THEY DO. Isn't it possible that Woodward wanted an interesting narrative for his book?

Do you not think we have a plan to invade N Korea? Drawn up by Eastcom or whatever that sector is called? Do you think Centcom doesn't have an Iran plan on the table? Of course. They had an Iraq plan too, they just wanted it updated to reflect the current thinking. (And then they depended too heavily on getting rights to go through Turkey so it was a faulty plan from day one.)

10-10-2004, 09:32 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We could focus on those seven minutes. Or we could focus on the hard questions. TW prefers not to focus on the hard questions so he uses a lot of name-calling and invective and emotional appeal. If Centcom is asked to draw up a war plan do they get "angry"? Or is that an obvious emotional appeal, since Generals are asked to draw up war plans ALL THE EFFING TIME, IT IS WHAT THEY DO. Isn't it possible that Woodward wanted an interesting narrative for his book? Do you not think we have a plan to invade N Korea? Drawn up by Eastcom or whatever that sector is called? Do you think Centcom doesn't have an Iran plan on the table? Of course. They had an Iraq plan too, they just wanted it updated to reflect the current thinking. (And then they depended too heavily on getting rights to go through Turkey so it was a faulty plan from day one.)

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