A soldier's viewpoint

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No mystery about Gen Tommy Franks extreme anger when George Jr told him to reverse direction - plan an attack of Iraq. Of course he was mad.

what source document are you using for your knowledge of Franks' anger at going to Iraq? I've never seen anything to suggest he was anything but positive about the concept of going into Iraq. His interviews, his articles, and his own autobiography support this. rightly or wrongly, Franks sees himself as a student of maneuver warfare and an excellent strategist. Franks approached this as a test of his abilities.

This Master Sergeant's own generals said Saddam was a threat to no one.

without debating whether or not saddam was a threat, i would caution you on this statement. the AF generals (retired) that have come out against the war are Merrill McPeak and his boys. The legacy of McPeak's leadership is that he liked to change our uniforms a lot - McPeak was an extremely political animal without a lot of in service respect and support.

People who know far more than a simple Master Sergeant have long been saying who the terrorist is...
...Wonder why this Master Sergeant was never officer material.

come on, tw - even though we disagree 99.9% of the time, i expect better out of you. this is just pure condescension on your part. the modern enlisted force is not filled with a bunch of mindless monkeys. The fact that he is an E7 does not speak to his intelligence or his abilities - only to the fact that he did not choose to pursue a commission. the modern enlisted force has a higher level of education than the officer corps did pre-1975.