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| Ass Boil |
Bush’s Escalation ‘Hammered Out’ By ‘A Bunch Of Armchair Generals’ From AEI
Earlier this month, President Bush affirmed his commitment to his escalation plan, stating, “I’m going to remind the people in the audience today that troop levels will be decided by our commanders on the ground, not by political figures in Washington, D.C.”
But the DC Examiner reports today that “a bunch of arm chair generals in Washington” from the American Enterprise Institute “almost single handedly convinced the White House to change its strategy” in weekend meetings last December. The AEI escalation plan reportedly “won out over plans from the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command”:
They banded together at AEI headquarters in downtown Washington early last December and hammered out the surge plan during a weekend session. It called for two major initiatives to defeat the insurgency: reinforcing the troops and restoring security to Iraqi neighborhoods. Then came trips to the White House by AEI military historian Frederick Kagan, retired Army Gen. John Keane and other surge proponents.
More and more officials began attending the sessions. Even Vice President Dick Cheney came. “We took the results of our planning session immediately to people in the administration,” said AEI analyst Thomas Donnelly, a surge planner. “It became sort of a magnet for movers and shakers in the White House.” Donnelly said the AEI approach won out over plans from the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command.
The Examiner adds that AEI still retains a strong influence on the Iraq war, as Keane (ret.) is an adviser to Petraeus and Kagan left for Iraq this past week.
In 2006, President Bush was debating a new strategy in Iraq and expressed that he was open to outside advice on troop levels. “I’m going to rely upon General Casey,” Bush said of then-Multinational Force commander when asked about his new strategy. But Casey pressed Bush not to increase troop levels, along with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who were unanimously opposed to the escalation. In response, Bush replaced Casey with Gen. David Petraeus.
“It was kind of the 11th hour, 59th minute,” an AEI analyst said of its escalation plan. Unfortunately, a hasty, last minute plan beat the advice of Bush’s own commanders.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/25/aei-escalation/ |
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| mingmen |
| Is "send more troops" really a plan? |
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| harley-davidson |
Quote: Originally posted by mingmen
Is "send more troops" really a plan? |
It is if your part of the 26% chicken hawk platoon |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by mingmen
Is "send more troops" really a plan? |
...and if it were, how is 10K (give or take a couple K) COMBAT troops enough...?!?!?!
Its funny how people that are consistently wrong, are still listened to by certain people. |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by harley-davidson
It is if your part of the 26% chicken hawk platoon |
AKA: the Pussy Platoon |
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| atomizer |
| I love weirdo-think tanks (bought-up lobbies for bought-up popliticians!)!!! Weren't they the ones who thought-tanked up our fabulous attack on the second-weakest nation in the Middle East, who're presently kicking the living shit out of us? Good work! Let's listen and act some more on that thinking! |
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| Ass Boil |
| LOL "thought-tanked"...... |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by atomizer
I love weirdo-think tanks (bought-up lobbies for bought-up popliticians!)!!! Weren't they the ones who thought-tanked up our fabulous attack on the second-weakest nation in the Middle East, who're presently kicking the living shit out of us? Good work! Let's listen and act some more on that thinking! |
...yet you still see idiots like Frank Gaffney ("Center for Security Policy" :giggle: :hitler: ) on the "shows", being taken seriously...I think Matthews had him on for two segments the other night... :rolleyes:
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
LOL "thought-tanked"...... |
..."thunk"-tanked...
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| Monster_Zero |
I've got a NeoCon Thinktank in my backyard... I get it pumped out every 3 years. :)
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| iatebethO |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
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Bush’s Escalation ‘Hammered Out’ By ‘A Bunch Of Armchair Generals’ From AEI
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That explains Joe Lieberman's support. AEI and Joe love each other. |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by iatebethO
That explains Joe Lieberman's support. AEI and Joe love each other. |
...aaaaahhhhh sooooo.... |
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| Stern-E-Duke |
| Stay tuned Ladies & Gentlemen when Bush gets his new strategy from a fortune cookie. This administration has proven time and time again what a bunch of money grubbing, morally bankrupt jackoffs they really are. Hey as long as the line their pockets, everything will be alright. :rolleyes: |
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| zimmie |
| thinkprogress.com again?.......lmao...lmao.... |
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| mingmen |
American Enterprise Institute :rolleyes:
rofl... |
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