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but it certainly isn’t gross incompetence to fail to promote a general that presided over the disaster.

Gee, I thought you nutters were fixed on the few bad apples meme.

Way to jump on Flipper John’s bandwagon.

“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

Way to feign credibility Rbb.

"blackwater"boob: sullying the reputations of partisan hacks everywhere!

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Rodney G. Graves

Ceterum censeo Parthia esse delendam
Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destoyed”

I gather that Reality thinks it went too far up the chain, which leaves Bush innocent of anything ‘Aboo Grabb.’ (Channeling Mr. Gore.)

Another problem with Abu Ghraib scandal is we left the prisons too much in Afghani and Iraqi control with too little oversight.  We got burned by doing the stupid kind of stuff that likely happens in our own prisons so we left it to them… to do the stupid kind of stuff that happens in Middle East prisons.  Take your pick on what you’d prefer.

Gee, I thought you nutters were fixed on the few bad apples meme.

First, it was a few bad apples.  But bad apples or not, it was also a lack of oversight of the system itself.  Ultimately, the situation was made worse by poor handling by leadership at both the operational level and at the more senior level. 

Promotions are not a right or a given.  And these issues happened on Sanchez’s watch.  Whether there were a few bad apples (which in this case there were) does not absolve operational leadership of their need to supervise the folks working under them.  The question is “to what level should accountability rise”?  And the second question is “what level of accountability and consequences are appropriate”?

Sanchez was replaced in the chain of command.  The General in charge of Abu Ghraib was replaced and retired.  The individuals that committed the crimes were demoted, imprisoned, and discharged.  Obviously , Sanchez, Rumsfeld and Bush should not be put in prison (though some on the left think they should), but being denied a 4th Star seems a logical move.  We do not promote the folks that preside over these type of situations.  Maybe in a union job folks get promoted, but these actions demonstrated gross dereliction of duty in supervising the activities occurring.  He had direct operational supervisory control unlike Bush and Rummy.  He was the logical highest domino to fall and his only punishment was reassignment and lack of promotion.

Whose rbb????

The Supreme Court is a bunch of black robed tyrants

The same thing happened to about an entire Squadron based at Ramstein when a certain Secretary of State demanded that an aircraft be flown to an airport in Croatia below weather minimums.  Many had their careers terminated who had nothing to do with that decision.  The foreign national who drew and approved the TERPS approach committed suicide even though he was not at fault.  This was wrong, but it does happen sometimes.  I wonder when Soros will purge his entire horde if the Democrats do not win their prize.

Communism is evil

RBB:

Gee, I thought you nutters were fixed on the few bad apples meme.

Even if it were a few bad apples, Sanchez still was the commander ultimately accountable for their actions.

That’s how the military does things.

That just how it works huh?

Gee, just where does a buck stop?

Who was Sanchez’s commander?

Who was Sanchez’s commander’s commander?

OOOOOooooh…. I see…Ok, a few bad apples it is then!

“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

Sanchez was in charge of day-to-day operations in the Iraq theatre when Abu Gharab happened, not George Bush.  Simple as that.

Had George Bush been the three-star general who was running that theatre, he should have been held similarly accountable.

Sometimes I wonder if RBB has a brain.

Sometimes I wonder if RBB has a brain.

He has a brain. (At least an autonomic nervous system.) His thoughts on the other hand, he picks up on the cheap from the Huffington Post!

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)

Wow! A picture in lieu of argument from Huff Po Bob! I have a strong sense of déjà vu here! Heh.

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)

I guess the special ed kids didn’t get the chapter on 1000 words.

“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

Justin has proved that you can’t believe everything you read on the Huffpost. I am begining to think we have a couple of Democratic operatives trolling SAYANYTHING.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

Goon,

“...beginning to think...”?

It hasn’t been obvious to you on its face?  Granted their less competent than one tends to think of political operatives in general, but then again we are talking about the democRATs…

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Ceterum censeo Parthia esse delendam
Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destoyed”

Rodney,
It became obvious to me a while ago that this guy post the
democRATs talking points to the letter and does site where he got his information from. All one has to do is read the HUFFPOST and Daily Kooks to realize he is spewing their garbage.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

I guess the special ed kids didn’t get the chapter on 1000 words.

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)

I haven’t read the Huff Po yet today bob! What are they thinking for you today?

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)

Gee, just where does a buck stop?

Who was Sanchez’s commander?

Who was Sanchez’s commander’s commander?

I think it stops with Rummy… wait… no, Bush… wait, no, the 65M people that elected Fucking Chimpy McHitlerBurton… wait, most of them are the bitter folks that believe in God so it probably stops with God.

think it stops with Rummy… wait… no, Bush… wait, no, the 65M people that elected Fucking Chimpy McHitlerBurton… wait, most of them are the bitter folks that believe in God so it probably stops with God.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

Justin, sounds about right to me.