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bhkad · #2 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 08:06 PM

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Saturday, October 13, 2007
When It Comes To Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, Consider The Source
By Rob on October 13, 2007 at 10:11 am

Scathing criticism of the war effort in Iraq from retired Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez making headlines all over the place right now.

But it’s worth noting that there are some things to remember about this story though that the media - delighting in the opportunity to get in some digs at the Bush administration from someone as accomplished as Lt. General Sanchez - isn’t going to tell you.

First, remember that Lt. General Sanchez is now retired, and that his career pretty much ended with the Abu Ghraib scandal. Sanchez feels he was scapegoated for that, so he has an ax to grind.

Meaning he’s not exactly the most objective source of analysis for the Bush administration’s performance on Iraq. But you’ll notice this tid-bit of information isn’t brought up very prominently in the articles about his latest comments.

When It Comes To Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, Consider The Source - Say Anything

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Originally Posted by Menning

Time magazine ran an excerpt from ret. Lt. Gen. Sanchez's memoir, Wiser in Battle: A Soldier's Story.

Here's the link: How Much Did Rumsfeld Know? - TIME

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Originally Posted by SteveMetz

His book is due out on Thursday.

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Originally Posted by Tom Odom

So you going to buy and review it, too??

Just wondering how far your masochistic tendencies extend after Feith's novel...

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Originally Posted by SteveMetz

I yam. I figure I need to be conversant in all of these when I start doing interviews and talks on mine. On Feith, by the way, he's donating royalties to a soldiers' fund, so I don't feel guilty about buying it. Plus I'm walking on the bright side now, reading Brian Linn's The Echo of Battle.
By the way, Tom Ricks did a dust jacket blurb for me. So I have Ken Pollack, Jeff Record, Robert Steele, Paul van Riper, and Ricks. I'm pretty happy with that.

General Sanchez and the Blame Game - Small Wars Council

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Originally Posted by SteveMetz

(So I'm Trying to Read the Sanchez Book)...or, at least, the OIF* parts. So far after about 20 pages, it's worthless. At least Feith sprinkled some new information and important points into the spew of alibis. Sanchez offers an equal dose of alibis without any redeeming insights or information.

So I'm Trying to Read the Sanchez Book - Small Wars Council

*-Operation Iraqi Freedom

And who is SteveMetz?

Here's Dr. Steve Metz' website: Dr. Steven Metz - Strategic Studies Institute

Here's an excerpt from his Wikipedia entry.

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Steven Kent Metz (born June 30, 1956 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American author, Chairman of the Regional Strategy and Planning Department, and Research Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) where he specializes in insurgency and counterinsurgency, American defense policy, strategic theory, the African security environment, and future warfare. He has been with SSI since 1993, previously serving as Henry L. Stimson Professor of Military Studies and SSI's Director of Research. Metz has also been on the faculty of the U.S. Air War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and several universities. He has been an advisor to government agencies, political organizations, campaigns and commissions; served on many national security policy task forces; testified in both houses of Congress; and spoken on military and security issues around the world. He is the author of more than 100 publications and is frequently interviewed by print, television and radio media. He is a member of the RAND Corporation Insurgency Board and a member of the United States Republican Party.

Steven Metz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And for a little dirty humor NSFW!

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Originally Posted by Van

Steve,
This repeated self-abuse is obviously a cry for help. If you find yourself in Ft. Leavenworth before the end of September, I'll front for a theraputic quantity of bourbon or High Noon Saloon beer. Sanchez, Feith, who's the next rat to leave that ship?

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P.S. GEN Sanchez (ret) is speaking to the CGSC students tomorrow. Why are they refering to him as "Dirty Sanchez"?
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P.P.S. (later) I searched for "Dirty Sanchez" on Wiki. Never mind.
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