General Greg Newbold Speaks Out
The Time Magazine article Why Iraq Was a Mistake is written by Marine Lieut. General Greg Newbold (retired). He was the Pentagon’s top operations officer until he retired four months before the US launched Iraq war II.
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After 9/11, I was a witness and therefore a party to the actions that led us to the invasion of Iraq — an unnecessary war. Inside the military family, I made no secret of my view that the zealots’ rationale for war made no sense. And I think I was outspoken enough to make those senior to me uncomfortable.
But I now regret that I did not more openly challenge those who were determined to invade a country whose actions were peripheral to the real threat — al-Qaeda. I retired from the military four months before the invasion, in part because of my opposition to those who had used 9/11’s tragedy to hijack our security policy. Until now, I have resisted speaking out in public. I’ve been silent long enough.
This is an important story. Read it.
If recent reports are accurate, the US government has started actively planning for possible bombing attack against Iran’s nuclear plants.
We need to pay attention to General Greg Newbold and General Anthony Zinni. These men are cool heads, both with significant military experience and expertise. I greatly respect the professional US military. Let’s hope they will be totally direct and honest with their civilian bosses, including President George W. Bush.
[via memeorandum]
Let’s hope our senior military brass will resign if their advice is rejected.