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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: ManyMoose who wrote (310244)10/22/2002 3:30:45 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (2) of 769670
 
"They were abandoned BEFORE they went on that mission, by virtue of Clinton denying them the proper force when requested. "

You have no frigging idea what you're talking about. " Major General William Garrison, the commander of the Ranger and Delta Force task force, never requested or envisioned armor as part of its force package. Its tactics were to strike with surprise and speed, and up until Oct. 3, those tactics worked. It is fair for military experts to criticise Garrison's judgement in this, but hardly fair to accuse Aspin of turning down a request the task force never made. "

Quote from "Blackhawk Down", by Mark Bowden, page 140
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