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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Walkingshadow who wrote (203719)	11/18/2001 4:58:45 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

One thing that was very hard for me to understand: why in God's name would Gen. Tommy Franks ever call a lawyer for advice ???? Rumsfeld inherited a demoralized armed forces stretched thin on seemingly aimless and endless peacekeeping missions from Haiti to Bosnia. Its enlisted personnel and their families often were forced to live in slum conditions, and there had been a fire-hose exodus of highly trained and skilled people. Top military and civilian leaders had arrived at their posts under a promotion system and standards set by the Clinton administration, where critics say political correctness, not warrior qualities, led to professional advancement. Causes and conditions my friend.