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To: jjkirk who wrote (65642)	8/30/2004 9:15:47 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794327

Could Gen Franks have been C/S Army had he wanted it? Good question. The short answer: Yes The long answer: Most believe Franks led a short list before 9/11. After 9/11 he selected a command position again, as he had done throughout his career. He was never a staff puke. He always sought and won commander jobs. When he was on staff, he was the principal. After Iraq, many believe he was in line for C/JCS. But by then he had 40 years of continuous active duty and was not interested in a staff job where he would have to play politics. C/S Army is a command position. C/JCS is a staff job. Both are Pentagon jobs and that was not the playing field Franks had ever looked for.