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To: SBHX who wrote (84497)	11/6/2004 8:05:50 PM
From: SirWalterRalegh	Respond to of 793921

The following is an excerpt from an essay (posted today 11/6) by Victor Davis Hanson about a new book on U. S. Grant. What made him a great general? The campaigns to take Forts Henry and Donelson were inspired; the capture of Vicksburg was beyond the powers of any contemporary Northern general save Grant. But it was not just know-how that made Grant singular. As Bunting rightly notes, “Grant understood that his predecessors in command in the East had failed not because of inferior tactical brains but because they lacked, simply, will.” And he adds of Grant’s bulldog tenacity—quoting Thucydides—that “quiet obduracy in a leader is equally formidable.” Reminds me of the current CIC. RB

To: SBHX who wrote (84497)	11/6/2004 9:00:09 PM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793921

Consensus building is not a good sign of leadership. Good leaders can make an independent decisions even if it divides them from their allies. Bush had no problem showing resolve during his admininstration. I think the country showed amazing resolve to stay on track to support the direction of his leadership. It is comical to the hypocrisy of people like Soros. His hedge funds would go out and ruin the financial currency to any country that the IMF and World Bank would make loans. During the 90's, hedge funds ruined foreign currencies as soon as they received financial assistance. They shorted the foreign currencies to the point that the countries would teeter on the edge of financial default. They did this with cheap leverage and huge egos. Now, Soros wants to be like all of the noveaux riche entertainment stars by preaching idealism to our public officials. Maybe he should run a non-profit hedge fund to raise money for the Dem's in 2008. Wonder what the hell he will violate to make his absurd returns.