General Sanchez and the Blame Game

[Shek]

As I said on the Feith thread, this period is resulting in a truly remarkable run of accounts that all have at their core a defense for incompetence based on ignorance. They did no wrong because they did not know.

Tom

Interlocking fields of ignorance?

[Tom Odom]

Interlocking fields of ignorance?

Deadly crossfire of incompetence in a zone beaten with stupidity

[Van]

...a truly remarkable run of accounts that all have at their core a defense for incompetence based on ignorance. They did no wrong because they did not know.
...
Interlocking fields of ignorance?

Deadly crossfire of incompetence in a zone beaten with stupidity

[RANT]General officers are not allowed to say it is above their paygrade. 'Ignorance' in a general officer is a failure to complete adequate reconnaisance, and as such is negligence bordering on the criminal.[/RANT]

Sorry about that, had to be said.

[120mm]

"This left General Sanchez in charge of operations in Iraq with a staff that had been focused at the operational and tactical level, but was not trained to operate at the strategic/operational level."

You mean, we wuz trained???

News to me....

[Van]

One would hope that a general had been educated, and knew the difference between education and training.

[Ron Humphrey]

One would hope that a general had been educated, and knew the difference between education and training.

IT's great to hope but might want to go ahead and bring the shovel and your rifle to; just in case