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  1. 01-26-2008 #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
    You're far more likely to see a General saying "No way we can do that..."
    I hope it stays that way, but Gian is a pretty smart guy, so I'm going to assume that he has good reason to be concerned.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
    there are not any Buck Turgidsons out there.
    No, but I bet there are many who'd like to be known in the press as the "Paetreus of [insert name of COIN effort here]"
    Last edited by Rank amateur; 01-26-2008 at 09:47 PM.
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