Spin and more spin

[RTK]

This reminds me of something I read not too long ago. It's the 7 Phases of a Plan:

1. Wild enthusiasm
2. Disillusionment
3. Confusion
4. Panic
5. Search for the Guilty
6. Punishment of the Innocent
7. Promotion of all non-participants

So which phase is this?

[Tom Odom]

This reminds me of something I read not too long ago. It's the 7 Phases of a Plan:

1. Wild enthusiasm
2. Disillusionment
3. Confusion
4. Panic
5. Search for the Guilty
6. Punishment of the Innocent
7. Promotion of all non-participants

So which phase is this?

uhhh this would be the post post-Medal of Freedom phase entering the post presidential biography phase. Rather like the "UN salute", a shoulder shrug, this behavior exhibits 360 degree finger-pointing in three dimensions set to the tune Dueling Banjos, with new lyrics as Dueling Bios.

That's a pretty mouth, boy,,,

Tom

[John T. Fishel]

Rather interesting perspecitive. Perhaps, the most interesting part is what is not said. Did Garner ever see the memo / draft policy? I recall hearing him say that not recalling the army was a shock. It should have been since his point man with the Iraqi army, COL Paul Hughes, was reporting that the commanders he was negotiating with were prepared to call their troops back whenever we wanted them.

I forget where I saw it but our PSYOP campaign called for the regular Iraqi army to go home and not fight which is precisely what they did.

Still, Bremer does clarify the paper trail mainly in Washington. Unfortunately, the guy who really should have been in charge of the post conflict until Bremer got there - Garner - was never in charge and Franks, by his own admission in his book, never accepted responsibility for "the day after."

Cheers

JohnT

[Ken White]

he lays it out and, as John T. says, it is most interesting in what it does not say. Exactly who saw what and when is not clear, merely implied. As a retarded bureaucrat among my many other faults, I can spot a dodge out from 15 clicks...

[Tom Odom]

I'm not sure Bremer clarifies the paper trail. He lays it out and, as John T. says, it is most interesting in what it does not say. Exactly who saw what and when is not clear, merely implied. As a retarded bureaucrat among my many other faults, I can spot a dodge out from 15 clicks...

Agreed, Ken. and as John T points out it is way out of azimuth with everything Garner has had to say on this subject....

best

tom

[doyle]

Pass the buck, Bremer style.

[Ken White]

Lot of great folks work there, really -- but it's hard to soar like an Eagle when you're surrounded by...