Retired General Slams Cheney As "Incompetent War Fighter"

[kpete]

Source: National Security Network

Gen. Eaton: Dick Cheney Was "Incompetent War Fighter"

Press Release Washington DC 22 October 2009

Afghanistan Afghanistan Dick Cheney Paul Eaton

Today, National Security Network Senior Adviser Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.), who served more than 30 years in the United States Army and from 2003-2004 oversaw the training of the Iraqi military, responded to Dick Cheney's accusations on Afghanistan from last night:


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"The record is clear: Dick Cheney and the Bush administration were incompetent war fighters. They ignored Afghanistan for 7 years with a crude approach to counter-insurgency warfare best illustrated by: 1. Deny it. 2. Ignore it. 3. Bomb it. While our intelligence agencies called the region the greatest threat to America, the Bush White House under-resourced our military efforts, shifted attention to Iraq, and failed to bring to justice the masterminds of September 11.

"The only time Cheney and his cabal of foreign policy 'experts' have anything to say is when they feel compelled to protect this failed legacy. While President Obama is tasked with cleaning up the considerable mess they left behind, they continue to defend torture or rewrite a legacy of indifference on Afghanistan. Simply put, Mr. Cheney sees history throughout extremely myopic and partisan eyes.

"As one deeply invested in the Armed Forces of this country, I am grateful for the senior military commanders assigned to leading this fight and the men and women fighting on the ground. But I dismiss men like Cheney who inject partisan politics into the profound deliberations our Commander-in-Chief and commanders on the ground are having to develop a cohesive and comprehensive strategy, bringing to bear the economic and diplomatic as well as the military power, for Afghanistan -- something Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld never did.

"No human endeavor can be as profound as sending a nation's youth to war. I am very happy to see serious men and women working hard to get it right."




Read more: http://www.nsnetwork.org/node/1442

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another link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/national-security-network_n_330033.html

[tabatha]

1. Thank goodness Obama just flicks the dirt off his shoulder.

[NICO9000]

16. It's interesting to me that when Cheney was the "shadow president"...

...he spent most of his time "in the shadows" or in his man-sized safe and we hardly ever saw him. Now he and his shill of a daughter won't shut up. I really wish the media would stop giving him the attention the Cheney family so clearly craves.

[AntiFascist]

36. Hopefully there are more military leaders who share this opinion of Cheney...

and the hope is also that there does not continue to be some sort of "shadow government" where proper allegiance is not given to the real Commander in Chief.

[w4rma]

55. They have no political positions anymore. Military personel can say *exactly* how they feel, now. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

56. especially when Cheney can't even aim a gun!

[Can of Whoop-ass]

59. And

Cheney's victim was forced to apologize to BizarroWorld.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

62. Chickenhawk Cheney didn't even serve in any military service

[Voice for Peace]

50. except that he is SO CREEPY and it can't hurt for people to see that for themselves. nt

[Harry Monroe]

23. But when it concerns Cheney, he scrapes the dog shit off his shoe!!

[Hissyspit]

64. VIDEO of Gen. Eaton Appearance w/ Rachel Maddow:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=392841&mesg_id=392841

[bjobotts]

71. Unindicted war criminal and ex vice president of the US. Caused the deaths of so many.

[Robb]

2. Hee hee hee...

...I like the cut of his jib. :D

[Mudoria]

3. Sounds like Cheney will have a hard time removing that boot from his ass

:rofl:

[indepat]

18. Nor that rocket that was attached to and boosted upward by the boot!

:P

[BluDemocratGirl]

58. Nope. That's Cupid's arrow still stuck in his ass...

...'cause he LOVES to fuck with President Obama with his bullshit. STFU and go away, Mr. Cheney!

[AndyA]

4. When you're up on the veranda, looking down at all the little (poor) people (soldiers),

it's easy to criticize. Cheney doesn't know what it's like to serve his country, because when the time came for him to do so, he had other more important things to do, so he didn't.

He was part of one of the worst periods of American history, and the number two player in the worst administration in the history of this country.

They dropped the ball and failed to protect us on September 11, 2001.

They allowed incompetent people to run the show after New Orleans was obliterated, which exposed their incompetency as well.

They started a war based on lies, and went after the WRONG PEOPLE. This allowed the REAL ENEMY to regroup, expand, and grow.

They were so busy implementing their little Neocon plan, they allowed every other area to decline.

They sent brave men and women off to do their dirty work for them. Cheney is a COWARD. George Bush is a COWARD.

Neither should be appearing at events, writing books, appearing on talk shows, or doing anything else except preparing their defense.

In a just world, this is exactly what they would be doing now, were it not for Barack "Change" Obama and Eric Holder. Get on with it, guys. Justice must be served.

[saigon68]

12. Cheney = Draft Dodger

[Submariner]

13. Make that "YELLOW BELLIED DRAFT DODGING F'ING COWARD" N/T

[life long demo]

49. SORRY, COULDN'T RESIST

"YELLOW BELLIED DRAFT DODGING F'ING COWARD"

I second your motion.

Just thought that needed to be said again.

[era veteran]

77. I'll second your second

And I'd like to meet Cheney's seconds. I will never forgive these chickenhawks.

[geckosfeet]

22. +1 - wish I could rec your reply,,,

[Golden Raisin]

24. And don't forget Halliburton

made mega-millions of (blood) money from being granted sweetheart, no-bid contracts because they were so well-connected to the Bush/Cheney White House.

[Can of Whoop-ass]

60. Anyone

hear any more of Cheney's deferred Halliburton taxes?

<crickets>

I believe that if Cheney dies before the taxes are collected off his Iraq blood money, his family is not required to pay off Dick's debts.

[AzDar]

29. +1

[FraDon]

45. +1 • on point

No Justice • No Peace

Know Justice • Know Peace

•

[xchrom]

5. d-a-a-a-m-n! -- that's gotta sting. nt

[Lu Galasso]

6. No relevence.

Cheney is becoming less-relevant than he has ever been. His time is up and so too his credibility.

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. Not according to the time he is given on major networks.

Do you think General Eaton will get the same opportunity and time on as many networks as Cheney has gotten?

I've noticed a disturbing trend. Whenever an armed forces member is critical of Cheney/Bush he is basically ignored by the MSM.

[bertman]

47. Great point, LiberalLovinLug. Those retired generals sure as hell weren't ignored when

they needed their shills to justify the Iraq War. They were all over every network spouting their lies.

Now that we know many of them were paid to do that, is there any coverage?? Hell no. More of the same.

[Zenlitened]

7. K&R for stating the truth... boldly, loudly and proudly.

[Birthmark]

8. General Obvious, is that you?

[tularetom]

9. I don't think the dick is an "incompetent war fighter"

I don't know WTF kind of war fighter he is. To the best of my knowledge he hasn't ever fought in a war, in fact he took great pains to get out of fighting in one back in the day. He's definitely a sniveling coward, but an incompetent war fighter? C'mon, let's be fair.

[EFerrari]

10. I hope this goes everywhere. Liz Cheney is the very last person

who should be attacking Obama on the air. That woman is asking for a huge, well deserved smack down.

[Amonester]

28. liz chainy hates 'murka.

'cuz liz chainy should support the POTUS at a time of war...

oh, and her war-criminal POS of a father should do that as well...

[Botany]

11. Read his bio .... his son is in Afghanistan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Eaton

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070923/images/news-gen1.jp

Family

Paul Eaton was raised in Oklahoma. His father, Col. Norman Dale Eaton, USAF, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1949 and went on to become an Air Force pilot. He was shot down over Laos in December 1969 and was listed as missing in action for many years. His remains were recovered in 2004, identified, and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in early 2007.
Paul Eaton's wife, P.J., is a daughter of a Marine Corps Colonel and a former Army lieutenant who now counsels perpetrators of domestic violence. They were married in 1973. His eldest son is a University of Washington graduate. His second son, Joshua Eaton, graduated from West Point and is an infantry captain, deployed to Afghanistan. He has a daughter, Gina.

Education

Paul Eaton followed in his father's footsteps to West Point in 1968, graduating with the class of 1972. He is fluent in French, receiving a Master of Arts from Middlebury College in French Grammar and Civilization.

[Hekate]

15. Thank you, General Eaton. I too am happy to see serious men and women working on this at last. nt

[joeybee12]

17. woo-hoo! You go girl!

Er, I mean general, sir.

[mbperrin]

19. Well, gosh, wonder what DICK will say next?

It IS hard to defend yourself when all you have is a sneer, a death pallor, and a total disregard for life, human or animal! Be fair.

[Angry Dragon]

20. I find this interesting

that we have a President in office for 10 months and he is blamed for everything that is wrong with this country. He has started two wars, plunged this country into maybe the worst financial crises this country has seen, and he did it in only 10 months all by himself. If I was them I would be totally afraid because he has all this power and can get so much done without raising a sweat. It all goes to show that Mr. Bush just sat in his chair and went on vacation as this country ran smoothly and nothing needed to be done.

[JHB]

25. Barak Obama, Super-Clenis?

(best when said with a "Wilely Coyote" voice...)

[YOY]

30. If the majority of people in this country buy that then we are truly in the land of imbeciles.

n.t.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

35. Dick Cheney is mentally unstable.

This was suggested on MSNBC while covering Cheney's latest "dithering" at the podium. It's beginning to appear that dementia is setting in. There can be no other explanation
for Cheney making comments that at a time of war are dangerous and treasonous.

[FarLeftFist]

21. BOOOOYAAAHHH !!!

[katty]

26. well this is refreshing!

[benld74]

27. SANAP!

[TheDebbieDee]

38. That's triple SNAP in Z-formation!

[JerseygirlCT]

31. Oh boy. That says it, doesn't it?

I'm sure Cheney will dismiss him as a wacky liberal whimp...

[sofa king]

32. There is war, and then there is profit, power, and illegal revenue.

And on those issues, Dick Cheney will go down in the books as one of the most ruthless, efficient, deceptive, and aggressive of contemporary leaders.

They were incompetent warfighters because the wars played only a part of Dick Cheney's plans. Their plans were for maximization of profit, consolidation of power, control of illicit money flow from black market oil and poppies, and creating world instability to justify their actions and smooth their graceful exit back behind the curtains. Ending the wars would have interfered with those plans. Fighting them indifferently and incompetently helped those plans.

They did all of those things so well people refused to believe it was happening, for years.

[bertman]

48. Not to mention enriching their sychophants beyond their wildest dreams.

Your analysis is spot on, sofa king.

We should also mention that General Eaton, out of deference to former colleagues I'm sure, failed to mention that the Cheney-Bush failures could not have happened without the cooperation of many Generals and Admirals who should have resigned their posts rather than acquiesce to the treasonous orders issued by that illegitimate regime.

[winyanstaz]

33. I think the General was too kind...and stopped too short.

Cheney was an incompetent human being..period. And last I checked..he was at least being consistent in that.

[valerief]

34. You know what they say. Incompetent war fighter, lousy lover.

:rofl:

Sorry to put that image in your head.

[dccrossman]

37. K&R

10 Pounds of AWESOME

[JDPriestly]

39. Excellent!

[katandmoon]

40. Keep it up, Dick. Start pissing Obama off enough to reconsider INVESTIGATING your criminal ass.

Although I'm not holding my breath for the latter.

[ellenfl]

41. k&r eom

[jeremyfive]

42. Don't Neglect Dick Cheney's Wartime Profiteering

Dick Cheney asserted that he did not receive any form of compensation from Haliburton, but his lies were uncovered and documented--he did received compensation.

And then there's the matter of Condoleeza Rice's trips all over the world insisting that the United States does not torture, all the while Dick Cheney was operating his ghoulish torture operations in full force (and against international treaties signed).

[Uncle Joe]

43. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Zorra]

44. Bravo. An adult takes little Dickie to the woodshed and righteously whups his ass

like it needs to be whupped.
:applause:

[edc]

46. Ouch!

All chicken hawks are incompetent war fighters. Why Dick and George Chicken Hawk are not actually getting some OJT in how to fight in a federal prison remains a mystery to me.

[bertman]

51. "No human endeavor can be as profound as sending a nation's youth to war. I am very happy

to see serious men and women working hard to get it right."

Amen, General. Amen.

Meanwhile, the New York Times and the other corporate media are trying to PUSH President Obama into blindly doing as the Military-Industrial-Corporate-Intelligence Complex demands.

[DailyGrind51]

52. Cheney is nothing but a draft-dodging war profiteer who uses generals like foot-stools.

[pjt7]

53. I respect any military man or women 1000000000000%

when they call out the damage Cheney has done to our Country & our military.

Cheney needs to be brought down one way or another, he is still sabotaging this Country.

[Anakin Skywalker]

54. Dick Cheney = CHICKENHAWK Who Never Served

Incompetent? DAMN STRAIGHT!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

66. Highly competent war avoider - calling Cheney any kind of a fighter, even an incompetent one

is far too generous to five deferrment Dick.

[caseymoz]

57. I'm so happy that somebody besides the liberals have now noticed this.

I hate to complain at the slightest gleam of sanity from the military, but what took him so long? and did he have to wait until the damage was so deep and widespread to say that Cheney, as well as Bush, were incompetent, and negligent to boot? Did they have to let conservatives claim, unanswered, that Cheney and Bush were doing what was good for the country?

[dschis]

80. we had to

To a point. They were sneaky, They 'farmed out' little pieces to a lot of people. Stuff that was a little shady they would assign civilian contractors or in some cases find a lackey

[Martin Eden]

61. K&R this one! n/t

[KakistocracyHater]

63. I hope they do a Berlin Food Drop for Afghanistan, "Candy Bomb" them

I hope Ive used the correct lingo. Using the military to defeat terrorism has a 93% failure rate, according to a Rand Corporation study. Police & detective work have a 42ish% success rate of ending terrorism, as does giving the groups that are terrorizing others a political representation to look after their needs. People are desperate when they're becoming terrorists, they have nothing left to live for, & are possibly driven insane; it's not exactly normal behaviour.

[Vidar]

65. Good to see this criticism from a qualified general.

[volstork]

67. Hey DICK,

(BTW, that's a military uniform, something YOU'VE never worn...)

[kevsters]

68. Watch Gaffney tell Ron Reagan "You father would be ashamed of you"

During a debate over Cheney's comments, neo-con Frank Gaffney told Ron Reagan that "your father would be ashamed of you." Watch it here!

http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=3239

[Dappleganger]

69. I read that as "Impotent War Fighter"

*snickers*

[Odin2005]

70. The Chicken-Hawks couldn't manage a war properly even if their lives depended on it!

[Mosaic]

72. Indeed Incompetant

Evil, deranged, wicked, and 200 other adjectives can be used to describe this vile, slimey, war criminal.

[gopiscrap]

73. Good for Eaton

The MICAH Project, First United Methodist Church's peace and justice project in Tacoma, along with America in Solidarity had Gen. Eaton speak at our Progressive Convention in November of 2007..he did a great job!!!

[Enthusiast]

74. That was awesome!

Cheney and the cabal are no better than their Third Reich counterparts.

[sonias]

75. Thank you Gen. Paul Eaton!

Cheney is incompetent on many fronts. I'm glad Eaton came out and called him on it.

:patriot:

:applause:


Sonia

[crim son]

76. Recommended.

Two years ago it might have been risky to make such a strong statement but TIMES HAVE CHANGED! We're getting our country back, slowly, surely.

[goforit]

78. Dear General Eaton, The masterminds of 911 were Cheney/Rumsfeld/Bush!!!

[Joey Liberal]

79. Darth Vader Cheney is a coward. nt