Help finding a link please: Rummy fires 50 Generals...

[chiburb]

I know it's true, tried searching and came up empty.
Anyone?

On edit: this was during the pre-invasion period, not recently.

[izzie]

1. Could that be true? I would think it would be all over the place.

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[htuttle]

2. Google: "Pentagon retirements generals"

Here's one link:
Is it Fresh Blood, or a Putsch?
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Defensewatch_080803,00.html

It's about a more recent round of 'retirements' in the summer of 2003, but mentions the earlier 'retirements', including Shinseki later down in the article.

Here's another on the forced retirements in 2003 and earlier:
(under Schoomaker Shakeup heading)
http://www.gertzfile.com/gertzfile/ring080803.html

[chiburb]

3. Thank you for that...

I'll bet that I read about these in another article that added up all the Generals since Rummy came in, and that figure was over 50. Your links are excellent...

[tom_paine]

4. Like Khruschev purged the Soviet Army

Gotta purge those Generals who's first priority is to Country not Party.

[chiburb]

5. Exactly. n/t

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[SoCalDem]

6. and......

By the time a guy is a general, he has been in a LONG time.. I think a lot of them saw the handwriting on the wall, and realized what an IDIOT Rummy was..They probably just decided it was time to get out before he dragged them down with him