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Originally posted by Lanny_MacDonald+Aug 25 2004, 04:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lanny_MacDonald @ Aug 25 2004, 04:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Aug 25 2004, 04:15 PM
Again, everyone has got an opinion or a theory. This is one. There are others, some for and some against.
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Yeah, and some opinons hold a helluva lot more water than others. This guy was the CENTCOM commander. Can ANYONE be closer to the situation than the commander on the ground dealing with all the intel, the local politics, assessing threats and planning operations? Face it Cow, this guy is THE guy that would have the poop on the whole situation. I'm sure that there are many others like him that refuse to come forward. Many of them are likely still in the service or likely feel the pressure to not come forward. This guy is NOT a political animal. He stated that he was conflicted about coming forward at all. He only did so because he felt he owed it to the men that were in his service. He is indeed ONE opinion, but his opinion is more informed than pretty well any we have heard to date. Its kind of like hearing from the guy who planned and financed the assassination of someone. Its only ONE opinion, but its the opinion that has the whole story. I'll stand by the opinon of the CENTCOM commanding General over that of Bill O'Reilly and the likes. [/b][/quote]
General Tommy Franks is also only one opinion.
I don't have a problem with Zinni's opinion or him expressing it. The more the better. I give him a lot of credibility actually. I hope he comes out and says what he wants to say in a more public venue instead of a closed door meeting.
All I said is there is another General of equal weight out there with a different view. That has to be considered as well.
There's lots of different views on this. Its just a matter of whom you choose to believe, one side, the other side or a combination.
And what does Bill O'Reilly have to do with it? That's Bingo's guy, not mine.
Cowperson