Lou Dobbs asks Bush to start firing generals in Iraq

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The American people cannot be reasonably asked by this president or this secretary of defense to "stay the course" without evidence of a strategy to successfully prosecute the war and defeat the radical Islamist enemy. Otherwise, why are we there? The loyal opposition on Capitol Hill cannot reasonably ask the American people to elect them without articulating a clear new direction and offering a concrete plan for victory. Otherwise, why do we even have a loyal opposition?

Both the White House and Congress should be demanding accountability from our generals who have failed so far to succeed in destroying our enemies. Not a single general has been fired for failing to lead our men and women to victory against the insurgencies of Iraq and Afghanistan. I believe it is time for all Americans -- Republicans, Democrats and Independents -- to demand such accountability.

I, for one, do not want to hear another of our generals urge the American people to be patient. Patience favors the enemy. And our generals have the responsibility to our brave troops and this nation to deliver certain victory, and that responsibility rests first and foremost with the commander in chief.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/12/dobbs.Sept13/index.html

[rclouse 0]

Bush should be firing himself.

Bears repeating: http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20060912...HBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

[Peter Miami 0]

Tell Lou to run for President and if he wins maybe he can fire them himself.

Peter Miami

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I think he's wrong to blame the generals, but certainly Rumsfeld and co should be held accountable. Complete pull out in 18 months!? My #######!

Anyone with half an ounce of common sense could have told him it would take far longer than that to pacify that particular hornets nest.

[almaty 19]

i agree..fire rumie

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I think he's wrong to blame the generals, but certainly Rumsfeld and co should be held accountable. Complete pull out in 18 months!? My #######!

The issue is that there is no accountability whatsoever in this administration. Bush and Rummy claim they do what the Generals want. Since Bush and Rummie claim that they give the Generals what they need, then, logically, the Generals are accountable for the failure that the Iraq war has become. If that is so, their ####### should be fired. We all know, of course, that the Generals are not getting what they want and that it is Bush and Rummy that bear the responsibility for the failed adventure. I think Dobbs is just asking the obvious question: If the administration truly listens to the Generals as it claims then why are they not holding them accountable for the miserable failures?