There is disquiet in the woods.
Yet another general has come forward to call for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. Yet another general has said this administration is trying to fight a war with rhetoric and it is costing us lives.
Recently retired Marine Corps lieutenant general Greg Newbold says:
"I now regret that I did not more openly challenge those who were determined to invade a country whose actions were peripheral to the real threat--al-Qaeda."
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"The cost of flawed leadership continues to be paid in blood. The willingness of our forces to shoulder such a load should make it a sacred obligation for civilian and military leaders to get our defense policy right."
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"To be sure, the Bush Administration and senior military officials are not alone in their culpability. Members of Congress--from both parties--defaulted in fulfilling their constitutional responsibility for oversight. Many in the media saw the warning signs and heard cautionary tales before the invasion from wise observers like former Central Command chiefs Joe Hoar and Tony Zinni but gave insufficient weight to their views."
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