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orpupilofnature57

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5. Betray us was a fixture of ShrubCo, enough said .

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:21 AM

Nov 2012

Good ridden to bad rubbish.

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Best Title Ever. jsr Nov 2012 #1

But, on the other hand, Generals clydefrand Nov 2012 #4

Hackworth's term for them was "Perfumed Princes" Fumesucker Nov 2012 #2

Smedley Butler and Omar Bradley were my kind of Generals leveymg Nov 2012 #3

The legendary Chesty Puller was another good one. nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #6

Of course, while both were good generals, they were the exact opposite. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #19

Eisenhower was a great general and a great president. The democratic party today is WAY to the loudsue Nov 2012 #34

Agreed. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #39

Betray us was a fixture of ShrubCo, enough said . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #5

MacArthur our first military peacock? NoPasaran Nov 2012 #7

How can anyone forget the original Golden Boy, General "Thine Name is Vanity" Custer? leveymg Nov 2012 #8

Crazy Horse a real General,, helped him with that Narcissistic fibrosis problem. orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #9

Q: What were Custer's final words? coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #13

"Oh, shit, that jacket just came back from the dry cleaners." leveymg Nov 2012 #16

"Wait! I remember now! We were supposed to ride to 'Big Littlehorn!!!'" KansDem Nov 2012 #29

You mean that this man was interested in his public image? Zynx Nov 2012 #15

Winfield Scott was a very good general. tabasco Nov 2012 #25

Great post - thanks byeya Nov 2012 #10

Petraeus' superior at CentCom, Admiral Fallon, reportedly referred to coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #11

I find it fascinating the media is now comfortable pointing out that Petraeus was a.... Spazito Nov 2012 #12

Good point. Truscott is a great novelist and has been calling out coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #14

Truscott is the grandson of one of Patton's division commanders. Zynx Nov 2012 #17

Petraeus............................ johnq45 Nov 2012 #18

Yep. Gen Colin let'-cover-up-the-My-Lai-Massacre-and-lie-about-WMDs Powell had already retired. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #20

It is all part of nineteen50 Nov 2012 #21

Undefeated nations that had nothing to do with 9/11. If you killed my family, I'd fight like hell, judesedit Nov 2012 #22

Not oil, but revenge joseph abbott Nov 2012 #45

Don't forget The Wizard Nov 2012 #23

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24

Family Members include on Veterans Day Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #26

This Combat Disabled Veteran Share Veterans Day Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #27

''A Russian Field Marshall'' Octafish Nov 2012 #28

And even after he retired from the military he just couldn't give up his peacock ways: beac Nov 2012 #30

Petraeus didn't have room for his Mile High and PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #31

Oliver Stone calls it his "fruit salad." EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #35

K&R I'm glad somebody else noticed this. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #32

well RobertEarl Nov 2012 #38

He's a good man. (And his grandfather was one of Ike's favorite Generals.) 11 Bravo Nov 2012 #33

Iraq was a complete failure as is Afganistan. EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #37

I was speaking of Lucian K. Truscott IV. 11 Bravo Nov 2012 #40

oops! EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #41

We're good! 11 Bravo Nov 2012 #42

k&r... spanone Nov 2012 #36

Phony War? joseph abbott Nov 2012 #43

Yes, phony war as in phony reasons for the war. rug Nov 2012 #44

Again and Again By Jim Van Doren Dustoff Medic Vietnam 65-66 Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #46