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Rumsfeld, Army Leaders in Discord
(Robert Schlesinger, Boston Globe, 01 September 2003)
Rumsfeld and the Army leadership have clashed on issues ranging from the number of troops in Iraq to the size of the overall force needed to defend America. . . . Rumsfeld's critics say the skirmishing is taking a toll on the Army, with casualties that include the loss of a prized weapons system last year, the resignation of Army Secretary Thomas White last spring, and, in recent weeks, the retirement of four top generals, with more expected in the coming months. . . . "I widely hear the comparison to McNamara, normally with the caveat that he's much worse than McNamara," the general said. . . . The rupture between Rumsfeld and his top Army generals stems from a combustible combination of clashing personalities and policy differences. . . . when Shinseki testified earlier this year before a congressional panel that securing postwar Iraq would require hundreds of thousands of troops, Pentagon leaders publicly called his estimate "wildly off the mark." The absence of anyone from the Office of the Secretary of Defense at Shinseki's June retirement was widely noticed. . . . Most recently, a handful of Army three-star generals retired, prompting speculation that Rumsfeld was conducting a purge. . . . "It's a major purge. Blood is flowing out of the Pentagon," said David Hackworth, a retired Army colonel who writes a syndicated column.

posted by Lorenzo 8:33 PM