dick, Who's Michael Yon and why should I be so concerned about his opinion about general officer re-assignments?
On May 11, 11:37 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > I will be interested to see how this plays out in the press. It seems > Michael Yon is saying that our troops cannot depend on the press to > support them in any way, shape or form. That does not speak well of the > press IMNSHO. > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:"Michael Yon Online Magazine" > <[email protected]>To:"Michael Yon Online Magazine Subscriber" > <[email protected]>Date:Mon, 11 May 2009 23:22:27 -0500Local:Mon, May > 11 2009 11:22 pmSubject:Gurkha II, and our top General in Afghanistan will be > replaced > > (Mailing list information, including unsubscription instructions, is located > at the end of this message.) > __ > > Greetings, > > Please see Gurkha II. > > Also, General McKiernan is to be replaced in Afghanistan. Lieutenant > General Stanley McChyrstal will take the top spot. McChrystal has a great > repuation for the fight, but he comes from a special operations background. > Our special operations forces are incredible fighters, but they can be > counted on to lose even the easiest of press battles. This war is largely > being fought in the press. I would tend to expect the Taliban bodycount to > increase, but also that we will not be able to find the light switch to the > press. The special operations world basically "owned" the Afghan war for > years. Everybody seemed to have gotten what they wanted; a war without media > scrutiny. Our special operators won many battles. But look at Afghanistan > today. > > Michael > Michael Yon > P.O. Box 5553 > Winter Haven, Fl 33880 > > -- > The following information is a reminder of your current mailing > list subscription: > > You are subscribed to the following list: > > Michael Yon Online Magazine > > using the following email: > > [email protected] > > You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by > visiting the following URL: > > <http://www.michaelyon-online.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/Dispatches/> > > If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the > entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break > this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. > > You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: > > <http://www.michaelyon-online.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/Dispatches> > > If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: > > PO Box 5553 > Winter Haven, FL 33880 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
