Stormin Norman

[MartinS]

RIP Norman Schwarzkopf........

 

[andynap]

Should have taken Hussein down when he had the chance and would have eliminated the current war and loss of life. Probably not his call but that's my opinion.

 

[amyb]

Amen.

I was adopted by a black kitten while vacationing on St Martin and named him Scwartzkopf.

 

[andynap]

Amen.

I was adopted by a black kitten while vacationing on St Martin and named him Scwartzkopf.

THe cats on St Martin are probably the smartest beggar cats in the world.

 

[Earl]

The right man at the right time for the job.

 

[MartinS]

As I remember,,, he wanted to keep pushing ahead but was ordered by the president to stand down.

 

[amyb]

That's how I remember it too. Another case of not listening to the military leaders and winding things up before there is a real solution and a real peace in place.

 

[NHDiane]

A very impressive man and warrior IMHO...RIP

 

[tim]

As I remember,,, he wanted to keep pushing ahead but was ordered by the president to stand down.

It's my understanding that Colin Powell played a big role in that decision. I agree, too bad!

 

[phil62]

I believe you are correct. The decision was political, rather than military, and was not, in the light of history, or even at that time, a good one. I believe the General himself said that if the job wasn't finished then, we would have to go back later. And Colin Powell, who supported the decision to stop the war after Kuwait was liberated, was caught between a rock and a hard place.

Hindsight, as the saying goes, is always 20/20.

Phil