An invitation to an evening discussion with General Batiste
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Now that we have heard the Whitehouse report Patraeus report, how about checking out another point of view? General Batiste has been an outspoken critic of the war since he resigned in November of 2005:
Our current leadership decided to discount professional military advice and ignore more than a decade of competent military planning. It failed to consider military lessons learned, while displaying ignorance of the tribal, ethnic and religious complexities that have always defined Iraq. We took down a regime but failed to provide the resources to build the peace. The shortage of troops never allowed commanders on the ground to deal properly with the insurgency and the unexpected. What could have been a deliberate victory is now a long, protracted challenge.
Tuesday, September 18th, in Pittsford, we will have the opportunity to hear General John Batiste speak on the Iraq War and the continuing occupation. He will also be discussing alternative stratagies and welcomes questions at a fundraiser for Eric Massa’s 2008 Congressional Campaign.
Here is the invite or to RSVP, email Scott Dworkin at scott@massaforcongress.com
(And for another, more “fair and balanced” perspective, please feel free to watch this Ann “she’s a man, baby” Coulter video to get you all revved up)
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