US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack

That is an astonishing article. I don't have the faintest idea if there is the slightest kernal of truth to it or not.

If there were even the slightest truth to it....it would be an enormous problem for the US population, the administration, etc.

I don't recall this kind of thing happening during Vietnam. From history I believe MacArthur seriously and publicly disagreed with Truman during the Korean War, Truman fired him, and the hubbub was very problematic for the US population.

If I were at the top of the administration I'd do my damdest to find out if senior brass think this way. I'd do it surreptitiously. Nobody needs to know. Its not necessary or beneficial to even know who might be thinking this way but it would be important to gauge if there is any truth to this and the depth of this type of feeling if it existed among senior brass.

It simply floored me to see this in the press.

 

can you explain your thought a little better please
do you feel that if a general or multiple of generals feel that the order is reckless what should they do?
how about if they object to it on moral grounds? lets say number of expected troop casualty versus the benefit.
why do you think administration must try to find out who are these generals are?
why do you feel if there is a situation "nobody needs to know"?
why did it floor you?

 

Why is it so hard to believe that there are 4 or 5 senior military commanders that would resign if America invades Iran? I'm more surprised that the "reported" number wasn't higher.

As for the "anonymous insiders", of course you can't put too much weight on the credibility but it's not like this is a new trick by the media. They all do it in some form or another for their own interests.

At the same time, why would the commanders identify themselves when this is currently just a hypothetical situation? If you can get dismissed from the US military because of your sexuality, just imagine what the consequences would be for being a terrorist supporting yellow-belly.

 

I am sure its true because they are having a very difficult time in Iraq, they don't this war to exapand northward as well and involve Iran. It will get out of hand pretty soon.

 

Maybe they should have leaders who hang rape victims then they would know what insane really means:

 

My sense is that if top level generals/military resigned it would signify a significant questioning of the administration from an extraordinary and non-political source.

It would raise the level of debate and questioning of the administration to an extreme level. It would have the characteristics of a "revolt" against the administration.

In that regard I believe the political leaders should assess just how serious the level of disagreement is within the Pentagon with their policies.

It seems that Rumsfeld disregarded many of the military leaders in the past and likewise the political policy people did the same.

 

If this were to happen it would rip the thread out of any credibility of the administration.

Most other nations don't give the administration any credibility. Much of the US population doesn't give it any credibility.

If this were to happen it would question administration from those that support the military and care about their welfare.

 

this cant be happen, White house will give such Argument to Army that they Will not bt able to say anything, Its just a Gossip about army