Thanks to both of you for the links.
While I do not subscribe to the coup d' etat theories on Geoff's thread, I still think there must be a lot more to this than we have seen so far.
I learned a lot from those threads about the UCMJ as it deals with adultery and that some at least believe Flag Rank Officers have to be held to a higher standard.
But....and for me a big but...... why this and why now???
He had already announced his impending retirement, his successor has been named and only awaits Senate confirmation which is all but assured. I have no idea what caused the filing for divorce but if we assume it was for adultry then why is there this big investigation going on? Further, if the standard really is that the divorce has to be final before one can dally, even if legally separated for a year which seems to be the case, is that not carrying things a bit too far??
No my friends, this one smells really funny to me.
As head of TRADOC during most of the current conflict in Iraq, this man had the catbird's seat as far as seeing what works and what does not work. That's what TRADOC does, after all.
My personal theory is that he butted heads big time with Rumsfeld, General Myers, the Chairman of the JCS and maybe even Bush himself over the conduct of the Iraqi conflict.
Further, and I have posted similar thoughts before on this forum somewhere, I have a nasty feeling that there are several if not a lot of Flag Rank Officers that are fed up with being stuck with yet another unwinnable war that they did not want to fight, taking a lot of casualties and risking another VietNam backlash.
The strange thing to me, and Thank God for it, is that we still support our troops 100% even though the ratings on Bush and on the conduct of the conflict are trending towards 70% negative.
Perhaps General Byrnes was amongst that group and just had the misfortune to have strayed from the path at the same time.
Just to prove I still have a sense of humour, I will make my first use of the latest icon.:dh:
Cheers
Bill
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