is he one of the generals who recently proclaimed that the US invasions of iraq and afghanistan were complete failures?
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 1:13:42 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > PC is Pure Crap. > Retired General Says Political Correctness Is Deadly to US > > [image: benghazi debris 600x400] > > Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer | Sep 17, 2014 | by Drew Brooks > > PINEHURST -- A retired three-star general railed against the Obama > administration, political correctness, the media and rules of engagement > during a speech Monday night at Sandhills Community College. > > Thomas G. McInerney, who retired from the Air Force > <http://www.military.com/Community/Home/1,14700,AIRFRC,00.html> in 1994 > as a lieutenant general, currently serves as a Fox News military analyst > and was invited to speak by the Moore County Republican Party. > > The general was originally slated to talk about how military downsizing > may affect preparedness, but changed his topic to instead address current > threats facing the nation. > > McInerney presented views that he called "more harsh" than his Fox News > commentary. > > He particularly focused on events surrounding the attack on a U.S. Embassy > in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012. > > "Unless we're harsh we're going to lose this nation," he said. "We're > losing it fast." > > McInerney said U.S. leaders failed to attack during the Benghazi attack. > He said leaders were derelict of duty and have since covered up their > actions. > > Benghazi is bigger than Watergate, McInerney said, but the media is > complacent in covering up the Benghazi attacks. > > "I can tell you, even from Fox, the information isn't getting out here," > he said. "Our nation has never seen such duplicity, such dereliction of > duty, such lying ... and the media is covering it up." > > McInerney said the U.S. response was one of several miscues by leaders > that have contributed to growing threats. > > McInerney said the economy, shrinking military and more than a decade's > worth of U.S. policies in the Middle East have only increased the dangers > facing the nation. > > "These are very dangerous times for America," McInerney said. "We are > leading from behind, and that's why these things are happening. You cannot > lead from behind. Someone has to lead." > > The biggest threat, McInerney said, is radical Islam, and the general said > the onus for "cleaning house" has to be on the Muslim community. > > McInerney said American leaders are afraid of offending Muslims, and said > radicals have hidden behind their religion. > > Earning applause from the audience, he compared Islam to Nazis, Fascism > and Communism. > > "Political correctness is killing us," he said. "It is a global war > against radical Islam. Let's call it what it is ... Islam is not a religion > of peace." > > McInerney said his strong feelings have been developed since the Sept. 11 > terrorist attacks. > > During his 35 years in the military, the general said he thought the > Middle East was too complicated to try to understand. > > He later embraced the U.S. strategy of counterinsurgency, which involved > winning the "hearts and minds" of the civilian populace. > > "I bought into it," he said. "It sounded good." > > But McInerney said he no longer supports that strategy, and said the U.S., > too, should move on. > > McInerney said ISIS could be defeated quickly, thanks to the military's > technological dominance. > > He said it should only take 90 days to defeat the organization, but only > if rules of engagement are relaxed. > > "Let's just kill them," he said, again garnering applause. "I would wipe > them out." > > Threats of collateral damage should not deter forces, McInerney said. He > said those near radical fighters were either hostages or complicit and > added that not even religious buildings should be safe from attack. > > "Hit the mosque, take them out," he said. "Until we get serious, we are > being unfair to our troops and the American public." > > McInerney said German cities were leveled during World War II and "there's > no question in Germany's mind who won. That's been our problem (in the > Middle East)." > > McInerney said the U.S. should be targeting 200 locations a day in an air > campaign. And he said U.S. officials should be leaning on other Middle East > nations to provide ground forces. > > "We do need boots on the ground, but not American boots," he said. > > After the terrorist organization is defeated, McInerney said the U.S. > should avoid any attempts at nation building. > > "That's their problem," he said. "They're the ones that ought to be doing > it." > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmN3Q5aDc3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MTA5NzMyODg-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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