[Vision2020] Army Officer Accuses His Generals of Iraq Failures

[Donovan Arnold]

Complaining is one thing. But going to the media and to undermine the command structure of the military during an actual military action is not a right. 
   
  And I don't believe him anyway. I think it is the administration's fault for screwing this war up, not the generals.
   
  Best,
  
Donovan

Tom Hansen <idahotom at hotmail.com> wrote:
  >From Department of Defense Directive 1325.6 (dated October 1, 1996) -

Guidelines for Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of 
the Armed Forces
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/132506p.pdf

"3.5.7. Grievances. The right of members to complain and request redress 
of grievances against actions of their commanders is protected by Article 
138 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. In addition, a member may 
petition or present any grievance to any Member of Congress or an Inspector 
General under 10 U.S.C. 1034. An open door policy for complaints is a basic 
principle of good leadership, and commanders should personally ensure that 
adequate procedures exist for identifying valid complaints and taking 
corrective action. "

Perhaps LTC Yingling is simply being honest with the American people, 
something sorely missed from the current administration and many of its 
generals in command.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


>From: Donovan Arnold 
>To: Tom Hansen , Vision 2020 
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Army Officer Accuses His Generals of Iraq 
>Failures
>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:28:43 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I would court marshal him.
>
> 1) It isn't the Generals fault, they are only able to do what is 
>possible with the situation they are given. There are not enough troops to 
>handle the problems the civilian government created.
>
> 2) A senior officer (Rank of 05) should not be speaking to the media and 
>publicly criticizing his commanding officers.
>
> 3) He is undermining the command structure of the military during a time 
>of military action.
>
> 4) He is being insubordinate.
>
> Best,
>
> Donovan


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