On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:17:44 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:17:58 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

With all du respect, you won't find many generals who will say "we
can't win" no matter how hopeless the mission is and they have no
authority to question the objective of the mission.

Seems to me that they would give honest opinions if asked.

Giving honest opinions is not conducive to a long career in the
military.

That really depends on the integrity of the one to whom the opinion is offerred.
If he/she is the type that can take only good news, then your opinion is
correct.
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I hope your day is simply *SPECTACULAR* !!

John H