Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez may get a promotion

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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2848578

 

Pentagon plans promotion for Sanchez

 

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon plans to promote Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, former head of military operations in Iraq, risking a confrontation with members of Congress because of the prison abuses that occurred during his tenure.

 

Senior Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, privately have told colleagues they are determined to pin a fourth star on Sanchez, two senior defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said this week.

 

Rumsfeld and others recognize that the Texas native remains politically "radioactive," in the words of a third senior defense official, and would wait until after the Nov. 2 presidential election and ongoing investigations of the Abu Ghraib affair have faded before putting his name forward.

 

Among his duties in Iraq, Sanchez oversaw detention facilities, including the Abu Ghraib prison.

 

Hmm.. Interesting.

[Guest INXS]

..and they are awarding him for what exactly?

[Guest Cerebus]

Please. The prison abuse was the fault of BG Karpinski far more so than Sanchez, if anything, Sanchez should be commended for his quick reaction to the Abu Ghraib embarassment. If Karpinski was getting the promotion I would be furious, but Sanchez has proven himself to be an adaptable and able commander considering the full load he has had to handle.

[Guest MikeSC]

Please. The prison abuse was the fault of BG Karpinski far more so than Sanchez, if anything, Sanchez should be commended for his quick reaction to the Abu Ghraib embarassment. If Karpinski was getting the promotion I would be furious, but Sanchez has proven himself to be an adaptable and able commander considering the full load he has had to handle.

Considering what happened to Kelso in regards to Tailhook, Sanchez is lucky he isn't getting punished.

-=Mike

[Guest Cerebus]

Please. The prison abuse was the fault of BG Karpinski far more so than Sanchez, if anything, Sanchez should be commended for his quick reaction to the Abu Ghraib embarassment. If Karpinski was getting the promotion I would be furious, but Sanchez has proven himself to be an adaptable and able commander considering the full load he has had to handle.

Considering what happened to Kelso in regards to Tailhook, Sanchez is lucky he isn't getting punished.

-=Mike

The Tailhook investigation was a very different (and by "different" I mean dumber) animal than the investigation of the Abu Ghraib scandal. Anyone who tries to equate the two doesn't know what they're talking about.l

[Guest MikeSC]

Please. The prison abuse was the fault of BG Karpinski far more so than Sanchez, if anything, Sanchez should be commended for his quick reaction to the Abu Ghraib embarassment. If Karpinski was getting the promotion I would be furious, but Sanchez has proven himself to be an adaptable and able commander considering the full load he has had to handle.

Considering what happened to Kelso in regards to Tailhook, Sanchez is lucky he isn't getting punished.

-=Mike

The Tailhook investigation was a very different (and by "different" I mean dumber) animal than the investigation of the Abu Ghraib scandal. Anyone who tries to equate the two doesn't know what they're talking about.l

Oh I agree they're different and Tailhook was absurd --- but it does demonstrate how much damage the Congress will do to a hero when it's politically expedient to do so.

-=Mike