Babbling Brooks: Sauce for the Travers

Monday, July 18, 2005

Sauce for the Travers

Babble on.

James Travers, that expert on What Generals Should and Shouldn't Do - what, you didn't know he was an expert? - has chastised General Hillier for his comments on the upcoming mission in Afghanistan the other day. Specifically, Travers' article is subtitled: Generals ought to avoid commenting on foreign policy.

Me? I like what Hillier said, and I like how he said it. In fact, I think it needed desperately to be said.

Personally, I think Travers should heed his own advice, and not just with respect to foreign policy. He ought to avoid commenting. Period.

Babble off.

3 Comments:

At 12:13 p.m., AJSomerset said...: Funny, I didn't think Hillier actually did comment on foreign policy.
At 1:51 p.m., Babbling Brooks said...: I'd agree, but the esteemed columnist for The Red Star (Pravda Canada) doesn't share our opinion, Skippy. Apparently, discussing enemy motivations, and our own soldiers' motivations strays into matters un-military.
At 8:05 p.m., Jarrett said...: Even if Hillier did do something which we can classify as a "comment on foriegn policy," I'm much more comfortable listening to the advice of a general on the matter than that of some self-involved rock star.

Perhaps it's the result of being in the middle of reading Romeo Dallaire's book, but I'm getting the feeling that sometimes only the soldiers know what's right.

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