Listening to the Generals

The Premise:  President Bush keeps repeating that he is listening to the generals in Iraq and taking their advice.  We've heard Lou Dobbs advocate the firing of several generals for not securing victory in Iraq, but nobody else seems to be taking up Dobbs' position, at least not publicly.

The Inside Information:  Many captains and majors are returning from Iraq with nothing but contempt for the generals running the show over there.  They see these generals as sycophantic Bush buddies who are using the lives of our soldiers for career advancement.  These generals are less interested in protecting their troops or of securing victory than in keeping their jobs and pushing promotions.  These veteran officers say that the generals are reluctant to seriously engage the enemy or do anything that might spike the American body count because that would also spike the discontent of the American public with this war.  And, these generals are also reluctant to address any form of withdrawal because their Commander in Chief will not allow it.