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Have Junior Officers Lost Confidence in Their Commanders?
Junior officers with more experience on the ground are now blaming the generals for what's gone wrong in Iraq. Was America's Army trained for the wrong war? Is there a "trust gap" between officers of Generation X and their superiors? President Bush and the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and Leona Helmsly's $12 million dog.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenJunior officers with more experience on the ground are now blaming the generals for what's gone wrong in Iraq. Was America's Army trained for the wrong war? Is there a "trust gap" between officers of Generation X and their superiors? President Bush is in New Orleans to mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and, on Reporter's Notebook, the late hotel magnate Leona Helmsly left billions to charity and a trust fund of $12 million for her dog.
Gen. David Petraeus (L) chats with other officers at an American army outpost in a neighborhood recently taken from militant control by US forces in Bacouba, Iraq.
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3 storiesBush Marks Second Anniversary of Katrina, Levee Break
In New Orleans this morning, President Bush commemorated the second anniversary of Katrina with a moment of silence, then brief remarks at the only school now functioning in the lower Ninth Ward. Last night, the President attended a dinner with Mayor Ray Nagin, who held an event of his own today while the President was speaking.
Read the story6 minChallenging the Generals
This spring, the Armed Forces Journal published an article called " A Failure in Generalship ." Lt. Col. Paul Yingling accused the highest officers in the Army of failing to envision the conditions of combat in Iraq-- and failing to prepare their troops accordingly.
Read the story35 minLeona Helmsley Leaves $12 Million to Dog
Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley died last week at the age of 87. Today her will was made public. The so-called "queen of mean" left billions to charity, along with millions to two grandchildren but nothing to two others "for reasons," the will says, "known to them." Her chauffeur got $100,000.
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