Gen. Zinni, a Good Man in a Fight
Sunday, January 18, 2004; Page D03
? Retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni has faced death in battle and stood up to the White House over its decision to invade Iraq. He clearly doesn't run from a fight.
He was outside the Chesapeake House rest area off Interstate 95 in Maryland one recent evening, waiting for his wife to come out, when a would-be robber pushed against him and announced he had a gun.
Zinni, who still lifts weights at age 60, says he just reacted naturally: He whipped around and grabbed for the weapon -- which ended up being the mugger's hands underneath a sweat shirt. The assailant punched Zinni. The general punched back, knocking the mugger over.
"You're crazy," wailed the crook, as an accomplice pulled up in a getaway car.
"You're ******* right!" replied Zinni. He reached into his car and bluffed: "If you want to see a gun, I'll show you one."
The bad guys sped off.
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