Let's see, wasn't Zinni still on duty when the rousing success called the Somali Debacle was being conducted? And wasn't he still employed by the guvmint when the two US embassies were bombed in Africa? And what of the terrorist attacks in Yemen that also occured on his watch? And I believe that he was still drawing his paycheck while the hughly successful Bosnian operation was being conduced, yet during all these resounding military and diplomatic triumphs, he was amazingly silent.
Ok, so he's got a book to peddle, and he starts with CBS; why should anybody be surprised?
Zinni is a whining grandstander, and came very close to being relieved of command on at least two instances. Unlike his 4-star Army contemporary Wesley Clarke, Zinni was able to lower his profile long enough to retire with a little dignity. Had he another 6 months to go before his MRD, he would have been toast.
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