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Inside CentCom

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:48 pm
by Bot
I just started reading this book. I'm about 20 pages in. It's pretty good. It's written by Lt Gen Mike DeLong, and he gives his account of 9/11, Afghanistan, and Iraq. One of the funniest parts in the book so far:

In front of a large group of generals and colonels, Franks caught me off guard and laid into me, asking me if I thought I was the commander, if I thought I did policy, and so on. I asked the other officers in the room to leave, which they happily did. Then I turned to Franks.

'Don't you ever do that again,' I snapped back at him. 'If you want to chew my ass out , that's your prerogative. But don't you ever do it in front of anybody else. If you want me to support you and want me to continue to have the respect of these other generals, you cannot do this in front of them.'

Franks stared back at me. I don't think anyone had ever talked to him like that.

'Fuck you, DeLong,' he said.

I walked out of the room. I had made my point. And he never did it again."

Only in the military... lol

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 6:48 pm
by RIMFIRE
I read Franks book about a year ago.....he made a lot of similar comments with regard to Delong. Seems like they had a pretty dynamic relationship.

Thanks for the heads up, I'm gonna go pick that one up this evening!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 6:50 pm
by AYHJA
Speaking of books about the military, how's your work coming..? I've kinda been wanting to see how your writing has progressed...

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:09 pm
by RIMFIRE
I got back to Michigan last night. Had a very interesting at LANL last week and will be returning to start my work on the 15th. *I can't wait*


I'll elaborate a little more this evening.





BTW it's nice to see everyone!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:19 pm
by Bot
I didn't know Franks wrote a book. What's the title? I'll definitely check it out.

Ja, I'll be working on a comic book script for my brother. I'll post it as soon as it's done. It'll probably be another month or so.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:36 pm
by RIMFIRE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006073 ... e&n=283155


Meet me in Sarnia for a beer and it's yours!

Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 12:59 am
by Bot
I'm still cooking dinner over here, man. Its been delayed because I dropped the first batch of fries on the over door. lol What are you doing in Sarnia, though?

Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:49 am
by RIMFIRE
Nothing special, I'd just use it as an excuse to go to the Casino.