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central command, general tommy franks, very much a vietnam veteran, very much a product of his post-vietnam. this focus like a laser on how to overthrow the government. neither he nor his bosses, secretary of defense donald rumsfeld paid sufficient attention to the question. it was a massive intellectual failure. of course the consequences of the massive intellectual failure, the ironic outcome is that the army in iraq for those writing the vietnam war all over again equally unsuccessfully in my judgment. next question. >> hi. i have a bumper sticker on my car that says war is not the answer and i happen to be a big fan of your proposal to stop it. but of course the question is if war is not the answer, what is the answer? i am wondering if either of you were familiar with the working paper published by the american service committee and the friends committee on national it is a shame, both quaker organizations called shared security. i'm wondering if you are familiar with that paper in your thoughts on that. as we try to figure out what the answer is, where do you see the leadership? where
central command, general tommy franks, very much a vietnam veteran, very much a product of his post-vietnam. this focus like a laser on how to overthrow the government. neither he nor his bosses, secretary of defense donald rumsfeld paid sufficient attention to the question. it was a massive intellectual failure. of course the consequences of the massive intellectual failure, the ironic outcome is that the army in iraq for those writing the vietnam war all over again equally unsuccessfully in...
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central command at the time, general tommy franks, very much a vietnam veteran and i very much a product of this post vietnam. was focused like a laser on how to drive to baghdad and then destroyed the iraqi army and overthrow the government. neither she nor his bosses, secretary of defense donald rumsfeld paid sufficient attention to the question. it was a massive intellectual failure. of course, the consequent is that the massive intellectual failure, the ironic outcome is that the army in iraq found out fighting the vietnam war all over again can equally unsuccessfully in my judgment. >> next question. >> hi. i have a bumper sticker on my car that says wars not the answer. i happen to be a big fan of your proposal just to stop it. of course the question is a poor is not the answer, what is he in there? i'm wondering if either of you are familiar with the working paper published by the service committee and the friends committee on national legislation. both quaker organizations called shared security. i am wondering if you are familiar with that paper and your thoughts on it. as we tr
central command at the time, general tommy franks, very much a vietnam veteran and i very much a product of this post vietnam. was focused like a laser on how to drive to baghdad and then destroyed the iraqi army and overthrow the government. neither she nor his bosses, secretary of defense donald rumsfeld paid sufficient attention to the question. it was a massive intellectual failure. of course, the consequent is that the massive intellectual failure, the ironic outcome is that the army in...
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tommy smith. a bart police officer killed by a fellow detective in a tragic accident. >> a grateful community is paying their respects. hi, everyone. good afternoon, i'm franklicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. just moments ago, officers lined outside the church for the final salute to sergeant tom smith as they carried his coffin into the hearse following funeral services. anne makovec joins us from outside the church in castro valley. >> reporter: the service did just let out. you can see a multitude of attendees here behind me outside of the church. speaking today inside the funeral, bart police chief kenton rainey as well as smith's own brother, who is an officer with newark pd. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: bart police sergeant tommy smith's body in a flag-draped coffin was removed from the hearse and taken into the neighborhood church of castro valley as officers from all over the bay area and california looked on. smith's wife and his daughter filed past the crowd this morning for the funeral they never saw coming. smith's brothers are also law enforcement officers. the family that never said good- bye to each other, instead stay safe. sergeant smith was 42
tommy smith. a bart police officer killed by a fellow detective in a tragic accident. >> a grateful community is paying their respects. hi, everyone. good afternoon, i'm franklicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. just moments ago, officers lined outside the church for the final salute to sergeant tom smith as they carried his coffin into the hearse following funeral services. anne makovec joins us from outside the church in castro valley. >> reporter: the service did just let out....