Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Top U.S. General Apologizes For Ramadi Remark



FOX News: General Dempsey tells mom of fallen SEAL he's sorry for Ramadi remark

Gen. Martin Dempsey is used to giving orders, but it was an apology he issued Monday to Debbie Lee, after the Gold Star mom complained that the joint chiefs chairman trivialized the Iraqi town where her son became the first Navy SEAL to die in the Iraq War.

Lee, whose son Marc was killed in Ramadi in 2006 after a fierce firefight with insurgents, told FoxNews.com she was "in tears" Friday after listening to comments by Dempsey in which he said the imminent fall of Ramadi to ISIS militants was "not symbolic in any way."

Update: In apology to Gold Star mother, U.S. general draws distinction between wars in Iraq -- Washington Post

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WNU Editor: His answer to the question last week on Ramadi (see above video) was a poor choice of words .... and I guess he now realizes that.

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