I don't think we had an article on the death of GEN Wayne Downing so here's Blackfive's post plus pages with other links. The former Commander in Chief of US Special Forces was responsible for (among other things) personally arresting Noriega in Panama and commanding the successful id/destruction of Saddam's SCUDs during Desert Storm. GEN Downing came out of retirement after 9/11 to serve as the White House terrorism czar, clashing with the 'big army' people re: how to take down Saddam.
After his second retirement Downing helped to establish and led the Center for Combatting Terrorism at West Point. He was buried at the Academy on Thursday after a solemn funeral, an honor guard accompanying his mule-drawn casket to the cemetary there.
The WaPo has a lot to say about his take on fighting the GWOT. |
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