Wiser in Battle: A Soldier's Story
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Amidst all of the criticisms of America's war in Iraq, one essential voice has remained silent . . . until now. In his groundbreaking new memoir, Wiser in Battle, LTG (Ret) Ricardo S. Sanchez, former Commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq, reports back from the front lines of the global War on Terror to provide a comprehensive and chilling exploration of America's historic military and foreign policy blunder.
Ricardo S. Sanchez
Former United States Army Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez served as commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. When he retired on November 1, 2006, Sanchez was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the U.S. Army, culminating thirty-three years of military service. He now lives in his home state of Texas. Ricardo S. Sánchez es teniente general retirado del Ejército de los Estados Unidos y sirvió como comandante de la coalición de tropas en Irak de junio de 2003 a junio de 2004. Era el hispano de mayor rango en la Armada cuando se retiró el 1ro de noviembre de 2006, culminando treinta y tres años al servicio del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Actualmente, Sánchez vive en Texas.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5General Sanchez commanded 5th corps, ground forces in Iraq June 2003 to June 2004. Although very respectful of the president, Sanchez is highly critical of the administration's handling of the war. Too many decisions were governed by domestic political concerns, such as the immediate draw down of forces too quickly after the fall of Baghdad, despite recent lessons learned in the Balkans and Kosovo. Sanchez immediately requested additional forces as soon as he took command. These were slow in coming, however, in one example of how the Pentagon mismanaged resources. Suspending the Fallujah offensive was another military decision directed from Washington for political considerations. The drive to transfer authority to an Iraqi government in summer 2004, before the election, was yet another politically motivated decision that the situation on the ground would not justify. Sanchez was enmeshed in the Abu Gharib scandal and believes that he was scapegoated to protect the administration in an election year. According to his account, being the fall guy for Abu Garahib cost him promotion to full general (four stars) and an opportunity for a theater command. He depicts Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as dishonest and Ambassador Jerry Bremer as arrogant and clueless.