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Thu 04 Apr 2003Military chief infuriated by criticisms of war plan
The sniping by retired generals against the Pentagon architects of the American war plan against Iraq continued yesterday despite angry accusations by the US chief of the general staffs, Gen Richard Myers, that many such criticisms were "bogus" and "unhelpful".Conor O'Clery, North America Editor, reports from New York.
Gen Barry McCaffrey, now retired, who commanded combat forces in the 1991 Gulf War and who is one of a number of military analysts emloyed by US television news channels, retorted that the military was blaming others for its own problems.
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