Talk:John J. Sheehan

Current event
I've never contributed to an actual article, so I don't really trust myself to do it, but I was curious if someone would want to add a current event concerning John Sheehan. I don't know if it is worthy to be in the article, but Sheehan recently made national headlines after he turned down the so-called 'war czar' position and publically criticized President Bush and the Iraq war in the media. This was well covered by the Washington Post specifically in both an article and an op-ed piece written by Sheehan in which he detailed the reasons he turned down the post and what he thought was wrong with the current war. I just figured that since his criticisms became a big deal in the ongoing political battle concerning the middle east and Iraq specifically that it would be important for an article on him. Since he was a staunch supporter of the republican party in the past, and was a decorated marine general, his public repudiation of a Republican president's foriegn policy seems somewhat significant. Anyway, just wondered if it should be included.

Thanx. On gay Dutch soldiers failing to defend Srebenica: I'm a contributer to nl.wikipedia.org and not so very active on this one. I think you should protect people from themselves, and this soldier is clearly making a complete arse of himself. So: do mention it, but don't make it into his personal view when you're not completely sure. We've seen other military men - and politicians for that matter - sent to tell 'fallshoods' for some reason or other. maybe he's just being loyal. Ejrietbergen @ nl.wikipedia.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.205.197.201 (talk) 02:19, 19 March 2010 (UTC)


 * An American behaving like all Americans do: being an idiot. Is that news?  No.  Should we worry?  Nah, let's just forget all about it.  It's just something some stupid 'mercan said.  Like, have you ever expected anything intelligent to come out of 'em? 80.135.29.28 (talk) 02:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your tolerant and completely racism-free view on other countries' inhabitants, guy from Germany. -- megA (talk) 09:49, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

A decorated officer like gen Sheenan does not need this sort of comment as he has made. It is without any reason and ground and doesn't fit his standing. As brother in arms I am ashamed by it. Qua Patet Orbis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.96.210.26 (talk) 15:27, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Dutch blog used in reference
This statement "The name 'Hankman Berman' isn't even an existing Dutch name." is referenced by a blog.Americasroof (talk) 02:30, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I read the blog text, and the support for that statement is not from the original poster (a journalis from a respected newspaper) but from a reader comment on that post, hence not reliable.
 * While it is probably true that the name does not exist (Hankman is not a Dutch first name, Berman is if it exists at all an extremely rare last name), we have no source to support it and therefore I removed the phrase.
 * In any case we don't need to say it does not exist as a Dutch name, only that there is no such general, as the previous line refers to "non-existing general Hankman Berman" and the second report the suggestion this might be "Henk van den Breemen" whose name is phonetically close to whatever Sheehan said and who was responsible Dutch chief of staff during Srebrenica; so has had contact with him. Arnoutf (talk) 09:20, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

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