No one ever listened to the generals?

John Abizaid, US Army former Commander, CENTCOM (July 7, 2003 - March 18, 2007)

George Casey, US Army - 36th Chief of Staff for US Army

William J. Fallon, USN - Commander, CENTCOM (March 18, 2007 - present)

Tommy Franks, US Army - former Commander, CENTCOM (July 6, 2000 - July 7, 2003)

David Petraeus, US Army - Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq

Norman Schwarzkopf, US Army - former Commander, CENTCOM (Nov. 23, 1988 - August 9, 1991)

Anthony Zinni, USMC - former Commander, CENTCOM (August 13, 1997 - July 6, 2000)

Ken Shinseki, US Army - 34th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1999 - 2003)

Gregory S. Newbold, USMC - Director of Operations (J-3) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (October 2000 - October 2002)

William Odom, US Army - Director of the NSA under President Ronald Reagan

Paul Eaton, US Army - Former Office of Security Transition Commanding General