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	Eric Shinseki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinseki is a native of Hawaii and is the only Japanese American to ever be promoted to the Army's top position.
		Shinseki served in a variety of command and staff assignments both in the Continental United States and overseas, including two combat tours with the 9th and 25th Infantry Divisions in the Republic of Vietnam as an Artillery Forward Observer and as Commander of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry.
		Shinseki was born in Lihue, Kauai in the then Territory of Hawaii.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Shinseki (823 words)

	frontline: the invasion of iraq: interviews: james fallows PBS
		Shinseki's last, say, year and a half in office was a series of apparently calculated and intentional insults from the civilian leadership, especially Donald Rumsfeld.
		The public rebuke of Shinseki by Wolfowitz was probably the most direct public dressing-down of a military officer, a four-star general, by a civilian superior since Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur, 50 years ago.
		Shinseki of the Army drew not only on his experience in the Balkans, trying to administer a fractious region postwar.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/interviews/fallows.html (3572 words)

	Army to develop future force now, says Shinseki
		Shinseki and Caldera said America's Army would continue to prepare to fight and win the nation's wars and train soldiers and grow leaders.
		Shinseki noted that the U.S. Army was at a similar juncture 100 years ago following the U.S. victory in the 1898 Spanish American War.
		Shinseki said the Army must be more responsive, lethal, agile, versatile, survivable and sustainable to meet the needs of the nation.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/army/unit/docs/a19991013shinvis.htm (624 words)

	Eric Shinseki - SourceWatch
		U.S. Army General Eric Shinseki (http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0880745.html) "graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1965 with a bachelor's degree.
		Shinseki and Rumsfeld have had a famously frosty relationship, and several Army officials say that with Rumsfeld at the helm, the post of chief of staff is not exactly coveted.
		Shinseki was named a lieutenant general and deputy chief of staff for operations and planning in 1996.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Eric_Shinseki (1079 words)

	The New Yorker: From the Archives
		Shinseki's job as a forward observer was to "hump the field" with his platoon until they encountered the enemy, and then to radio back the location coördinates to the artillery battery, which would deliver cannon fire from its howitzers.
		Shinseki was a Clinton appointee, and the beret decision seemed another insult to the military culture by the "pencil-pushing, boot-licking, sycophantic desk jockeys in the Pentagon who have genuflected in the direction of the Draft Dodger these long eight years," as one Web posting phrased it.
		Shinseki had meant the berets to unify the Army behind transformation, "to drive down the walls within the institution." The Rangers, Shinseki now concedes, in a characteristic understatement, "were very vocal" in their opposition.
	www.newyorker.com /archive/content/?030407fr_archive04 (9753 words)

	'My name is Shinseki and I am a soldier' - Jun. 22, 2003
		Shinseki went on record mentioning some 200,000 troops, a figure Wolfowitz publicly dismissed as "wildly off the mark." As things now stand, it would appear that Shinseki was not too far off the mark.
		Shinseki's tour of duty as chief of staff was marked by clashes with Pentagon officials specifically Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz.
		As I mentioned in the column, Shinseki's grandfather was a Japanese who grew up in Hiroshima and later migrated to Hawaii during the early part of the 20th century working on the pineapple and sugarcane plantations there.
	www.inq7.net /opi/2003/jun/22/opi_rjfarolan-1.htm (765 words)

	Is Eric K Shinseki the Next Great AA Leader? Asian American Issues GoldSea
		Eric Shinseki is married to the former Patricia K. Yoshinobu, a J.A. from Hanapepe, Kauai.
		General Eric K. Shinseki, West Point grad and thrice-wounded veteran of the Vietnam War, became the Army's 34th Chief of Staff on June 22, 1999.
		Despite a measured, almost scholarly, personal style, Shinseki was quickly thrust into a high-profile role because of his ambitions for his beloved Army.
	goldsea.com /Air/Issues/Shinseki/shinseki_20609.html (1377 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : Honeywell Elects General Eric K. Shinseki to Its Board Of Directors; Highest Ranking Asian-American in U.S. Military History Left Remarkable Legacy
		Shinseki's legacy includes the development and implementation of a plan to transform the Army as it prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
		Shinseki's global perspective is the result of his leadership positions in Southeast Asia, Germany, Italy and Bosnia.
		General Shinseki, 60, served in the United States Army for 38 years and held a number of key command positions, including Commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe and Commander of the NATO Peace Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20031103&archive=bwire&slug=233075360 (631 words)

	Current News
		Shinseki has served as assistant S-1 (personnel) with the XXIV Corps, Vietnam; as an English instructor at West Point; as a Force Integration staff officer at the Pentagon; as commander in chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, and as commander of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia.
		Shinseki discussed his views on improving Army life for soldiers and their families, promising health care and educational opportunities to families of deployed soldiers.
		Caldera said Shinseki is "a leader who values and honors the contribution that every soldier has to make." Caldera also emphasized that Shinseki has exemplified the Army values and will include basic family values into the Army of tomorrow.
	www.hqusareur.army.mil /htmlinks/Press_Releases/9x/99/June/990625-1.htm (837 words)

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		CHIEF OF STAFF MUST GO If Eric Shinseki was CEO of a Fortune 500 company and had the record of repeated failure that he has accumulated as Army Chief of Staff, he would have been fired a long time ago.
		Shinseki’s dictate that all Army personnel - from cooks to company clerks - don the sacred black beret, until now a symbol of excellence only available to Army Rangers who earned the right to wear it, was billed as a “morale booster.” Instead, it turned into an unmitigated disaster.
		Shinseki would grant their “request,” and thus the “heat” would be off the general.
	www.militarycorruption.com /blackberet.htm (1284 words)

	030620Shinseki
		The secretary touched on Shinseki's vision of Transformation to give the Army a more deployable, lighter, mobile and lethal force in the near term and the future when the meaning of Transformation was relatively unknown within the Department of Defense.
		Shinseki retired from more than 37 years of active service at a ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., June 11.
		Most of Shinseki's remarks centered on the accomplishment of soldiers -- "They've never let me down" -- and thanking a host of people including former bosses, members of Congress, members of his staff and professional correspondents who have helped tell the public about what great soldiers the Army has.
	www.pica.army.mil /voice2003/030620/Shinseki.htm (641 words)

	Army museum opens Shinseki exhibit - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		The Army unveiled a biographical exhibit yesterday honoring Gen. Eric Shinseki, the first Hawai'i native and Asian American to attain the four-star rank as well as achieve the highest uniformed position of leadership in the Army &.
		Shinseki became chief of staff in June 1999 and helped lead the military as it responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and in the war in Afghanistan and the war with Iraq.
		With characteristic humility, Shinseki devoted most of his remarks at the opening to praising his wife, his family, friends and comrades for their guidance and sacrifices during his 38-year military career.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Mar/31/ln/ln14a.html (699 words)

	Shinseki rules out run for governor in '06 - The Honolulu Advertiser
		Shinseki retired in 2003 after 38 years in the Army, the last four years as chief of staff.
		Shinseki won national attention as Army chief of staff when he said the military would need at least 200,000 troops to occupy Iraq.
		Shinseki, 62, has never run for political office and his party affiliation is unknown.
	www.honoluluadvertiser.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050916/NEWS08/509160377/1018/NEWS (408 words)

	Soundoff! Article: Patty Shinseki speaks at luncheon
		Shinseki cited programs and organizations such as Army Family Team Building, the American Red Cross and the Army Family Action Plan, which offer exemplary services to the military community.
		Shinseki also shared with other Army spouses some of the initiatives the Army has taken to address the well-being of its soldiers, civilians, retirees and their families.
		Shinseki offered a brief glimpse into her early experiences of being an Army spouse.
	www.ftmeade.army.mil /SoundOFF/archives/SO2000/Nov16-00/html/Shinseki.htm (611 words)

	Center for Public Leadership :: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
		Eric Shinseki served as the 34th Chief of Staff, United States Army from June 22, 1999 to June 11, 2003, a time of significant change and challenge at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st Centuries.
		During 38 years in uniform, General Shinseki served in a succession of command and staff positions worldwide, including two combat tours in the Republic of Vietnam and 10+ years in Cold War and post-Cold War Europe.
		As Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, General Shinseki led in developing an Army Vision to take today's very capable force, enhance it over the next 5 years, and then transform it in the years after 2010, to keep the U.S. Army the dominant landforce in the 21st Century.
	www.ksg.harvard.edu /leadership/about/people/index.php?id=555 (567 words)

	Pentagon Contradicts General on Iraq Occupation Force's Size - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, opened a two-front war of words on Capitol Hill, calling the recent estimate by Gen. Eric K. Shinseki of the Army that several hundred thousand troops would be needed in postwar Iraq, "wildly off the mark." Pentagon officials have put the figure closer to 100,000 troops.
		General Shinseki is a former commander of the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia.
		Wolfowitz ticked off several reasons why he believed a much smaller coalition peacekeeping force than General Shinseki envisioned would be sufficient to police and rebuild postwar Iraq.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/iraq/attack/consequences/2003/0228pentagoncontra.htm (978 words)

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		When Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, warned that occupying Iraq might require hundreds of thousands of soldiers for an extended period, Paul Wolfowitz said he was 'wildly off the mark' -- and the secretary of the Army may have been fired for backing up the general.
		When Gen. Eric Shinseki told Congress that postwar Iraq would require a large occupation force, that was the end of his military career.
		Sources said Rumsfeld is also unhappy with [Army Chief of Staff Eric] Shinseki, who drew the Pentagon's ire before the Iraq war by suggesting it would likely take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to secure the peace." Shinseki was right -- Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz grossly underestimated the number of troops required.
	archive.democrats.com /search.cfm?term=shinseki (1570 words)

	Rantingprofs: WHAT HAPPENED TO ERIC SHINSEKI?
		Prior to the war, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, said publicly that he thought the invasion plan lacked sufficient manpower, and he was slapped down by the Pentagon's civilian leadership for saying so.
		Shinseki is lionized now because he called for more troops and was shot down (hey, it's a blog, I can use loaded language.) But on his watch Army officers were pretty clearly off the reservation.
		Shinseki is often described as himself a fan of transformation.
	www.rantingprofs.com /rantingprofs/2004/10/what_happened_t.html (1215 words)

	Soldiering On
		Unhappy with Shinseki's support of the Crusader artillery system, Rumsfeld had taken the unprecedented step of naming the person who would be his replacement a full 14 months before the end of his term.
		Shinseki could have parroted the party line, or hedged his answer to appear more neutral, but he didn't.
		Shinseki also believed that leadership isn't about equipment so much as it is about people.
	www.fastcompany.com /magazine/86/shinseki.html (704 words)

	G2mil magazine
		The US Congress and the American media were shocked that General Eric Shinseki wasted millions of dollars to outfit the Army with new hats.
		To counter this criticism, Shinseki arranged for testing alternative platforms, which proved the LAV is less mobile off-road than the M113, and too heavy for helicopter transport or C-130 transport to dirt airfields.
		Two years ago, General Shinseki presented a plan to form several medium-weight brigades to be airlifted overseas and into combat within 96 hours; "fort to foxhole" was the sales pitch, along with a "goal" of landing an entire medium division within 5 days.
	www.g2mil.com /Sept2001.htm (1802 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		On Tuesday, the Army will unveil an exhibit honoring Shinseki, who was born on the Garden Isle and rose to become the first Japanese American to wear four stars and serve as the uniformed leader of the U.S. Army as its chief of staff.
		Shinseki was promoted to general in 1996 and was named as commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, the allied land forces in Central Europe, and the NATO force in Bosnia.
		The exhibit traces Shinseki's career from his achievements at Kauai High School, where he excelled as a student athlete and leader, through his career at West Point, Vietnam, and the various European commands he has held during his 10 years there.
	starbulletin.com /2004/03/28/news/story9.html (1029 words)

	Com SFOR
		General Eric K. Shinseki is the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, NATO Forces in Central Europe (LANDCENT) and Commander of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) after having served as the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the Army since August 1996.
		General Shinseki has previously served over nine years in Europe as the Commander, 3d Squadron, 7th Cavalry; the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations, Plans and Training); the Commander, 2d Brigade; and the Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, all with the 3d Infantry Division.
		Since his commissioning nearly 32 years ago, General Shinseki has served in a variety of command and staff assignments both in the United States and overseas, including two combat tours in the Republic of Vietnam with the 9th and 25th Infantry Divisions.
	www.nato.int /sfor/coms-sfor/shinseki.htm (259 words)

	Army chief says 200,000 troops needed to keep the peace - theage.com.au
		General Eric Shinseki told the Senate armed services committee that the Bush Administration would need to keep a large force in Iraq even after a war to curb ethnic tensions and provide humanitarian aid.
		General Shinseki and General John Jumper, the air force chief of staff, told the committee that some parts of the military were already strained because of deployments in Afghanistan, Korea, the Sinai and Bosnia.
		"What Shinseki is saying is that if we don't have allies in Iraq, peacekeeping could employ the entire deployable army," said Loren Thompson, a defence analyst at the Lexington Institute, a Virginia public policy group.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/02/26/1046064103887.html?oneclick=true (475 words)

	Pomona College : News@Pomona
		Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki will speak on “Challenges in the Effective Use of Force” at 8 p.m.
		Shinseki went on record more than once calling for some 200,000 troops, a figure that Wolfowitz publicly dismissed as “wildly off the mark.” However, events have proved General Shinseki right in his assessment that more, not fewer, troops would be needed to keep order in post-war Iraq.
		General Shinseki began his 38-year military career as a platoon leader in Vietnam, rose to commanding general of U.S. Army troops in Europe and spent 15 months in charge of peacekeeping in Bosnia.
	www.pomona.edu /Events/News/newsitems/112204shinseki.shtml (423 words)

	AsianWeek.com
		Family members of Kauai native Gen. Eric Shinseki, 62, headed for Washington for his retirement June 11 as Army chief of staff, amid East Coast rumors that he could be a strong U.S. Senate candidate from Hawai&.
		Considering Inouye& strong support for Shinseki when his nomination by President Clinton to be Army chief of staff went to the Senate in 1999, Yuen said it would be unimaginable that Shinseki would challenge his fellow Japanese American, who has long been Hawai& leading Democrat.
		Shinseki’s brother, Kauai insurance official Paul Shinseki, is leading what he describes as a large family contingent from Hawai& for the Pentagon retirement ceremonies.
	news.asianweek.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=527c110c5065e255450223ed674a6294&this_category_id=169 (704 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki said last night the war in Iraq "didn't have to be this difficult."
		Shinseki, a 38-year career Army officer who retired in July, did not expand on his critique.
		As chief of staff, Shinseki presided over the Army's nine combat commands and served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	starbulletin.com /2003/09/20/news/story5.html (589 words)

	The General Who Got It Right on Iraq
		What puzzled many of us who had listened to Shinseki was the contrast between his emphasis on careful military planning and how shortsighted the administration was in preparing for the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.
		Like Rumsfeld, Shinseki wanted to "transform" the armed services and had announced his plan for changing the Army when he became chief of staff in 1999.
		Before the war, Shinseki's Army planners were not once consulted by Rumsfeld's office.
	www.commondreams.org /views04/1226-28.htm (1035 words)

	Shinseki vs. Wolfowitz
		The Army chief of staff, Gen. Eric Shinseki, told Congress last week that stabilizing Iraq after a war is won might require as many forces as deposing Saddam.
		So Gen. Shinseki was on solid ground in estimating that stabilization forces will have to be large at first.
		Among its other implications, this means trying to patch things up with our allies so we can secure their help in winning the peace in Iraq, even if we are unlikely to receive (and unlikely to need) the help of most of them in winning the war.
	www.brookings.edu /views/op-ed/ohanlon/20030304.htm (819 words)

	HAMS Museum Store General Eric Shinseki Biography
		General Shinseki, born on Kau'ai and educated in the public schools of Hawaii, was the first American of Asian ancestry to wear the four stars of a full general and to become chief of his service.
		After General Eric Ken Shinseki became chief of staff of the Army in 1999, the Museum Society decided to establish a Shinseki Gallery in Battery Randolph to portray a worthy model for the school children and cadets of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) who regularly visit the museum.
		"General Eric Shinseki, rising from modest means on the island of Kauai to the office of chief of staff, the uniformed leader of the Army, personifies the best in the American people and their Army.
	www.hiarmymuseumsoc.org /shop/shinseki_book.html (367 words)

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