This is unfortunate news. The forces of rationality and realism could have used Odom's voice in the debates ahead. Let's hope their are others in the military who have been influenced by Odom, and can step up to fill his shoes.

I saw him a couple of months ago on C-Span giving testimony to a Senate Committee. He didn't look at all well.

I am very sorry to learn of this. Gen. Odom was a valuable thinker on national security affairs and an important official in two administrations in the latter years of the Cold War. I regret the next administration will not have the benefit of his counsel.

William E. Odom, True Patriot Rest in Peace.

And Dick Cheney lives to breathe another breath...there is no justice in this world.

While I didn't always agree with Gen. Odom, I shared much of his
experience as a conservative who didn't recognize what had
become of the movement begun by Goldwater (passing over
Hoover's influence), co-opted by Reagan and destroyed by the
Bushes.

I will miss his voice. As I see it, his only mistake was in
believing that the future of Iraq could only be secured by
nominating another strongman in the place of Saddam. I still
hold out hope for some sort of rump democracy, though I
recognize that any democracy arising in Iraq will of necessity be
anti-American.

I still hope that I am right, and that Iraq does not pass through
the retrograde stage Bill Odom foresaw. Nonetheless, I sincerely
miss him. Rest in peace, General Odom. We will carry on with
you firmly in our memory. America abides.

Indeed, a loyal idealogue.
He had his view and his beliefs, but these never shook him from a grasp of the truth.

Condolences to friends and family, thanks as well for his voice.

the Late General Odom was a highly educated, thoughtful, and sane American. He was a credit to his country. His sanity on Iraq and Iran will be sorely missed.

You guys in US have no one like him among the 40 and 50 year olds. That is one reason that you are such a dangerous people.

So sorry to learn of General Odom's passing. He was a true defender of our Constitution.

Mr. Odom will be well missed. His views on the Iran, war & peace, and the Constitution were priceless. It'd be a shame if Bush continues to ignore his appeals for peace and diplomacy.

I hate to bring snarky cynicism to this solemn post...I too admired Gen. Odom both in and out of uniform but Steve how come the only conservatives you salute are those that agree with you wholeheartedly on an issue.

theCardinal, pardon me for the delayed reply. It's been a while
since I checked back. I do hope you find this. It's not that I only
agree with those who wholeheartedly agree with me on an issue.
It's just that I strongly disagreed with General Odom's notion
that what Iraq needed was another strongman along the lines of
Saddam. That is what Rumsfeld's people initially wanted to do,
to knock down Saddam and replace him with their boy Ahmed
Chalabi. I can only guess what a disaster would have come if
that plan had succeeded. Naive small-d democrat that I am, I
hoped, and still hope, that some form of bottom-up (rather than
top-down as we delivered) democracy would develop there. I
still hold that hope. And as I said, any democracy in Iraq will of
necessity be anti-American, for that is the majority opinion in
Iraq. Who can blame them?

I'll check back soon, or you can contact me at sjones at igc dot
org. And, no, the igc does not stand for what you think it does.

We have lost a national treasure. His intellectual grasp, his clarity of thought and expression are neither conservative nor liberal, but a testament to the greatness of the man.

So sorry to learn of General Odom's passing. He was a true defender of our Constitution.

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