Talk:Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
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Predicting the future
"From the brief time that we did spend occupying Iraqi territory after the war, I am certain that had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like the dinosaur in the tar pit -- we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of the occupation. This is a burden I am sure the beleaguered American taxpayer would not have been happy to take on." It Doesn't Take a Hero, p.498
Initial initial
General Schwarzkopf's objections notwithstanding (and I don't think I'd like the name much either if I had it), if his first name weren't "Herbert" he wouldn't be a "Junior". - Hephaestos|§ 01:20, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Well, as his father was also called "H. Norman" by his own volition, although his given name was "Herbert Norman", it actually makes sense to attach a "Junior" to the son's name. The "initial initial" issue (as opposed to "middle initial") is treated in the West Point part of the autobiography (truth be told, though, I don't know whether such a naming scheme is in fact allowed in the U.S., or any other nation for that matter. He'd have trouble in Norway, I think). --Wernher 01:35, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Preferably we'd go with whatever's on the birth certificate for both of them, but I don't know of any way to easily obtain that info. - Hephaestos|§ 02:02, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Initial military career
There's no mention of Schwarzkpof's enlisting as a private and serving in the Korean War, prior to his appointment to West Point. I don't know enough of the details to add this myself; anyone else game?
TJSwoboda 22:51, 22 May 2005 (UTC)