Talk:Philip M. Breedlove

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Correct me, but where was he cited a Silver Star? 88.64.244.63 (talk) 09:25, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Unless someone can show or explain otherwise, Gulf War should be removed from the list of wars Gen. Breedlove served in. He was assigned to the 512th Fighter Squadron during the very beginning of Gulf War, which does not appear on list of units that served in the air campaign. Soon after the start of the war, he went to the Air Command and Staff College. Quickfoot (talk) 22:57, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Nov 2014: Breedlove says Russian troops still in Ukraine providing the backbone for rebels fighting the U. govt.

• [www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/26/us-ukraine-crisis-nato-idUSKCN0JA17O20141126?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71 google_editors_picks=true] G.B. says in Kiev that Russian forces are still in Ukraine providing the backbone for the separatist rebels fight the U. govt; is concerned over R's militarization of the annexed Crimea.74.60.161.158 (talk) 14:29, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

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It tells that he was "constantly inflating the figures of Russian military involvement in an attempt to subvert the diplomatic solution". This is a highly biased and already outdated opinion. It sounds very strange because the continuous intervention by Russian forces has been well established. Therefore, I think it does not belong to the BLP. My very best wishes (talk) 14:13, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

• Not really outdated, since it was published in March 2015 (the Ukrainian crisis/War in Donbass was already full-scale at that time). Even if the Russian invasion is a confirmed fact, the extent of Russian influence is still debatable (from "Kremlin aiding the separatists" to "Unrest organized by Kremlin"), so the criticism for "inflating the figures" is not irrelevant. I added a separate section for opinions and criticism, which may later be expanded. Buzz105 (talk) 15:09, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

If that was a notable controversy (I do not think so), one must explain what the claim by Breedlove was about. The numbers have been inflated? OK. Which numbers, and how exactly they have been inflated? Why the numbers are wrong? Simply criticizing someone for unexplained claims does not belongs here for a number of reasons including WP:BLP. My very best wishes (talk) 12:17, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Der Spiegel is a reliable source. I'd recommend you to read WP:RS and WP:NPOV policies.

Quote: —"It was quiet in eastern Ukraine last Wednesday. Indeed, it was another quiet day in an extended stretch of relative calm. The battles between the Ukrainian army and the pro-Russian separatists had largely stopped and heavy weaponry was being withdrawn. The Minsk cease-fire wasn't holding perfectly, but it was holding. On that same day, General Philip Breedlove, the top NATO commander in Europe, stepped before the press in Washington. Putin, the 59-year-old said, had once again "upped the ante" in eastern Ukraine -- with "well over a thousand combat vehicles, Russian combat forces, some of their most sophisticated air defense, battalions of artillery" having been sent to the Donbass. "What is clear," Breedlove said, "is that right now, it is not getting better. It is getting worse every day." German leaders in Berlin were stunned. They didn't understand what Breedlove was talking about. And it wasn't the first time. Once again, the German government, supported by intelligence gathered by the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence agency, did not share the view of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)." — "Breedlove's Bellicosity: Berlin Alarmed by Aggressive NATO Stance on Ukraine", Der Spiegel, March 06, 2015. -- Tobby72 (talk) 13:20, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

I am not telling that the source was unreliable or that claim was not in the source. I am telling that the content (as included) does not belong to the page for the following reasons: (a) which exactly numbers are disputed and why has not been explained (therefore, the criticism is meaningless), (b) this is a minor and outdated controversy (and therefore undue). Including only criticism and not explaining even the claim by Breedlove (one that has been criticized) goes against WP:NPOV and WP:BLP. My very best wishes (talk) 13:34, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Fly a plane?

I just watched his "interview" on Huckabee and decided to look him up. It doesn't appear that he EVER flew a combat mission. Looks to me like he had a bunch of cushy administrative positions, but, never really performed in any combat role. Correct me if I'm wrong please. 72.227.96.251 (talk) 00:19, 4 September 2023 (UTC)