MAJOR GENERAL ANTONIO M. TAGUBA, US Army, CF

1234567891011121314151617181920212223Q. Overall. You have all these Battalions, and obviouslyyou’re-- you are in dire straits here and you mentioned that nobodywas hearing your plea----A. Nobody was.Q. ----for assistance. So that was the last great measure wasto put Lieutenant Colonel Chu in temporary command while LieutenantColonel Phillabaum was recovering from whatever he was strugglingwith.A. The stress, whatever, but it was. And it was clear.Q. So, you put him back in command after he came back. Notreally-- nothing out of the ordinary. Did you talk to him, or atleast give him further guidance?A. Yes, sir, I did.Q. And in what respect?A. When he came back up, because I had not made a decision,when he came back up from Arifjan. He was like a different person.He spoke with confidence, he-- we talked about Emerson, we talkedabout him taking control of his staff, we talked about-- I told him Iwould get him a CSM, and I did. We talked about using the people inthe Brigade to help him when he was in trouble, like my SergeantMajor. And-- andQ. Who was also in trouble at the time.A. At that time, I think he was down at Arifjan,----52