On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:21:34 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Judging from the rate at which retired generals ans > > admirals are stepping up to speak their minds, we > > should have that bulwark on our side. > > Facts, again. I believe that the ratio of senior > officers who have publicly pledged their support to > the Bush Administration to that supporting Kerry is > well over 2:1. Kerry is very, very, very unpopular in > the military, to put it mildly. Had the Democrats run
What's the main reason for that, do you think, Gautam? Kerry's post-Vietnam anti-war activities? The Swift-boat stuff? Of the few vets I know, none seem to care as much as I would have thought about the Vietnam-era stuff. Or is it just distrust of his policies? > anyone reasonable (Lieberman or Gephardt, for example) > that may have been different, but other than Dean, no > other candidate could have been so carefully > calibrated to alientate the military. Except maybe > Wes Clark, actually, but other than him. Why would Wes Clark alienate the military even more than Kerry? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
