Talking about outrages, how about Bush being AWOL and getting away
with it. Or his cocaine use or the several cases of his being busted
for drunk driving.
How about Bush's cuts in veteran's benefits.
Try naming 4 general officers, not brigadiers, who spoke out against
the Clinton administration. During Clinton's tenure, how many Chiefs
of staff of the Pentagon like General Shalikashvilli spoke out against
Bush's policies, at congressional committees while in still in
uniform.
But we should not be talking about the past, we ought to be talking
about the current government policies. That is what the impending
electionis about.
As for the military's support of Clinton, according to the U of
Michigan voting archive
(http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stpolisc.html) Clinton came very
close to Dole fo rthe miltary vote. If they were so much against him
then those number would have been very different.
Try using some facts instead of parroting right wing myths.
larry
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:23:39 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Did you forget about Colin Powell? He ended his career
> on Clintons watch. Came right back when Bush was
> elected.
>
> How about the outrage of Clinton burning the flag in
> England during the Vietnam war? Remember gay's in the
> Military? And he cut the pay and services so much many
> were had too apply for food stamps.
> You realy think he had military's support?
>
> -sm
>
>
> --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > They left first. Only a few very junior officers
> > criticized Clinton
> > while in uniform. In contrast the COS Pentagon,
> > publicly criticized
> > the administration and was sacked shortly
> > thereafter.
> >
> > larry
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:48:57 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Rarely if ever in American history have
> > uniformed
> > > > commanders felt compelled
> > > > to challenge their commander in chief in public.
> > >
> > > You've got to be joking! didn't many leave the
> > > military because of Clinton?
> > >
> > > -sm
> > > >
> > > > "I believe we are absolutely on the brink of
> > > > failure. We are looking into
> > > > the abyss."
> > > > General Joseph Hoar, the former head of the
> > Marine
> > > > Corps
> > > >
> > > > "In the lead-up to the Iraq war, and its later
> > > > conduct,I saw at a minimum,
> > > > true dereliction, negligence and
> > irresponsibility,
> > > > at worst, lying,
> > > > incompetence and corruption."
> > > > Retired Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni, head
> > of
> > > > Central Command,
> > > > President Bush's personal emissary to the Middle
> > > > East
> > > >
> > > > Washington Post quoted an unnamed senior General
> > at
> > > > the Pentagon as saying,
> > > > " the current OSD (Office of the Secretary of
> > > > Defense) refused to listen or
> > > > adhere to military advice."
> > > >
> > > > The Post also quoted an unnamed general as
> > saying,
> > > > "Like a lot of senior
> > > > Army guys I'm quite angry" with Rumsfeld and the
> > > > rest of the Bush
> > > > Administration. He listed two reasons. "I think
> > they
> > > > are going to break the
> > > > Army," he said, adding that what really incites
> > him
> > > > is "I don't think they
> > > > care."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 04:49 PM 7/1/04, Sam the Dittohead wrote:
> > > > >Sorry, I forgot my quote.
> > > > >
> > > > >"We have an entire political party which is
> > engaged
> > > > in
> > > > >an effort to make sure we lose this war so that
> > > > they
> > > > >win the White House, and I am not mincing
> > words.
> > > > They
> > > > >are doing everything they can to see that our
> > > > effort
> > > > >to win this is defeated, because it's Bush
> > leading
> > > > >it." -Rush
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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