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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 10:44 PM
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Another retired Gen. breaks silence to criticize Bush on Iraq War...
Retired Gen. George Washington Criticizes Bush's Handling Of Iraq War

WASHINGTON, DC—Breaking a 211-year media silence, retired Army Gen. George Washington appeared on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday to speak out against many aspects of the way the Iraq war has been waged.

Washington, whose appearance marked the first time the military leader and statesman had spoken publicly since his 1796 farewell address in Philadelphia, is the latest in a string of retired generals stepping forward to criticize the Iraq war.

"This entire military venture has been foolhardy and of ill design," said Washington, dressed in his customary breeches and frilly cravat. "The manifold mistakes committed by this president in Iraq carry grave consequences, and he who holds the position of commander in chief has the responsibility to right those wrongs."

Washington noted that while Saddam Hussein was an indefensible tyrant, that alone did not justify a "conflict that seems without design or end."



http://www.theonion.com/content/news/retired_gen_george_washington
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 10:47 PM
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1. Hero now k/r n/t
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 10:48 PM
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2. omg that was funny and sad.
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 11:01 PM
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3. I know, at a certain point it starts hitting home a little too much
:)
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 11:13 PM
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4. That is exactly how it would play out
However, White House response to the former general's criticism was swift and sharp. Spokesman Tony Fratto dismissed Washington as "increasingly irrelevant" and "a relic" who "made some embarrassing gaffes" during his own military career, such as the Continental Army's near destruction in the Battle of Long Island in 1776.

"The general's reckless and irresponsible comments show that he clearly does not understand the realities of 21st-century warfare," Fratto said.

Conservative pundits moved quickly to discredit the decorated general.

"I don't care who you are—or if you cannot tell a lie—it's un-American to question the president in a time of war," Sean Hannity said on his radio program Monday. "Plus, I find it very interesting that a man who owned slaves and sold hemp thinks he's entitled to give our Commander in Chief lessons on how to run a war."


If you're not with them, you're against them and dealt with accordingly.
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 11:22 PM
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5. oh imagine if Jesus came out against voodoo economics
He'd be accused of inciting class warfare. Called an elitist. A hippy. Somehow they'd make up some shit that Jesus led an anti-American protest while visiting Moscow. It would get ugly.
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-09-07 05:01 AM
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8. They'd probably say that Jesus is a secular liberal who doesn't want people to practice Christianity
They wouldn't get the irony either.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-09-07 12:59 AM
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6. K&R. (nt)
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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-09-07 04:38 AM
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7. I think he would be lamenting on Bush's actions to the constitution n/t
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