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Politics before the Nation's interest
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Originally posted by Spanky
Do you really want to quote an article that says a General should not disagree with a Senator. A Senator who is pandering to get votes and a General who really knows what is going on?
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Yes, I do. Because the principle of civilian control of the military is important, and if the military gets sucked into fighting George Bush's fights because he is too weak to fight them himself, we'll all lose.
The ridiculousness of your position is illustrated by the fact that the Senator in question is John Warner, a Republican who is about the most respected Senator on military issues. People generally assume that he speaks for the services.
And we all know that Bush selects which generals speak for him. When the joint chiefs disagreed with his plans for Iraq, he went and found Petraeus. The generals who advocate for his policies are those who agree with him. The others don't give press conferences.
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Last edited by Tyrone Slothrop; 09-09-2007 at 11:14 PM..
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