[republican4ever]

OK, here they go again. I suppose in their eyes, a commie who shook hands with Daniel Ortega, who visited the Saigon Communist Museum, so forth and so on, is better for our country... ughhhhh!!!!

[ex 98C MI Dude]

So they 26 surrender monkeys (diplomats) and perfumed princes (military officers) to oppose the President. And they call it news?!

Here in Sierra Vista AZ, I can find hundreds of ex-military who support Bush. Think the media will cover us?

[Reagan Man]

Conversely, there are more then 26 former US officials who will be supporting PresBush with their votes this November.

[xzins]

aids and conservation

Some of the other issues these supposedly "neutral" diplomats and generals addressed.

This puts the lie to their identity. They say "neutral." Bringing up these non-military and non-diplomatic issues shouts fairly loudly that they are liberals.

[MediaMole]

I assume that the networks and AP will give this the same kind of news blackout they gave the swift boat vets.

[Interesting Times]

According to AP, this is "news."

Also according to AP, 250 Swift boat veterans declaring John Kerry unfit to serve is not "news."

[MHGinTN]

The 'former' officials don't bother me, they're partisan democrat hacks. It is the officials still working at State Dept. and in the Defense Dept. that give me great concern because of their treachery. The democrap party will either be soundly rejected for their sedition and treasonous crap this election year, or they will take back the halls of power and this nation will cease to be as it was intended. I, for one, intend to burn the prayer rug the Islamicists try to force upon us when the democrats are through destroying our nation from within.

[Salman]

26 disgruntled ex-employees don't like the guy who fired them.

[DallasJ7]

Uh, I'm sure there are thousands of former officials opposing Bush's re-election, just as there are thousands supporting it. What a waste of everyone's time.

[I still care]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151126/posts

Swift Boat Veterans and the Media Iron Curtain

I can't be bothered paying attention to these people, when the media pays no attention to veterans FOR Bush.

[zencat]

In other news, the Associated Press continues their all out assault on President Bush and his re-election effort.

[Pokey78]

Gen. Hoar was Howard Dean's military advisor for his campaign. Nuff said.

[Fedora]

The Nazis once published a petition called "100 Scientists Against Einstein", an anti-Semitic tract against the theory of relativity. When asked about it Einstein replied, "If I was wrong, one would have been enough."

[TheBattman]

Yes, GW has some pretty screwed up ideas regarding immigration that could very well spell a security problem - but do they honestly believe that the alternative is far better for security? Someone who personally gave aid and comfort to the enemy at a time of war...

[Jaded]

So? Why should I get jacked about this?

[SeeRushToldU_So]

There are two issues in my mind. The war on terror and lower taxes.

There are only two canidates, sKerry and Pres Bush. I wonder which canidate will meet my hopes for less terror and lower taxes, huhmmmmmmm?

[TheDon]

How many are already on the record for providing aid and comfort to the enemy?

[Asclepius]

Among the group are 20 ambassadors, appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents, other former State Department officials and military leaders whose careers span three decades.

Every pencil-neck with the soul of a department of motor vehicles clerk is now on record as opposing this President.

What a great day to be a Republican.

[Kowdawg]

Yet another unpaid political advertisment.

AP is a transparent shill for the DNC.

[kcvl]

May 21, 2004 issue of Executive Intelligence Review

INTERVIEW: GEN. JOSEPH P. HOAR

`The Neo-Cons Have Had Their Day; Now It's Time for a Clean Sweep'

[kcvl]

Current and former top US military brass dispute White House claims that Iraq poses an immediate threat to the US and that it must be dealt with militarily. In late July 2002, The Washington Post reports that “top generals and admirals in the military establishment, including members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff” believe that Saddam Hussein's regime “poses no immediate threat and that the United States should continue its policy of containment rather than invade Iraq to force a change of leadership in Baghdad.” The report says that the military officials' positions are based “in part on intelligence assessments of the state of Hussein's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and his missile delivery capabilities.” The newspaper says that there are several reasons why these dissident officers disagree with their civilian bosses. They worry that if Saddam Hussein is removed, Iraq could “split up, ... potentially leading to chaos and the creation of new anti-American regimes and terrorist sanctuaries in the region.” It is also possible, they say, that an invasion of Iraq could provoke Saddam Hussein into using whatever weapons of mass destruction he may have. And even if the invasion is successful, the aftermath could see “mass instability, requiring tens of thousands of US troops to maintain peace, prop up a post-Saddam government, and prevent the fragmentation of Iraq,” the military brass warns. Their position is that the US should continue its policy of containment, specifically sanctions and the enforcement of the US- and British- imposed “no-fly” zones. [The Washington Post, 7/28/02] Responding to the dissenting opinions of these military officials, Richard Perle, current chairman of the Defense Policy Board, says that the decision of whether or not to attack Iraq is “a political judgment that these guys aren't competent to make.” [The Washington Post, 7/28/02]

Joseph P. Hoar, a retired Marine Corps general who commanded American forces in the Persian Gulf after the 1991 war, warns the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the proposed invasion is both “risky” and possibly unnecessary. [New York Times, 8/1/02]