But worst of all, he is completely wrong about Iran and Al Qaeda and Scarborough failed to challenge him on it: The 9-11 Commission uncovered clear evidence of great cooperation between Iran and Al Qaeda over a period of years, long before the September 11 attacks.
It is scary to me that a flag rank retired officer could be so misinformed and ignorant about vital issues...
I think he slept through the takeover of the US embassy in Iran back in 1979. LOL!
Ummm - try Carter .... wasn’t he in office when Iran took over our embassy? And wasn’t it Carter who got the Shah kicked out???
I blame Carter.
I knew him when I was a fighter pilot type in the USAF. He is a bungling ass. (Hope, he didn’t do anything bad to my career...he was just an ass.) I also ran into him doing some engineering work after my retirement. He was still an ass, and demonstrated remarkable engineering incompetancy to boot (he should work for Microsoft). The guy is a loon, pure and simple. Methinks there’s a family relationship somewhere between him and Wes Clark. He fits just fine in the Dhimmicratic party.
Obama has less than 10 flag rank officers supporting him. GW had over 300. The numbers speak for themselves.
You are not alone.
Wow. What a wealth of misinformation.
How does someone like this ever get to be a member of the Joint Chiefs?
Lets all smoke a hookah with the kookah Obama...
If Obama is Prez this country is doomed.... He actually thinks Amadmanjihad plays fair.... bwahhhhhh
“He wants a strong military”
For everyone but the USA.
Yeah, that’s right. Iran was our friend and aly until G.W. Bush became President. What a crock of sh*t.
It's hard to believe that Obama has such stupid advisors. (Well, maybe not.)
ML/NJ
McPeak is delusional.
“Iran is the enemy of Al Qaeda”
Uhh...wake up, pal. The US is a bigger enemy to both of them, which is why collusion is sometimes allowed between them.
Don't think the Ayatollahs forgot ~ they know that the real enemy is the Democratic party.
This man is delusional or a liar, probably the latter. Iran has been anti-American since the Ayatollah (ph) took power. does anyone on the left remember the Iranian radicals, including their current president, taking over our embassy?
Where do the Democrats dig up these flunky military men?
General McPeak should know that Iran has been anti-American since 1979. Somebody hit him on the head and wake him up.
Eh, he’s a ‘Tard. Not much else to say.
The idiots voting for Obama will not know any better. Most of them are way to young to remember that Iran has been an enemy ever since we allowed the Shah of Iran to be deposed by radical islamists. I guarantee they are not teaching that in publik skules.
If you are a liberal, history begins at whatever time you get up each day. If you are a liberal with a long view of history, it began on November 4, 2000.
Gee, I didn't realize the W was President in 1979 during the Embassy takeover and 444 days hostage situation.
Must be he morphed from a P-nut farmer to Texas rancher.
Simply amazing how the Peter Principle keeps being reinforced over and over with comments such as from this moonbat.
Barak “Jimmy Carter Jr” Obama might want to point the finger at Jimmy “Barak Obama of the 70s” Carter instead.
McPeak’s name rings a bell. He screwed something up during Desert Storm but for the life of me I can’t remember.
Obviously he was brain dead from about 1979 - 1992.
Obama is a Academic type without any real world experience.
Graduated from a Ivy League College to become a social activitist. Seven years in the State Senate representing the most corrupt area in Illinois....Cook County.
Luck got him into the US Senate. Served only three years too. He thinks he can tackle all the dangers in this world and keep my family safe.
The Mullah’s and North Koreans will have a good time walking all over him.
The Mullah regime has been calling the U.S. “The Great Satan” since they took over in 1979. That makes 28 years.
They have also been leading chants of “Death to America” since 1979. That makes 28 years.
McPeak is an ass-clown.
I believe when it comes to executive branch foreign policy moves there are no coincidences. Obama if he’s a true American, would work his rear off to open up venues we have been kept from. He could do a lot to open up Africa and it’s resources. Look how the western regions welcomed President Bush. With Obama it would be stratosperic.I suspect very little of the continent has been cataloged for hydrocarbon reserves I also suspect it’ll be completely converted to Islam in 20 years if we don’t do something.
IF McPeak is older than 45 he’s just talking garbage and doesn’t a bit of it. He knows what Iran has done to harm us in the region. He’s lying. Has to be.
Is this the same McPeak that campaigned for Kerry in 2004?
General Merrill McPeak says in this interview( recorded a year ago ), that it doesn't really matter who you elect President. The General, who served under Bush, Sr., said, we were at a moral high when we came out of the Gulf. McPeak says he does not blame the sitting President only for the mistakes made, he blames many in the State Dept., other powerful agencies of the Federal Government. He added Colin Powell was his next door neighbor for a time. He was good friends with Paul Wolfowitz. To mislead the American public, he said, was probably deliberate, certainly they're smart enough, there had to have been some kind of motive.
The General said, "the President had innocence in experience, so it is hard to blame him". I voted for the President. McPeak then he registered as an Independent; now he has registered as a Democrat, adding he has gone way over to the enemy camp and laughs. He told how he had worked for Howard Dean and for John Kerry.
When McPeak was asked about pulling out of Iraq. He said he favored a departure as early as feasible; but it is not a good idea to give a public date! That gives options to those that would do us damage! In a sense, we could do more important things than immediate departure. Our position in the Middle east is probably sabotaged for centuries. There are Positive steps we could take now and announce now. Economic assistance doesn't make any difference until you have stabilization or settled down- then you can help them get back on their feet.
The General was askied about Abu grab several times in this inerview. The General said he strongly believes we should bulldoze Abu grab prison and plant a garden! He also believes we should fire 20,000 contractors in Iraq who are not in the assistance (grid construction) field, simply gun slingers, mercenary types. Like Blackwater? asked the Interviwer. The General hesitated and responded at that point, yes. I would get them out this afternoon! he added; as they are an insult to our military! If there is something wrong with our trained Army, then we should fix it. Many of the contractors are from overseas, very tough guys!
We are building a dozen or so main operating bases in Iraq-large bases. I would announce we are suspending all construction, because is a waste of money! In the beginning you could argue you could stay a 100 years and make a very good argument. You could have argued in 2003, go in and build a permanent presence. It would have been a logical case to be made. He gave examples of the US being in other countries for decades. We can't stay now because we had so messed up the operation. The dozen or few bases, we are just constructing are just monuments of the past-- and stop construction because of the cost, he adds. The General emphasized, The Pictures of what happened at Abu grab prison will be in textbooks read by Arab school children for generations. Raise it and blow it up! The General said lawyers in uniform have recommended this for a long time. Those in Washington, sitting in an office in uniform have decided differently.
When asked (1 year ago) that he might become the Military Adviser for Obama, he added he was impressed with what he could see. What I liked about Obama was he told me he "wants "to change the game, not just be good at the game". Hillary knows how to play the game. One change, Obama said is to do something about this money requirement needed to get elected-$100 million just to get started.
When asked when the war on terror started, he said that had been a big discussion for some time. The General said it probably started under the Jimmy Carter administration, Iran hostage situation. After that event, Americans started getting murdered across the Middle East-ongoing.
When we went into Afghanistan, the General said, Iran was helpful, and pledged 300 million dollars in assistance. Some in our Government didn't like that; but, he emphasized that the diplomats were getting along quite well. Then we went on this "Axis of Evil squeege"(pressure),and it definitely changed all that.
There is a point when stupidity does becomes criminal, said McPeak. When the interviewer continues to push for impeachment of Bush, the General said; but was quick to add he did not believe Bush should be impeached. He said instead, we should impeach ourselves; for electing him twice. We should look ourselves in the face and say we aren't doing that again.
He was asked about American being an Imperial Power. My wish is that this country lasts a 1000 years. If that aspiration is to come true, we can't stand any more Administrations like this one. We took down the Soviet Union. The Russian people took down the Soviet Union. The Russian people understood there was "a competing way of life". I would hope that we direct our diplomatic and political strength the same way now. Just by being on TV, everyone in the world has the visibility. "When our motives are bad, they see that. When our motives are good on the side of the angels, they see that too- like when in Afghanistan." America has enormous clout and I hope it lasts for a long time.
Note: The interviewer a couple of times tried push the Liberal tag word- Imperialism; but General McPeak did not slip into the interviewer's intent to steer and; therefore, conclude. There is a lot I missed in the attempt to transcribe; but this at least gives ,e some indication of how McPeak might advise Obama. I felt, the General handled himself quite well and made respectful answers. Sometimes not answering when it amounted to no more than a personal opinion on another party, or answered he did not know. The media, as we know, can often take much out of a context which was really nothing.
Interview with General Merrill McPeak, Third Planet Report