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mia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 06:12 PM
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A Republican General for Kerry
By Lonna Gooden VanHorn
http://www.opednews.com/goodenVanHorn_100304_republican_general.htm

General Tony McPeak is a retired four star general who was the head of the U.S. Air Force under President GHW Bush during Operation Desert Storm. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and equipage of a combined active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force of over 850,000, serving at approximately 1,300 locations around the globe...




...The war in Iraq, he said, is Bush's "vanity war." It has nearly wrecked our military, and it has taken our focus off bigger problems like North Korea and Iran. It is certainly likely to wreck the Reserves and the National Guard....

He said, we are in such a mess now, NO ONE knows how to get us out of it. But we have a chance with Kerry because the world does not hate him. We have no chance if Bush is elected....

He said the president lives in a world of spin, protected from everything and everyone except those who adore him. He is not capable of learning. And the United States and the world are suffering for it. It will take decades for the United States to recover from the damage Bush has done to this country and to our relationships with the rest of the world, IF we ever can recover from it. McPeak said this administration’s rosy assessments of the situation in Iraq are so far removed from reality, he is not sure what planet they live on....

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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 06:19 PM
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1. This is a great speech!
McPeak, Shalikashvili, Clark -- all these generals who think Bush is a disaster. He called Iraq "Bush's vanity war." A meme to remember...
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 06:22 PM
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2. wow! this is hard hitting and right to the point! "Bush's vanity war"!!
put this one on your group e-mail!
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mia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 07:01 PM
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4. good idea!

will send it out :thumbsup:
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 06:55 PM
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3. Is this going to make it to Fox, Cnn, Nbc - the CPNs (corporate
propaganda networks)?
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mia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 07:08 PM
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5. I hope so...
Where's that list of news websites?
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