Conanson: Bush WH will succeed in driving military away from GOP

[CatWoman]

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SEPT. 5, 2003 | It's worse than we know
At the risk of encouraging gloating or complacency (which would be far worse), Washington's neoconservatives are currently suffering an awful rout. Yesterday at noon, I spent a few minutes on CNN with Frank Gaffney, head of the Center for Security Policy and a longtime neocon insider. It was supposed to be a debate, but I thought he sounded rather subdued as we discussed the Bush administration's decision to seek multilateral assistance through the United Nations – a sound if belated policy that he and his circle abhor, though one against which they no longer seem able to muster an energetic argument.

The problem facing the neocons, of course, is that their plans have gone terribly wrong. No doubt the troops and their commanders are doing the best they can under very bad circumstances, and achieving some successes amid all the chaos. Unfortunately, there isn't much that our soldiers can do to remedy the inherent dishonesty, arrogance, and incompetence of the Bush administration's Iraq policy.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/09/05/iraq/index.html

[RobertSeattle]

1. Which is why the Dem's have to have a strong military candiate in 2004

GOP = Chickenhawks, Lies, Waste
Democrats = Veterans, Truth, Proper Use of the Military

[dfong63]

3. not if "strong military candidate" = "vet"

what we really need most of all is a strong economy candidate.

[Fovea]

5. Not really.

You did hit it on the head with the proper use part.
It does not take a militarist to understand how the military fits
into America's foreign policy.

Only an idiot could be worse than the * policy on veterans.

And it certainly would not take a hawk to re focus the military on national defense, as opposed to resource aquisition. Focusing on the right mission will deal with the waste/profiteering issue, as well.

All we need is someone who can think clearly about the phrase "provide for the common defense."

[blm]

2. Welcome Joe....

A few of us have been saying so for a couple years, now.

That's why I look forward to that BIG GOP LIE being put to rest forever.

[joeybee12]

4. An accurate prediction

My father, a WWII veteran, and all his friends (those still around) served in WWII also--they are Republicans and dems alike, and they all HATE Bush. Seriously, they use the word hate. Even those who voted for him. The "mainstream media" and most of the Dems running for Prez are clueless as to the depths of loathing people have, and haow they are clamoring for change.