30 retired Generals and Admirals that endorse Clinton - Says she would be best CINC

[Texas Hill Country]

General Wesley Clark

"She has done her homework on national security and I know from my personal discussions with her and with many other friends that go in and brief her in her role in the Senate Armed Services Committee. She knows the facts, she knows the details, plus she has the big picture. She is a strategic thinker but she has the building blocks of the strategy in her personal knowledge. This is someone that when she is president our military is going to respect very highly, and when our Senior Officers brief her and meet with her they are going be very, very impressed by what she knows and the intelligence that she brings to these problems."

Brigadier General John Watkins, Jr.

"As I think about the challenges facing the nation and having been in uniform for almost thirty years, worked with a number of presidents to include the last four, I can't think of a single person - those generals included - who is better qualified to walk into the Oval Office than Hillary Clinton. I don't make that statement very lightly. She is more qualified, in my view, than her husband Bill was when he entered the office. It is no surprise to me that you would have as many flag officers who serve this country and Secretaries of the Army and Navy who have served this country who would come out and support Hillary."

Major General Paul Eaton

"On a personal note, I have a Special Forces Captain son and a Sergeant Paratrooper both in Afghanistan and I find Senator Clinton the perfect choice to be their Commander-in-Chief and to display the loyalty to command our armed forces and to rebuild them after the conflicts in which we are engaged right now."

Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy

"I support her because I trust her. I trust Hillary Clinton because of her judgment and her leadership. I have confidence that she is responsive to the needs of people. I believe that she understands leadership the way we do in the Army and that is that it's about building connections and relationships and establishing guidance and leadership for others.

I think she'll rebuild relationships with other countries that have been suffering for the last seven or eight years; those relationships have really been strained beyond anything I would have anticipated. Another part of Hillary Clinton that I think is just tremendous is that she knows our reality. She is in touch with people, she listens to people. She decides what she believes about policy based on what's right, she has integrity, and on what works, so she's practical."

Lieutenant General Frederick Vollrath

"I support Senator Clinton because I believe it's time for change in our country, a new direction. And I know change carries with it risks. Senator Clinton is the candidate, in my opinion, with the proven experience that truly understands the risks and how to possibly cope with those risks to get the job done. We shouldn't shirk from change because of the risks, but we absolutely have to have a leader with the proven experience. America, in the area of national defense, must be successful and Senator Clinton has that experience to create change, to understand the risk, and to get the job done."

Admiral William Owens

"In this world that we face today, very complex as all of us know, I think experience will be really at a premium, especially at the level of the Commander-in-Chief. There's not time to learn. The phone rings and you have to be ready. You have to ready with intuition, with experience and with skills. And this world will have the complexities that perhaps we've never before seen. I've been impressed with and admire Hillary Clinton for her work in the Senate. And we need people with great judgment. I think she brings the best of talent, intuition and experience to handle these unknown threats in the future."

and a list of the most recent vets/military personel to endorse her:..Hlllary has also gotten the endorsement of two distinguished, retired admirals, Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur and Rear Admiral Stuart F. Platt. They join an eminent group of 30 retired admirals and generals who have endorsed Senator Clinton to be our nation's next Commander-in-Chief...

and the list continues to get longer:

General Wesley Clark
General John M. Shalikashvili
General Henry Hugh Shelton
General Johnnie E. Wilson
Admiral William Owens
Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard
Lt. Gen. Robert Gard
Lt. Gen. Claudia J. Kennedy
Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick
Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Vollrath
Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur
Vice Admiral Joseph A. Sestak
Major General Roger R. Blunt
Major General George A. Buskirk, Jr.
Major General Edward L. Correa, Jr.
Major General Paul D. Eaton
Major General Paul D. Monroe, Jr.
Major General Antonio M. Taguba
Rear Admiral Connie Mariano
Rear Admiral Stuart F. Platt
Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman
Rear Admiral David Stone
Brigadier General Michael Dunn
Brigadier General Belisario Flores
Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote
Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr
Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard
Brigadier General Preston Taylor
Brigadier General John M. Watkins, Jr.
Brigadier General Jack Yeager

[Life Long Dem]

1. Are we to take your word for this?

[Texas Hill Country]

16. www.hillaryclinton.com - look it up.

[Life Long Dem]

32. No I won't. I want nothing to do with Hillary.

Besides you posted it.

[polpilot]

33. General Polpilot responds: I'd put her in charge of Sniper stories...or 'imagineering'

[Symarip]

2. "she knows the details"

Rat-tat-tat-tat

I remember running with our heads down because of sniper fire.

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. And those she doesn't know

she's more than happy to make up.

[tokenlib]

3. And the fact that Bill Clinton was Commander in Chief and loyalty is involved is not a factor...

I think it's loyalty to Bill more than what they "say" about Hillary.

Just my opinion!

[JohnnyLib2]

14. Loyalty does not invalidate their opinions, IMO.

These people are retired and affluent. They could simply choose not to participate in the campaigns. And, I have to wonder if, during their active duty, it was likely that they sat around praising B. Clinton as C in C.

I'd rather listen to various opinions, especially from people who are or have been in position to speak up.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Thank you.

Recommended.

[Vinca]

5. Oh, geez, is it time to run out the generals again?

Pssst. I heard a rumor Obama's got some on his side, too.

[kevinmc]

7. ...and in 8 years she will have another chance to make her case again .n/t

[Beacool]

8. She has earned their respect!!

When Hillary entered the senate there were some misgivings about what kind of senator would she be: a "work horse" or a "show horse". Well, all doubts evaporated when she quickly became one of the hardest working and most prepared senators. When she joined the Armed Services Committee, she set out to learn the most she could about the military. Through hard work and listening to their concerns, she has earned the respect of most of the military brass. One retired general said that she was one of the few politicians who would actually listen and heed their advice. The military have repaid her by giving her several awards, including one from the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

[Kittycat]

10. Yes, giving them war, clusterbombs, and torture.

Go Hill.

[Symarip]

12. You're completely right

When she voted in favor of the IWR she was really showing the military that she knows her shit! Not a trace of political expediency at all.

And she's SO believeable. Man, I can't wait to see what she does next militarily?!!?!?!11one!

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[Skwmom]

13. Ive known work horses and they would HAVE READ the national intelligence estimate.

A work horse ALWAYS does their due diligence (especially on such a CRITICAL issue).

[Kittycat]

9. McBush has the backing of several Military people as well.

What is important is that the soldiers on the ground, prefer Obama.

[Texas Hill Country]

17. so, are you saying that Clark is full of it?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

20. I am.

I don't go in for all the hero-worship bullshit that goes on around here about certain people. If I disagree with someone, I disagree with them. It's not denigrating their entire existence and history to do that.

[Kittycat]

21. Agreed.

[PoliticalAmazon]

31. Indeed. Clark is Clinton supporter...

...in fact, I think it's pretty clear that his half-assed run for the White House in 2004 was just to draw votes away from Dean, who was an unexpected threat to the Hillary Inevitable Tour 2008.

[SeaLyons]

11. Thank You....

Hillary Clinton, Commander and Chief..

Go Hillary!!

:kick:

[cali]

24. she's going alright

she's going the way of the Edsel. She isn't ever going to be President.

[grantcart]

15. how many of these guys thought that invading Iraq was a great idea?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

18. Military Industrial Complex Hearts Senator Clinton.

*yawn*

[shadowknows69]

27. Just google Hillary Clinton and Fort Drum

And you'll get a sense of how much money she brings to the military industrial complex.

[Milo_Bloom]

19. 30 political favors granted.

[invictus]

28. Exactly! n/t

[Scoobs]

39. She's giving 'em a little sumthin' sumthin'

[PetraPooh]

22. Of course they do, anyone they think is likely to keep the Defense and Military

budgets at historic highs is good in their book, no doubt.

[FrenchieCat]

23. How often will they be rolled out? This almost feel like Bush using the military as his backdrop...

It's starting to get boring. :boring:

[mmonk]

25. Likewise with those that support Obama (think he is the best for CIC).

[indimuse]

26. K&R!!

:headbang:

[democracy1st]

29. Connections from the Clinton Administration

what else is new

[ShortnFiery]

30. These are General/Admiral SPRING-BUTT Civlian "scum" that Rummy et. al. built.

These men and women represent those who would sacrifice their integrity in order to PROMOTE their *now civilian* career. It's the old Clintonian payback politic.

Now retired, these ultra-capitalists wish to make more money than the usual "Gray Beard" (Retired General in Govt. Service) qualifies for. There's big bucks to be made if you "go private" into CONTRACTING. :evilgrin:

Yes, for these folk, IMO, it's the principles of DUTY (to kiss my superiors ass and take credit for my sub-ordinates' accomplishments); HONOR (only extends for my personal benefit); and COUNTRY (we'll, without hesitation, "kill em' all" in any country my superiors order me into).

If "we the people" can wean the bloated Pentagon Contractors off of the govt teat, THEN we need to re-staff our General Officer ranks with men and woman of TRUE Integrity and Good Character.

[Blue-Jay]

34. Thirty Helens also endorsed Sen Clinton!

[eridani]

35. Every time the campaign even uses the term "commander in chief"

--the rethugs gain hundreds of thousands of votes. It's a rethug frame that says Dems are wrong and rethugs are right.

[book_worm]

36. wasn't this posted a couple of times in the past?

any new Generals added to the list?

[Blue-Jay]

37. General Disarray is a recent addition.

[ShortnFiery]

38. Don't forget the TWO honorable Field Grade Officer (ret.) additions = Majors Clusterfuck and FUBAR.

:evilgrin:

Current Employer: Blackwater ;)

Follow the money and look into the civilian Contractors that these Retired Generals and Admirals are ALSO a part of. :nuke:

[madfloridian]

40. When the generals come out en masse...you know how militaristic we have become.

Sorry but that is how it comes across.

Appealing to fear, making it sound like we need to be the best at war instead of the best at diplomacy.

This turns me off.

[avrdream]

41. Bumping to reinforce this point.

Check the list people. These are some amazing Americans endorsing Hillary.

[kevinmc]

42. The Vote so far - 13,399,761 disagree with those 30 . n/t

Obama Popular Vote (GP) 13,399,761