General Eaton's Letter to President Bush on Veto

[radfringe]

General Eaton's Letter to President Bush on Veto
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
veteransforamerica.org
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/page/weblog/subpage/display_blog/bid/4A0B50FE-123F-747A-1BBCF49BBD9E5B47

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

Today, in your veto message regarding the bipartisan legislation just passed on Operation Iraqi Freedom, you asserted that you so decided because you listen to your commanders on the ground.

Respectfully, as your former commander on the ground, your administration did not listen to our best advice. In fact, a number of my fellow Generals were forced out of their jobs, because they did not tell you what you wanted to hear -- most notably General Eric Shinseki, whose foresight regarding troop levels was advice you rejected, at our troops' peril.

The legislation you vetoed today represented a course of action that is long overdue. This war can no longer be won by the military alone. We must bring to bear the entire array of national power - military, diplomatic and economic. The situation demands a surge in diplomacy, and pressure on the Iraqi government to fix its internal affairs. Further, the Army and Marine Corps are on the verge of breaking - or have been broken already - by the length and intensity of this war. This tempo is not sustainable - and you have failed to grow the ground forces to meet national security needs. We must begin the process of bringing troops home, and repairing and growing our military, if we are ever to have a combat-ready force for the long war on terror ahead of us.

---snip---

As someone who served this nation for decades, I have the utmost respect for the office you hold. However, as a man of conscience, I could not sit idly by as you told the American people today that your veto was based on the recommendations of military men. Your administration ignored the advice of our military's finest minds before, and I see no evidence that you are listening to them now.

[maddezmom]

1. recommended

:thumbsup:

[xchrom]

2. recommended

[Boo Boo]

3. k&r

[AndyA]

4. I hope the Democrats throw this in Bush's face, and have a press release about it...

right before they send the SOB in the White House the EXACT SAME BILL HE JUST VETOED.

And they need to tell him, THIS IS IT. WE ARE NOT WRITING ANOTHER BILL. Sign it or you will be cutting funding to the troops, and you will be ending the war. Stand firm, do not roll over for this lunatic.

[SledDriver]

7. Dems? Stand firm? Surely you jest...

They've already agreed to drop the withdrawal language.

[AndyA]

8. Yeah, I know.

And they'll wonder why the voters retaliate in 2008.

People will feel like it doesn't matter if they vote or not. Be it Democratic or Republican, none of them will do what they know the American people want anyway, so why bother?

This is a bad move on the part of the Dems. I only hope they have something else going on that we don't know about yet.

After all, they know why they were voted in back in November. If they ignore that, they should also realize there's little reason to retain them.

[Patchuli]

38. There's much more reason to retain them

than to hire more republicans.

[gratuitous]

20. The Washington Post reported that, but . . .

It's apparently not true, at least according to people who have actually called Pelosi's and Reid's offices.

[texastoast]

33. Link? n/t

[radfringe]

5. the BIG oversight

the big oversight of Eaton and others who have spoken the same sentiments is they still recognize bush as "the commander guy"

They need to re-focus and recognize bush as "Commander Cuckoo Bananas"



Also, they need to point out how bush is setting up the "generals on the ground" to take the fall.

[Hubert Flottz]

6. Bush is acting just like Hitler did.

And Hitler was an insane loser too.

[FloridaJudy]

9. K&R n/t

[salin]

10. recommended and kicked.

[NavyDavy]

11. here we go lets jump on our Dem leadership because they

are acting like grownups and not playing Shrubs and repuke kid games....compromise is a grownup game, if you don't compromise then nothing will ever get done in DC....hate the game not the players....IMHO...R/K

[VP505]

13. "Compromise"

is a two way street, when you have one side doing all the giving its no longer called a "compromise" its a surrender. IMO those doing the surrendering deserve all the criticism those of us counting on them to represent our position can muster. BTW, the real looser will be the troops.

[Morgana LaFey]

14. Not only that, you don't keep "compromising" when the other side

DOESN'T so that eventually the other side ends up getting everything it wanted. This has been the daily scenario for the Bush Administration since the get go. It's time to say NO. NOT ONE MORE STEP.

[Patchuli]

39. You are so right! nt

[RedEarth]

12. kr

[myrna minx]

15. K&R. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Whoa! General Eaton sounds pissed and I don't blame him!

Who wants to bet the letter will never be read by Mr. illiterate?:eyes: The psycho DOESN'T CARE what the Generals have to say...he's the Dictator and THEY will do what CHENEY wants.

[indepat]

18. Looks like General Eaton just fired a rocket up the CinC's ass

[Beaverhausen]

17. K&R

Keith needs to have the good general on his show tomorrow!

[ejbr]

19. CODE RED!!! CODE RED!!!

Someone please check this man's supply of kool-aid! He doesn't appear to be drinking any!

[highplainsdem]

21. K&R

[HCE SuiGeneris]

22. Kicked and Rec'd. Mr. Chimperor, everyone knows you are a lying POS! n/t

[Diane R]

23. I hope he's staying off small airplanes.

[ramapo]

24. Pretty strong stuff

How do those assholes like Rush and Hannity explain this? As the demented ramblings of an old general so out of his mind that he had to retire? As a closet Democrat who infiltrated the highest echalons of our armed forces?

[Bluerthanblue]

25. Wow- this is excellent- wish it got more press.

thanks for posting it!

[janetle]

26. Glad to share his name!!

I don't think he is a relative though I know back in the day the Eatons were prolific. But what a great letter. Makes me proud this is my name, too.

[colorado_ufo]

27. Recommended - Wow - What a slap down!

[Blue_In_AK]

28. Rock on, General.

I love this guy.

[tblue37]

29. Don't get me wrong--

I am thrilled that he is writing this publicly. But knowing what we know about the political make-up of the officer corps, I can't help wondering whether he voted for Bush (and perhaps twice at that)--and I can't help suspecting that he did.

[Hepburn]

30. Wow....

...hell of a letter!

[westerebus]

31. Can you say DRAFT ?

Between what is already committed and what the generals want "on the ground" leaves a shortage of half a million troops.
So it's either all in or all out. The longer we stay on the ground the closer we come to phase two, Iran.
Enough BS!

[sellitman]

32. Commander Decider is going to be pissed!

:hide:

[MODemocrat]

34. This is the kind of letter that gives me faith in our military

I've listened to so many republicans in the last few days since the veto, and it makes me wonder if
they are mentally stable. It may be that they don't understand that this is not our war. At any rate,
they're trying to brainwash the people into thinking that we're rooting for failure. They know damned well what they say is a lie, but they just keep on.

Republicans stick together, and it shows them for what they really are: Very Stupid! :evilgrin: :spank: :thumbsdown:

[volstork]

35. An arrow directly

into the heart of the matter. K&R

[magellan]

36. Mad King George caught lying again

Someone should forward this to Pelosi and Reid.

Okay, I'll do it. :evilgrin:

[Zambero]

37. The voters at the polls & commanders on the ground...

don't carry a whole lot of weight with the "decider". His neo-conned mind is made up long before sensible military advice is even provided, and contrary election results don't phase him in the slightest. His defining motto: "It's the Ideology Stupid!". More correctly it should read "It's the Stupid Ideology!".