In Protest of NBC Expert's Insult of Troops, Allard Resigns

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[rlmorel]

In protest of NBC's lack of action after NBC News military analyst William Arkin used his WashingtonPost.com blog to describe U.S. soldiers as "mercenaries" enjoying "obscene amenities" for ungratefully daring to criticize Americans for not supporting the war effort, retired Colonel Ken Allard last week resigned his position as a military analyst for NBC News. In a February 16 op-ed for the San Antonio Express-News, "NBC sinks too low for this talking head," Allard, an "executive-in residence" at the University of Texas at San Antonio, regretted that "sometimes the only way to show where you really stand is to vote with your feet. And so with great reluctance and best wishes to my former colleagues, with this column I am severing my 10-year relationship with NBC News."

[rlmorel]

I thought this was a great move by Ken Allard. Granted, he was one of the armchair generals I hate listening to, but...he stood up to be counted in opposition to the slander by Arkin against our men and women in uniform.

I don't know about his politics. He might be (and probably is) a lib, but...he did what was right, and I respect and salute the Colonel for that.

[neverhillorat]

Thanks Colonel. Wonder what Keith has to say about this? Nah, I really don`t care what he thinks.

[Alia]

Retired Col. Ken Allard is a bone fide man. Good on him. Good on him! He sees and thinks clearly. There's no waffling. The station isn't worth his time.