Posted on 04/04/2006 4:20:12 PM PDT by radar101
WASHINGTON -- A Senate Republican wants an Army general who drew criticism for church speeches casting the war on terrorism in religious terms to lead the U.S. special operations command.
In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Sen. George Allen, R-Va., recommended Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin, now the Pentagon's deputy undersecretary for intelligence, for the post at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla.
The current commander, Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown, is retiring.
In 2003, Boykin gave speeches at evangelical Christian churches in which he painted the war on terror as a Christian fight against Satan and suggested that Muslims worship idols.
He later apologized for his characterizations as conservatives rushed to defend him.
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He doesn't like hockey?
My opinion of George Allen is rising...
Same here
Ha!
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