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Posted on 07/20/2007 1:59:07 AM PDT by indcons
WASHINGTON, July 19 (AP) A Pentagon official has told Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton that questions she has raised about how the United States would withdraw from Iraq feed enemy propaganda.
The stinging wording of the message, from Under Secretary of Defense Eric S. Edelman, was unusual, particularly because it was directed at a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Mr. Edelman’s July 16 message, in response to questions Mrs. Clinton raised in May, was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
“Premature and public discussion of the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq,” he wrote, “reinforces enemy propaganda that the United States will abandon its allies in Iraq, much as we are perceived to have done in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia.”
A Clinton spokesman, Philippe Reines, said the senator would respond to Mr. Edelman’s boss, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Mr. Reines said military leaders should offer a withdrawal plan rather than “a political plan to attack those who question them.”
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What a decrepit face!
The libs will try to force his resignation- mustn’t use the stinging truth on the crusty-legged queen bee of Chapequa, you know. The dems know they’re working for the enemy but no one is allowed to mention it in public.
“No [Free Speech] For You!”
That’s telling Shrillery where she can shove her treasonous garbage!! Libs usually worship the phrase “speak truth to power” (when they can twist it for their ends) — well here is a wonderful example of a DoD official, recognizing Shrillery’s power on the Senate Armed Services Committee and in the ‘Rat party overall, still proving able to speak some truth to that treasonous witch! Watch now as the hysterical left and Shrillery’s partners-in-treason in the Senate will try for this guy’s head. Guess he decided it was worth speaking out, whatever the consequences. Good for him!!!
She is. So are every individual who voted for a Democrat and the main stream media.
The pres. recess appointed this guy.
More power to him.
That must place him in with the janitors and cafeteria workers.
This guy must be getting close to retirement age. Working in the next Clinkton administration would be unbearable. How many pencils do they need to have sharpened in a day?
It's not about stopping Hillary from speaking freely (I DO hope she takes the victim pose here and her shrillness comes out). Look at my tagline--I would be the first one to defend her if someone were attempting to stifle her treasonous yap.
But the employees of OUR government who are prosecuting this war must not only be allowed to speak freely about how casual, political talk in this country affects our ability to defend ourselves, they must be ENCOURAGED to do so. We need to have people hearing "Look, words have consequences for our troops and possibly our civilian population."
If this guy is penalized for this, I may finally have to throw in the towel on GWB.
How dare he criticize the “Queen of America”!!!
Stupid move on Edelman’s part. He fell for it.
It should be said of Harry Reid, etc.
Her being “singled out” will be the spin but its something that needs to be said of “all of them.”
So my message is say the same thing about the rest of them including the guys like Hegel who are ostensibly GOP.
Finally! Someone calling out the defeatocrats, also known as the "Slumber Party"!
This article is just another indication, in contrast, to just how bad things can get—namely that while the Pentagon is making statements as indicated, they are also teaching soldiers to...”hesitate when you pull that trigger...”
We;re back to winning hearts and minds, rather we never departed from it!
Here we have Gen P in Iraq who doesn’t like the hesitation on that trigger instruction to his troops—but apparently even the guy w/all those stars on his collar is unable to put a stop to all this bs!
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A mark of psychosis, I believe, is to accuse another of exactly the destructive behavior that is the habit of oneself.
Well D'uh. the clintons have been helping the enemies of these United States for decades now. Why should we expect anything different now?
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