MoveOn.org Calls Petraeus a Traitor Do Democrats in Congress agree?

The Weekly Standard ^ | 9-9-07 | Pete Hegseth

[DeweyCA]

Tomorrow--as General David Petraeus provides his Iraq assessment to Congress--the antiwar group MoveOn.org is running a full-page advertisement in the New York Times under the headline: "General Petraeus or General Betray us? Cooking the books for the White House."

Let's be clear: MoveOn.org is suggesting that General Petraeus has 'betrayed' his country. This is disgusting. To attack as a traitor an American general commanding forces in war because his 'on the ground' experience does not align with MoveOn.org's political objectives is utterly shameful. It shows contempt for America's military leadership, as well as for the troops who have confidence in him, as our fellow soldiers in Iraq certainly do.

General Petraeus has served this country for over 35 years with honor, distinction, and integrity. And this is not just about General Petraeus. After all, if General Petraeus is "cooking the books," then the entire military chain of command in Baghdad, and all the staff, military and civilian, who have been working with General Petraeus are complicit, since Petraeus did not write his report in isolation. They are all, apparently, 'betray[ing] us.'

MoveOn.org has been working closely with the Democratic congressional leadership --as an article in today's Sunday New York Times Magazine makes clear. And consider this comment by a Democratic senator from Friday's Politico: "'No one wants to call [Petraeus] a liar on national TV,' noted one Democratic senator, who spoke on the condition on anonymity. 'The expectation is that the outside groups will do this for us.'

So, veterans who served in Iraq ask the Democratic leaders in Congress: Does MoveOn.org speak for you? Do you agree with MoveOn.org? Or do you repudiate this despicable charge?

MoveOn.org has helped frame the core choice: Whom do we trust to run this war--MoveOn.org and its allies in Congress, or Gen. David Petraeus and his colleagues?

Pete Hegseth is executive director of Vets for Freedom and an Iraq War veteran.

[DeweyCA]

Hillary must be forced to either defend or repudiate the nutroot base of the Democrat party. Whoever is the Republican nominee must make her make a clear choice between the far-leftists or the independent center. The Senatorial and Representative Republican candidates must do the same thing with their opponents. The MSM will try to muddy the waters. The Republicans must make clear who the Dems really have become.

These Dems who call Petraeus a traitor make me want to puke. They truly are traitors.

[Roberts]

Someone must ask Al Gore if he is in lockstep with MoveOn.org’s allegation.

[jveritas]

We live in a time where the TRAITORS who want America defeated in the war call the General who is winning the war for us a traitor!

[Lexington Green]

... but they support the troops

[navyguy]

Calling patriots traitors is a long standing technique of the Left. Its designed to mask their own traitorous feelings.

More to the point, Leftist psychology is all about projection, where an individual projects their own personality traits onto someone else and then criticizes them for having these traits. Its a defense mechanism against self hatred.

That said, they are the scum of America.

[goldstategop]

They support the troops and want their commanders hanged for treason.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Lorianne]

How do they know what he’s going to say? From all accounts he is less than glowing in his report about the situation in Iraq.

[eyedigress]

If you bring up Marcy Park again, one of us will go away! Capice.

[SampleMan]

Given that they are communist defeatists, I’m glad they don’t like him.

[goldstategop]

The funny thing is, they ALL voted to confirm him unanimously and now he's just Bush's puppet.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[pfflier]

I can think of no greater honor than to be called a traitor by moreon.org. That means that you are a real patriot.

[silentreignofheroes]

Good Question.

[edcoil]

Why does the left and democrats hate America? Why do they stay?

[Jet Jaguar]

They always say that...

We and they, both, know the truth.

[jveritas]

He will tell us that we are winning the war against Al Qaeda and the traitors do not want America victorious.

[jimfree]

I know you are but what am I?

[Joann37]

This really is abhorrent. Before this, moveon.org was just a little nuisance group. But they are calling our chief military leader a traitor! How must this look to the rest of the world?

As the Lord Himself said, a house divided against itself cannot stand (Matt 12:25). These idiots are truly out to ruin our country, and will apparently stop at nothing.

[peeps36]

MoveOn.Scum and the democrats have no knowledge about fighting a war but they are experts at losing them. The democrats will do everything except pick up a gun to make us lose this war. I hope the average American is as disgusted as I am with the traitorous acts of the democrat party. When will we start punishing acts a treason again in America? People should hang for committing acts of treason or be locked up for a long time. They definitely shouldn’t be in control of any part of our government.

[pyx]

Hillary must be forced to either defend or repudiate the nutroot base of the Democrat party.

(I truly wish I were wrong but) sadly, Hildabeast will forced to do NO SUCH THING.

I fear that regretably, America will vote and elect anyone the MSM and its LEFTIST aparachiks demand America elect, and that includes RINO candidates.