Posted on 10/01/2007 11:22:37 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
In Departure Ceremony, Retiring General Peter Pace Takes Shot at War Critics
Monday , October 01, 2007
WASHINGTON — In a parting shot to Bush administration opponents and antiwar protesters, newly-retired Marine Gen. Peter Pace on Monday scolded Americans who use the war debate to try to debase the efforts of military leaders and civilian decision-makers.
Delivering his last speech as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pace said he is proud to live in a country in which military leaders are required to answer difficult questions from the press and Congress, but when that conversation turns belligerent and destructive, the foundation of democracy is lost.
"Our democracy is strengthened by divergent views and dialogue about those views when that dialogue is conducted in a civil manner, in a gentlemanly way, in a way that allows people to argue on the merits of what they believe and to understand that what they believe is part of the answer and if they have the willingness to cooperate to find the right answer for our country," he said during a Pentagon ceremony held at nearby Fort Myers.
"And what worries me is that in some instances right now we have individuals who are more interested in making somebody else look bad than they are in finding the right solution. They are more interested in letting their personal venom come forward instead of talking about how do we get from where we are to where we need to be," the general continued.
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Dhimmikratz in a nutshell.......
Ow, that left a mark.
Good job, General Pace!
No mark....
The Rat leadership is so calloused and deaf the remark will go unnoticed.
I would say ditto for the rank and file but that would be cynical.
Are you listening, Cindy?
Harry?
Nancy?
Murtha?
Anyone?
God bless General Pace, a great American. Thank you for your service General.
Semper Fidelis, General Pace!
It is a real shame that your Commander-in-Chief was cowered by the very scumbag Democrats you are criticizing, and opted to throw you under the bus rather than stand up and fight for you like a man.
A good man.
Too bad that President Bush just sat there and did nothing, refusing to back him while gay extremists forced him out for doing his duty honestly and faithfully.
And the numbskulls should also listen to this part:
"I just want everyone to understand that this dialogue is not about 'Can we vote our way out of a war.' We have an enemy who has declared war on us. We are in a war. They want to stop us from living the way we want to live our lives.
"So the dialogue is not about 'Are we in a war' but how and where and when to best fight that war to preserve our freedom and to preserve our way of life and to do so with the least damage to our own society and the least damage to those who we're fighting against so we can put the pieces back together on the end of this.
But I'll bet they won't.
Too bad that President Bush just sat there and did nothing,
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The body language in the "farewell handshake" speaks many volumes....
No eye contact.... no smiles... Hmmmmmm...
Our military: stuck between shameless Dems and gutless RINO's.
As the Arctic issues proliferate, however, conservatives and the foreign policy establishment are beginning to view sitting on the sidelines as increasingly disadvantageous -- as is the military. Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called U.S. ratification of the treaty "a top national security priority." With the military, conservative foreign policy establishment and business joining together in support of ratification, the remaining conservative voices cautioning against sacrificing sovereignty have become increasingly isolated.
Semper Fidelis, General Pace!
It is a real shame that your Commander-in-Chief was cowered by the very scumbag Democrats you are criticizing, and opted to throw you under the bus rather than stand up and fight for you like a man.
Yes, it is.
General Pace?
or
General Waste?
how about...
General Pace?
or
General Poopyhead nosepicker?
The level of behavior the the Left considers to be acceptable and proper is amazing to me.
They claim to be the Oh-so-enlightened ‘intellectuals’ and yet their discourse is commonly based on personal attacks using schoolyard epithets.
These elitists are so far gone with their perception of unquestionable self righteousness and self congratulation that they are blind; they lack the ability to perceive their own hypocrisy and silliness.
If he is not so disgusted with the system I like to see “President Pace” in about 2012 or 2016.
Yes, what undeserved humiliation.
But he will never be a victim in my eyes; he served with honor and will continue to serve.
He serves God and country, not persons.
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