[SUSSA]

I suppose you have the military credentials this gentleman has. This man is a war hero who has nothing to gain by these comments. I always think military heros are worth hearing about military matters. And I usually believe them before I believe politicians.

Are you under the impression that the administration doesn't have a spin staff?

If so you must be unfamiliar with how politics work or think Mr. Bush is stupid, as only a very stupid man would not have a spin machine in place in Washington today.

[CWOJackson]

"I suppose you have the military credentials this gentleman has."

There is one credential he is lacking...he's not the commander-in-chief.

[Republic If You Can Keep It]

the military credentials this gentleman has. This man is a war hero...

Sure he has military credentials. So what? He does not have a knowledge of nation-building.

He's out of his field & it shows.

[sinkspur]

I always think military heros are worth hearing about military matters. And I usually believe them before I believe politicians.

Why? What gives a military "hero" (Wesley Clark is a "hero", too) more credibility than an entire Defense Department staff?

Zinni bombed in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, so he's got a mixed record.

[muawiyah]

Is he a war hero?

Getting wounded means nothing more than you were wounded. Going there is kind of heroic, but just exactly what was it this guy did to be heroic beyond what was the case of every other guy who went to war?

Sounds like he "went over" some time back. Every time they dig up another mass grave in Iraq, the suggestion gets stronger that guys like Zinni think folks like the Iraqis are just another bunch of ragheads who he, and his friends, believe to be undeserving of basic human rights.

So, what kind of hero is this guy?

[gatorbait]

This man is a war hero who has nothing to gain by these comments. I always think military heros are worth hearing about military matters.

Benedict Arnold was a war hero. Work on that one awhile.Zinni was a Cassandra on CNN and his ego cannot handle his being shown wrong.

Perhaps you cogitate John Forbes Kerry is someone we should all pay hommage to as well.