This is quite misleading since it isn't really the military asking for his resignation at all, but that doesn't stop Fox and others from running with the story today. But...what real affect will this have on voters? Since that is their obvious goal.
Pass it on--this editorial view is very misleading and does not represent the conservative, majority military point of view.
These "Military Times" mags are also screaming socialists from what I recall of seeing some of their past articles posted. They are far from even the usual biased standards of the MSM..... yes, the attempt is to make it seem like all the major "military" publications are calling for Rumsfeld's head, when in fact these are really, as you note, ONE civilian publication, owned by Gannet.... and (as I note) dominated by raving leftists. In reality, this is about as significant as Charlie Rangel making the same statement, but the MSM is trying to milk it.....
As for the mal-cons. To hell with them.
Yeah sure. So the socialist, seditious weasles drop one final bomb over the weekend so that no radio talk shows are around to debunk it (Limbaugh, Hannity, Boortz).
So with all the networks / newspapers playing this up, it'll be entrenched in people's minds before Monday.
...had better be ready for mass subscription cancellations. Can't believe they're idiot enough to want to join the Bush-bashing MSM in securing their own extinction.
Ug, horrible formatting on that blog. Each line is about one word long, making it tedious to read. Nevertheless, I suspect I share their sentiments. The various Times papers are no longer the papers they once were--we haven't subscribed for decades now. This editorial was despicable, and despite their claims that they didn't want to influence the elections--they sure did put the editorial out just one day before the election. Scum. Pure scum.
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Great work.
The Army Times is a weak joke compared to The Officer.
It is disingenious of the media to treat this paper like it is an arm of the military. Here's an example of their work:
"Sex slaves and the U.S. military " At a time when the U.S. State Department and the United Nations labor to combat the international trafficking in women, the U.S. military supports a flourishing trade in sex slaves in South Korea.
http://www.armytimes.com/channel.php?GQID=292236#SEXSLAVES
This is one issue that needs to stay on the shelves.
When I heard this story, i knew there was something to it. That Catherine Harriage of FauxNews, and all the others are pounding this story like there was no tomorrow. I am starting to really dislike FauxNews immensely. Day in and day out Faux or Fox is trying to sway the elections and that is the reason why I stopped watching all the other Commie stations.
Now on Monday, we'll hear the real story From Rush. It is really pathetic what the Commie media are trying to do.
....And another thing, Faux, ABC, CBS, NBC, the Communist News Network and PMSNBC all have blood on their hands with their reporting antics. Of course, it is the blood of our fallen and wounded warriors who are fighting for existence as a Free Republic.
All those Leftists, intertwined with Gannett. Pick a name from their board of directors and just see where it goes. It's like the fingers and threads of a Cancer, all over the place.
Incestuous, is what it is.
"These are not "professional military publications."
"They are now part of the Gannett Group (USAToday) and the writers for these four "military papers" also work at USAToday!"
Contact the advertisers. Let them know how you feel about the leftist stance on their editorials and articles.
Even if that were true, it wouldn't matter much. We have civilian control of the military, something the leftists normally scream from the rooftops. Rusmfeld is the appointee of the President, also a civilian, who was elected by the people, through the electoral college, to be the Commander in Chief. The military, General to buck private, can either salute and say "yes sir", or they can resign. (Well when their enlistment or obligated service is up).
That said, I'm not necessarily enamored of Rummie either. But that's only because he has too often filled the role of designated hatchet man when weapons, and manpower, were cut. I wasn't happy with the cancellation of the Comanche helicopter, nor of the Crusader SP artillery. I wasn't happy when 1/3 of the B-1s where sent to the bone yard either, nor with the recent announcement that the F-117s are scheduled for retirement, well before their real replacement, the JSF/F-35, comes on line. (The announcements talk about the F-22, but it can't carry as bombs as large as those the F-117 can carry, and is really a fighter, not an attack aircraft). Given the realities of the FY07 budget, I expect that FCS (Future Combat System, which is the future of the Army) will take some hits as well. Meanwhile the equipment we have is wearing out, especially Army and Marine ground vehicles.
All this to feed the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. That war needs fighting, but not all our enemies consist of illiterate ragheads with IEDs, RPGs, and small arms. The Iranians have more, as do the North Koreans. .... Then there are the Red Chinese and resurgent Russians.