Using the Military One More Time
15 September 2007 3:05 pm by Taylor Marsh
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Republicans no longer understand what the military is about. John McCain has also forgotten what they’re fighting and dying for. The military is not amused.
Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, a defense analyst in Ashburn, Va., who
supported the invasion of Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein but is critical
of the current strategy, shares the skepticism about the troop reduction and
why the general chose this particular Marine unit. “It’s deceitful
and ultimately destructive to the credibility of the military and the Bush
administration,” he says. “To pretend that this plan is a product
of some real decision-making by General Petraeus is appalling, and I’m
sure the Marines in this unit and their families are not happy about being
used.” … ..
