Now John McCain, friend of George Bush and supporter of the War in Iraq, is criticizing MoveOn.org for its asking whether David Petraeus should rather be known as "Gen. Be-tray-us."
Apparently McCain is in the same camp as Rudy Giuliani. The public is not to question military officers, especially generals. Have McCain or Giuliani forgotten that the military officers in the United States report to civilians? That they serve a civilian society, not a military one?
Every American has the right to criticize military officers and their judgments. The McCain/Giuliani position would like to do away with this right.
I thought the ad was a waste of money. Be-tray-us is smart alecky. Shelling out thousands of dollars to see it published in the Times seems childish to me. I hope someone
ReplyDeleteenjoyed it very much. I did not.