this just in from The Kos...
SCHWARZKOPF Divorces Bush
by Al Rodgers Thu Aug 19th, 2004
This is a major break.
Four years ago this month, General Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf appeared at the Republican Convention in Philadelphia to enthusiastically endorse George W. Bush for President.
This week he declared that he would not endorse Bush for re-election !!!!
see more of what the SCLM won't tell you below. Diaries :: Al Rodgers's diary ::
We've read over and over again the past few years how the Senior Military has been at odds with the Administration they voted for in 2000. But still, when you see a reversal like this... it shocks you. Things must be in terrible shape.
To understand how big this break is you have to go back to GOP convention in 2000. There, General Schwarzkopf stood on the deck of the Battleship USS New Jersey, and gave a enthusiastic endorsement for Bush:
"... Recalling back to Operation Desert Storm, I can't help asking myself: Wouldn't it be great for our armed forces and for America if we could have another commander-in-chief named George Bush with Dick Cheney on his team?" Schwarzkopf said.
Well for the General, not any more.
General at 2000 Convention
Then this Tuesday on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Schwarzkopf who he was voting for. He repeatedly pressed him and each time he refused to say Bush. Talk about turn abound and alienation. Not only isn't he going to the convention this time, he disassociated himself with the Republican party. Further, he refused to say anything negative about Kerry and indicated that he may vote for him.
MATTHEWS: Who are you voting for?
(LAUGHTER)
SCHWARZKOPF: I`ve--you know, I`ve--I`ve always told you--I`ve always told you I`m an independent.
MATTHEWS: But you got to vote, you know? Is it going to be for Bush, Kerry, or Nader. I don`t think it`s Nader, so how about one of the other two?
SCHWARZKOPF: What`s wrong with Nader? You don`t like Nader?
MATTHEWS: --I`m trying to probe here, General. I`m just probing. No comment?
SCHWARZKOPF: Let me put it this way. You know,-- I`ll know exactly who I`m voting for the day I pull the lever on that machine or push the buttons, whatever it happens to be.
General on Hardball
He also took the opportunity to criticize Bush's plan to recall US soldiers from South Korea and Europe.
MATTHEWS: now we`re going to withdraw a third of our troops from the DMZ. Is it possible that might send him the wrong signal?
SCHWARZKOPF: Yes, well, it`s very, very possible. But worse than that, it`s going to send a very, very, very wrong signal to the people in South Korea. They`re the ones that are going to be looking at what this is going to result in.
MATTHEWS: What about Europe?...Is that the signal we want to send, we`re out there alone now?
SCHWARZKOPF: No, I don`t think so...but you know, under the doctrine that Rumsfeld is advocating, that we`re going to have these, you know, high-powered rapid reaction forces that can get over there very quickly and some kind of airplane that hasn`t been invented yet or some kind of other way to get over there very quickly, and therefore, we don`t need to have them in place at the time, we can get them there quick enough to; something else about it -- that`s going to be a very expensive proposition to put together, by the way.
Now this is Big. Not only is he taking a position far different then what he took four years ago, lets remember that he makes a nice living doing speaking engagements for republican loving corporations, which can all be stopped with one phone call.
by Al Rodgers Thu Aug 19th, 2004
This is a major break.
Four years ago this month, General Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf appeared at the Republican Convention in Philadelphia to enthusiastically endorse George W. Bush for President.
This week he declared that he would not endorse Bush for re-election !!!!
see more of what the SCLM won't tell you below. Diaries :: Al Rodgers's diary ::
We've read over and over again the past few years how the Senior Military has been at odds with the Administration they voted for in 2000. But still, when you see a reversal like this... it shocks you. Things must be in terrible shape.
To understand how big this break is you have to go back to GOP convention in 2000. There, General Schwarzkopf stood on the deck of the Battleship USS New Jersey, and gave a enthusiastic endorsement for Bush:
"... Recalling back to Operation Desert Storm, I can't help asking myself: Wouldn't it be great for our armed forces and for America if we could have another commander-in-chief named George Bush with Dick Cheney on his team?" Schwarzkopf said.
Well for the General, not any more.
General at 2000 Convention
Then this Tuesday on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Schwarzkopf who he was voting for. He repeatedly pressed him and each time he refused to say Bush. Talk about turn abound and alienation. Not only isn't he going to the convention this time, he disassociated himself with the Republican party. Further, he refused to say anything negative about Kerry and indicated that he may vote for him.
MATTHEWS: Who are you voting for?
(LAUGHTER)
SCHWARZKOPF: I`ve--you know, I`ve--I`ve always told you--I`ve always told you I`m an independent.
MATTHEWS: But you got to vote, you know? Is it going to be for Bush, Kerry, or Nader. I don`t think it`s Nader, so how about one of the other two?
SCHWARZKOPF: What`s wrong with Nader? You don`t like Nader?
MATTHEWS: --I`m trying to probe here, General. I`m just probing. No comment?
SCHWARZKOPF: Let me put it this way. You know,-- I`ll know exactly who I`m voting for the day I pull the lever on that machine or push the buttons, whatever it happens to be.
General on Hardball
He also took the opportunity to criticize Bush's plan to recall US soldiers from South Korea and Europe.
MATTHEWS: now we`re going to withdraw a third of our troops from the DMZ. Is it possible that might send him the wrong signal?
SCHWARZKOPF: Yes, well, it`s very, very possible. But worse than that, it`s going to send a very, very, very wrong signal to the people in South Korea. They`re the ones that are going to be looking at what this is going to result in.
MATTHEWS: What about Europe?...Is that the signal we want to send, we`re out there alone now?
SCHWARZKOPF: No, I don`t think so...but you know, under the doctrine that Rumsfeld is advocating, that we`re going to have these, you know, high-powered rapid reaction forces that can get over there very quickly and some kind of airplane that hasn`t been invented yet or some kind of other way to get over there very quickly, and therefore, we don`t need to have them in place at the time, we can get them there quick enough to; something else about it -- that`s going to be a very expensive proposition to put together, by the way.
Now this is Big. Not only is he taking a position far different then what he took four years ago, lets remember that he makes a nice living doing speaking engagements for republican loving corporations, which can all be stopped with one phone call.
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