Hawkeye2j
02-07-2010, 05:19 PM
Excerpt:
For much of the Bush-Cheney era, Republican leaders characterized themselves as more than just allies
of the military establishment, but also deferential to the military's judgment on national security matters.
"Listen to the commanders on the ground" became a common adage in GOP circles.
But over the last year or so, it's become increasingly apparent that it's President Obama and his team
that are aligned with the military establishment, leaving Republicans at odds with the brass they used to revere...
Obama has spent a year following the guidance of military leaders, and Republicans have spent a year
breaking with the judgment of the military establishment.
It's a fascinating dynamic. On everything from civilian trials to Gitmo to torture, we have two distinct groups
-- GOP leaders, the Cheneys, Limbaugh, and conservative activists on one side with Obama, Gen. Petraeus,
Secretary Gates, Colin Powell, etc. on the other...McConnell and his Republicans cohorts are reluctant to admit it,
and political insiders have been slow to acknowledge it, but what we're witnessing is exceedingly rare
-- the Republican establishment openly rejecting the judgment of the military establishment.
obtained this from Bartcop
For much of the Bush-Cheney era, Republican leaders characterized themselves as more than just allies
of the military establishment, but also deferential to the military's judgment on national security matters.
"Listen to the commanders on the ground" became a common adage in GOP circles.
But over the last year or so, it's become increasingly apparent that it's President Obama and his team
that are aligned with the military establishment, leaving Republicans at odds with the brass they used to revere...
Obama has spent a year following the guidance of military leaders, and Republicans have spent a year
breaking with the judgment of the military establishment.
It's a fascinating dynamic. On everything from civilian trials to Gitmo to torture, we have two distinct groups
-- GOP leaders, the Cheneys, Limbaugh, and conservative activists on one side with Obama, Gen. Petraeus,
Secretary Gates, Colin Powell, etc. on the other...McConnell and his Republicans cohorts are reluctant to admit it,
and political insiders have been slow to acknowledge it, but what we're witnessing is exceedingly rare
-- the Republican establishment openly rejecting the judgment of the military establishment.
obtained this from Bartcop