Republican Retired General: Bush's foreign policy a "national disaster"

[DaveofCali]

Retired general: Bush foreign policy a 'national disaster'
Saturday, July 31, 2004 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT)

(CNN) -- A former Air Force chief of staff and one-time "Veteran for Bush" said Saturday that America's foreign relations for the first three years of President Bush's term have been "a national disaster" but that the president's Democratic rival was "up to the task" of rebuilding.

Retired Gen. Tony McPeak, the Air Force chief of staff during the first Gulf War, delivered the Democratic radio address supporting implementation of the 9/11 commission's recommendations for national security.

"As president, John Kerry will not waste a minute in bringing action on the reforms urged by the 9/11 commission," McPeak said of the Massachusetts senator nominated by the Democrats this week. "And he will not rest until America's defenses are strong."

The president, on the other hand, "fought against the very formation of the commission and continues to the present moment to give it only grudging cooperation, no matter what he says," the general said. "Why should we believe he will do anything to institute the needed change?"

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[Blue_Roses]

1. thanks for posting this because it is so refreshing

on days like today when the Bush propaganda machine is working overtime to discredit Kerry

:bounce:

[DaveofCali]

2. hmmm, I thought this'd be bigger news....

[opihimoimoi]

3. Yup, another chip in the growing PILE...we need more chips!!!

[proud patriot]

4. DaveofCali please read

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[Pachamama]

5. Why don't we see more things like this on the Network News?

Why don't I see this guy being interviewed by Wolf Bitcher on CNN?

I want to see more people like this....I want them to be heard....