Posted by
JTB on Monday, September 10, 2007 5:28:55 PM
“I resent the comments of those who have sat
comfortably in their air-conditioned offices, thousands of miles away
from the firefights and the roadside bombs, and tried their Washington
best in recent days to impugn the general’s good name.”
~ Mitch McConnell ® (Senate Minority Leader)
“Today,
ostensibly on behalf of National Democrats, Democrat front group
MoveOn.org is calling a unanimously confirmed United States General a
liar and betrayer of the public trust. Apparently the prospect of
campaign funds is enough of an incentive for Senate Democrats to stand
idly by while a respected General is maligned before he has even
presented his report to Congress.”
~ John Ensign ® (Nevada)
“General
Petraeus is an American soldier. His professional life is a reflection
of adherence to duty, honor and country. For the Democrat leadership to
allow this slur by their ‘Move On’ allies to stand would be a slap in
the face of every member of the Armed Forces. I call on the leadership
of the Democrat Party to denounce this advertisement and disassociate
themselves from it.”
~ Duncan Hunter ® (House Armed Services Committee)
“It’s
repugnant, but unfortunately not surprising, to see MoveOn.org launch
this despicable ad campaign against General Petraeus. “We’re beginning
to see real, measurable progress in Iraq since the increased troop
levels earlier this year, and despite this fact, MoveOn.org has chosen
to engage in slanderous and partisan personal attacks on the commander
of our troops on the ground. Because MoveOn.org seems unable to contest
the facts, it has instead chosen to attack the messenger because it
doesn’t like the message.”
~ Jon Kyl ® (Arizona)
The
moveOn.org ad is a “McCarthyite attack” and “despicable.” “This is a
man who has devoted his life in service to our nation and has defended
America in many battles over many years.”
~ John McCain ® (Arizona)