Posted by M. Wright | Filed in: Blogosphere, Media, War
Bob, there are three major problems with your post:
1. You allege that General Petraeus “came back… to serve as Bush’s mouthpiece, reading from a script written, embellished, and edited by the White House.” But you fail to provide any evidence, not even so much as a link, to support that allegation.
2. You imply that by giving a news interview General Petraeus “left his post” and “entered the world of politics.” If talking to journalists and reporters is what constitutes leaving your post, it would follow that a large number of our soldiers has deserted. Simply put, that is not the case.
3. You mistakingly assume that a comparison was made between General Petraeus and the Vietnam Veterans who stood up against John Kerry’s Presidential campaign in 2004. In fact, the comparison was actually drawn between that group and MoveOn.org, in terms of their message and how it was treated by news media. Your confusion on that point signals your misconception of the whole.
Three strikes, you’re out, my friend.
UPDATED: Here.