MoveOn launches betrayal ad for General Petraeus

MoveOn.org is definitely anti-military regardless of their so-called patriotism. As such, it chooses to stab General David Petraeus in the back with this negative ad. As the General gives his Iraq Report to Congress, MoveOn.org ran this ad as a full-page advertisement in the New York Times under the headline: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us? Cooking the books for the White House."

General Petraeus has served this country for over 35 years with honor, distinction, and integrity. He is regarded as a respected, resolute, and responsible leader. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate (81-0).

This clearly shows MoveOn.org's lack of respect for the military regardless of their repeated "patriotic" statements. If the general was indeed "cooking the books," then it is not only the general, but the entire military chain of command in Baghdad, and all the staff, military and civilian are complicit. In the eyes of the anti-war group, all of them are betraying us, therefore they are traitors. Therefore, MoveOn.org is essentially telling us that the U.S. military is the enemy and is in league with the evil Bush administration.

Besides, the latest NY Times/CBS News poll shows that 68% of Americans trust U.S. military commanders to bring the war in Iraq to an end. It was 21% for Congress, and 5% for the administration.

Presented with three possible plans, the poll found that Americans favored a measured approach, with 56 percent supporting reducing troops in Iraq, but leaving some in place to train Iraqi forces, fight terrorists and protect American diplomats.

Twenty-two percent favored a complete withdrawal in the next year, and 20 percent favored keeping the same number of troops “until there is a stable democracy in Iraq.”

Is MoveOn.org just desperate?

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