Coup De Disgrace

Some British born humorist over at the HuffPo is calling for General Pace to remove President Bush from his elected duties as Commander-in-Chief thereby removing the military from civilian control.

 Really.

 Dear General Pace,

I note with admiration your courage in making clear your private concerns about the safety of the US military and the longterm danger to US national security caused by the President's stubborn refusal to acknowledge the quagmire in Iraq.

Though you are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President's principal military advisor – President Bush has shown his disdain for your honesty and wisdom. Though you are a decorated Vietnam war hero – who has served his nation honorably for four decades – the President is dispensing with your services. You have one month left in your position before you are tossed out by the President.

President Bush is going to ignore your advice. Just as he has ignored the advice of other Generals who have had the courage to respectfully point out how terribly wrong he is in respect of the Iraq War and the safety of the US military he is sworn to protect. Highly-decorated colleagues of yours such as General Anthony Zinni (Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command), General Eric Shinseki (Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army) and General John Abizaid (Commander of the U.S. Central Command).

General Pace – you have the power to fulfill your responsibility to protect the troops under your command. Indeed you have an obligation to do so.

You can relieve the President of his command.

Not of his Presidency. But of his military role as Commander-In-Chief.

I guess we shouldn't be too hard on Lewis.  After all, it isn't as if Brits are up to speed on the whole written Constitution thing.  But what is HuffPo's excuse?

categories Insanity | Rich Horton August 25, 2007

  • By vanderleun, August 25, 2007 @ 3:48 pm

    Seems to me a “comedian” whose name is made up of “Martin & Lewis” would take extra care to be, you know, actually funny.

  • By Rich Horton, August 25, 2007 @ 4:27 pm

    I was going to use the whole “Martin & Lewis” thing…but I couldn’t work in a joke from Boeing, Boeing.

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