Senator Chuck Hagel Opposed to Iraq Occupation - in GQ, Esquire
Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Republican, Vietnam veteran, is opposed to the 'surge' and the U.S. occupation of Iraq, according to an article in Esquire and an interview in GQ magazine.
Senator Hagel in Esquire, April 2007:
"Congress abdicated its oversight responsibility... The Press abdicated its responsibility...Terror was on the minds of everyone and nobody questioned anything [about the reasons for going to war in Iraq]."In GQ March 2007, "What do you think the affect of the surge will be?"
"You can impeach him [President Bush], and before this is over, you might see calls for his impeachment."
"More American lives lost. Billions of dollars going into this hole. It will erode our standing in the Middle East and the world..."
posted by David Fine @ 4:40 PM
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I am a 2 tour Vietnam Veteran who recently retired after 36 years of working in the Defense Industrial Complex on many of the weapons systems being used by our forces as we speak.
Politicians make no difference.
We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). If you would like to read how this happens please see:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703
Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control. Government and industry are merging and that is very dangerous.
There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance.
The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM.
So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous.
This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning.
The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC.
For more details see:
http://www.rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com
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