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Another senior military officer speaks out against Iraq

July 19th, 2007 by Steve

BTW, Admiral Colley lives in Alabama. I’ve met him quite a few times before and have been impressed. From UPI:

Vice Adm. Michael C. Colley, retired, who serves as an at-large member on the board of directors of the Libertarian Party, was reacting to the measure passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week mandating a withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq by April 2008. President George W. Bush is expected to veto the measure.

“It’s a wrongheaded decision; plain and simple,” Colley said. “It is inappropriate for Congress to tell the military how to manage a war. We ought to be getting out of Iraq completely by following a plan our commanders in the field construct, not a plan made by politicians.”

“It’s not Congress’ job to play ‘armchair general,’” the admiral said. “Instead of dictating to the military how to conduct a withdrawal, Congress should instead apply monetary pressure on the president. Leave the money to Congress, and the withdrawal to our generals. The military knows best how to run the military.”

After spending over ten years in the Army, I’m getting pretty damned tired of being told I’m unpatriotic for opposing U.S. involvement in Iraq. It looks like Admiral Colley and all these active duty service members must be just as unpatriotic as I am.

Posted in Libertarian Party, Libertarian Movement

2 Responses to “Another senior military officer speaks out against Iraq”

1. Dan wrote on 07/25/07 at 6:07 pm :

   Five years in the Marine Corps. Totally opposed to US involvement in Iraq.

2. Steve wrote on 07/25/07 at 8:13 pm :

   Thanks for your service!

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