McCain Scolds Gen. Sanchez For War Comments
October 15, 2007, 7:07pm
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If retired Army Gen. Ricardo Sanchez truly believed that the “neglect and incompetence” of policymakers led the United States into an “intractable situation” in Iraq, he should have been more forthright before leaving the military, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday.
In an interview with Ed Morrissey of Heading Right Radio, McCain took Sanchez to task for his recent criticisms of the handling of the Iraq war, including in a Friday speech to military reporters and editors. McCain, a senator from Arizona who serves on the Armed Services Committee, said Sanchez never shared any of his views with Congress or McCain personally despite multiple opportunities.
“He was asked in several hearings about the strategy, and he not only didn’t complain about it … but he supported it,” McCain told Morrissey. “And I wish he had done that [criticism] back when he was on active duty.” McCain added that high-level military officials are “required” to be candid with Congress when asked about military policy.
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