What’s the best way to criticize the commander-in-chief about his war policies? Catch him on tape saying that he will listen to his commanders on the ground and then get former commanders to say he didn’t listen.
At least that seems to be the thinking of VoteVets, which is running a series of advertisements that attack President Bush for his military strategy in Iraq. The ads feature two former major generals, John Batiste and Paul Eaton.
“Mr. President, you did not listen. … Mr. President, you have place our troops in peril,” Batiste said in the ads featuring him. “Our only hope is that Congress will act now to protect our fighting men and women.”
The ad featuring Eaton blasts Bush for not listening when commanders warned him of the dangers of invading Iraq. Eaton added: “Now our military is overcommitted and America is less secure. Mr. President, you’re being told we need serious diplomacy, not escalation, and you’re still not listening. If the president won’t listen, Congress must.”
The ads close with a direct message to a series of targeted Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rep. Tim Johnson of Illinois, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire, and Rep. Jim Walsh of New York.
Batiste lost his job as a consultant for CBS News because of his role in the ads and was interviewed on MSNBC about his firing.
Another ad that features former Gen. Wesley Clark, a 2004 presidential candidate, is aimed at Sen. John Warner of Virginia and tells him to “protect America, not George Bush.
Categories: Virginia, New York, Arizona, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Producer's Picks, Susan Collins, Tim Johnson, Sen. John McCain, John Sununu, John Warner, AdWatch, Mike Rogers, Jim Walsh
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