Saturday, August 27, 2005

American Legion... Fascists? Could be...

American Legion Press Release: Speech from American Legion nat'l commander Thomas Cadmus: “We had hoped that the lessons learned from the Vietnam War would be clear to our fellow citizens: public protests against the war here at home while our young men and women are in harm’s way on the other side of the globe only provide aid and comfort to our enemies. We understand that the terrorists they are engaging there would slit the throats of every American, adult and child, if they could.” OK, so "vowing to use whatever means necessary to ensure the united support of the American people for our troops and the global war on terrorism" doesn't smack of fascism w/anyone, not to mention suppressing our very rights (that are guaranteed by the Constitution) doesn't ring a fascist bell w/anyone? B/c correct me if I'm wrong Mr Cadmus, but you swore to uphold and defend the Constitution of the US, which provides for people to "assemble peaceably," and to "petition their govt for redress of grievances." Hmm, these vets in FL are not offended or outraged by the anti-war protests. In fact, they say that they recognize that the protests are against POLICY not the troops. Gee, I just read Gen Wes Clark's op/ed in the Wash Post, I guess he is giving aid & comfort to the enemy, huh?
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