FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GARY BAUER DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM MOVEON.ORG FOR ATTACKING PETRAEUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer condemned on Monday an ad campaign by MoveOn.org in which General David Petraeus is ridiculed. Especially at this time of war, "accusing our generals of betraying us is despicable," Bauer said.
The chairman of the Campaign for Working Families made the following statement:
"General Petraeus has devoted his entire adult life to honorably serving and protecting our country. He has been sent to Iraq to secure our victory in a war against vicious terrorists who desire our deaths. Now a left-wing political outfit has the audacity to call him 'General Betray Us' in a full-page ad that is being run in today's New York Times. The ad accuses Petraeus of 'Cooking the books for the White House' and goes on to state, 'General Petraeus is a military man constantly at war with the facts.'
"MoveOn.org has every right to disagree with the administration and its policies. But our nation is at war and accusing our generals of betraying us is despicable. This is a disgusting smear against our men
and women in uniform and it has no place in our political discourse. I call on every politician, Democrat and Republican, to denounce this ad and to demand an apology from MoveOn.org to our heroes in uniform. I especially hope to hear from those individuals hoping to become Commander in Chief. Candidates seeking the moral authority to send our young men and women into combat should not be aligned with political outfits that are disparaging them." |
