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McPeak on Display
Last week, Barack Obama's military adviser and national campaign co-chairman Merrill "Tony" McPeak accused former President Bill Clinton of "using divisive tactics and unfairly trying to question Barack Obama's patriotism." McPeak, a former chief of staff of the Air Force, previously supported Howard Dean and then John Kerry. He has campaigned for Obama and cut commercials claiming that Obama has the "right stuff" to be Commander in Chief. His job is to burnish Obama's image as a guy tough enough to be President. So who better to go after Bill Clinton and get the Obama campaign back on offense?
In off-the-cuff remarks to reporters Friday he even compared the former president's comments with the actions of Joseph McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator.
"I grew up, I was going to college when Joe McCarthy was accusing good Americans of being traitors, so I've had enough of it," McPeak said. And last month McPeak had to retract his statement that as president, Obama would not be reduced to "crying fits" like Mrs. Clinton
Well, it is likely that Obama will soon be having to retract Merrill McPeak. McPeak, who was arrested last year for driving under the influence, apparently has a problem controlling more than his thirst for fermented beverages. He also has a penchant for bashing Israel or, more particularly, Jews who oppose negotiating with terrorists.
McPeak has a long history of criticizing Israel for not going back to the 1967 borders as part of any peace agreement with Arab states. In 1976 McPeak wrote an article for Foreign Affairs magazine questioning Israel's insistence on holding on to the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank.
In recent years McPeak has echoed the Mearsheimer-Walt view that American Middle East policy is being controlled by Jews at the expense of America's interests in the region. In a 2003 interview with the Oregonian, McPeak complained of that the "lack of playbook for getting Israelis and Palestinians together at...something other than a peace process....We need to get it fixed and only we have the authority with both sides to move them towards that. Everybody knows that."
The interviewer asked McPeak: "So where's the problem? State? White House?"
McPeak replied: "New York City. Miami. We have a large vote -- vote, here in favor of Israel. And no politician wants to run against it."
Translation (as if it's needed): Jews -- who put Israel over every American interest -- control America's policy on the Middle East. And McPeak has the audacity to accuse Bill Clinton of McCarthyism.
McPeak also claims that a combination of Jews and Christian Zionists are manipulating U.S. policy in Iraq in dangerous and radical ways: "Let's say that one of your abiding concerns is the security of Israel as opposed to a purely American self-interest, then it would make sense to build a dozen or so bases in Iraq. Let's say you are a born-again Christian and you think that Armageddon and the rapture are about to happen any minute and what you want to do is retrace steps you think are laid out in Revelations, then it makes sense. So there are a number of scenarios here that could lead you in this direction. This is radical...."
McPeak also noted: "The secret of the neoconservative movement is that it's not conservative, it's radical. Guys like me, who are conservatives, are upset about these neocons calling themselves conservative when they're so radical."
Guys like McPeak are upset because they think Jews have too much influence.
McPeak (in his Oregonian interview) also equated terrorist organizations with neoconservative supporters for Israel:
Interviewer: "Do you think...there's an element within Hamas, Hezbollah, that doesn't want Israel to exist at all and always will be there?"
McPeak: "Absolutely."
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Michael Swanson| 10.30.08 @ 5:55AM
Unfortunately, I served under this general while completing my Air Force career in 1995 and just as much unfortunately, live within a few miles of him here in the state of Oregon. I'm absolutely ashamed of both his personal and public behavior and his political stance. And he should be too. Gen. McPeak is a traitor to this nation and poor role model. Gen. McPeak, it's doubtful you'll read this, but I, a retired USAF First Sergeant, rebuke you and tell you that you ought to be totally ashamed of yourself. Perhaps you ought to review the oath you took as an Air Force officer and even perhaps read the Constitution so that you understand the vision the founding fathers had for our nation. You chose to drink and drive and thankfully you got caught. The fact that you are out stumping for the likes of a Barack Obama is further testament is merely further evidence of continued poor judgment. I salute the outstanding officers I served with during my career, including Col. Mike McPhail and Gen. Judd Blaisdell and I salute them. I do not salute you. You're a disgrace.
Sherrie| 11.6.08 @ 12:57AM
I don't know where I've been, but today is the first I've heard of this. It's so disturbing to know this man is still a military advisor!
McPeak in a 2003 interview with The Oregonian newspaper, compared evangelical Christians to the terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah!
He said, "There's an element in Oregon, you know, that's always going to be radical in some pernicious way, and likely to clothe it in religious garments, so it makes it harder to attack. So there's craziness all over the place." Oregon has a large evangelical Christian community.
Obama’s military advisor can’t distinguish the difference! It's scary that he uses the word attack!
McPeak also charged that Jews and Christian Zionists manipulated American foreign policy in Iraq.
I can't beleive this is now accepted language in America.
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Robert| 1.10.09 @ 5:04PM
So? Ok the General ain't all spit and polish and might drop a few too many. Attacking him on his DUI is smoke and mirrors and about as low as one can get. Nice forget debating facts. Lets throw mud and besides what does any of that have to to with the Middle East?
The fact is that our relationship with Israel is one of the heart and not much more than that. Yeah I know they are our best buddies in the Middle East. The only military platform we have that we can depend on. Eh... since when? When was the last time the Israelis supported anything we did militarily outside of their own interests?
We do not need Israel as a military platform and Israel does not want that either. That would be stupid for both governments.
The facts are the facts.... Our close ties with Israel are politically and religiously based and that is all. And I am not saying that is a bad thing. But one we need to realize and understand.
Economically the our Israeli policy is very expensive to the US Taxpayer. What do we really get in return for our investment? Israeli companies compete against US Companies all the time.
Does that mean we should not support Israel? Not at all but that does not mean we need to support Israel all the time either. Especially when they are wrong. And killing innocent civilians is wrong. Military targets are one thing, civilian targets are another.
Now that does not mean that I support Hamas? BTW I don't. However lets be real here...
Remember Hamas is the democratically elected government. One of the reason why our policy of spreading democracy in the Middle East can be dangerous. More so, we need to be especially careful on what we support and do not support in the Middle East and killing innocent civilians by either government should not be condoned by the United States, PERIOD! No matter who starts what. And both sides have histories of breaking agreements.
Yes Israel has a right to peace there is no question of that. Even though there are those inside the Israeli Government who want no peace with Hamas. Just like there are those in Hamas who want no peace with Israel.
The best position that the United States can maintain is not to support either side. Just hammer away at peace between both side.
But then again there is New York, Miami and Religion....
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