From Pajamas Media.
A star-studded list of retired high ranking US military officers is set to shake up the presidential race as the nation heads into Election Day, November 6. GEN Hugh Shelton (USA-ret) and GEN Tommy Franks (USA-ret) are among the military heavyweights who are taking out a full page ad in Monday’s Washington Times, the Tatler has learned.
GEN Franks is probably best known as the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) from 2000 to 2003, during the war that ended the reign of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. He was appointed to head up the Middle East-centric command by President Bill Clinton and assumed command of CENTCOM on July 6, 2000. Franks served in the United States Army from 1967 to his retirement in 2003.
GEN Henry Shelton served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Clinton from October 1, 1997 to October 1, 2001. Shelton’s military honors include the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with valor device and three oak leaf cluster. He also commanded the United States Special Operations Command.
The full-page ad says “We, the undersigned, proudly support Governor Mitt Romney as our next President and Commander-in-Chief.” A note at the bottom of the ad says that the officers all paid for the ad themselves. The list includes officers who served in the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Air Force.
Besides Franks and Shelton, many of the names on the list, which had been making the rounds on the Internet, will be familiar as respected leaders of the US military, in all capacities. They include LTG Thomas McInerney (USA-ret), retired Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Ronald Fogleman, retired Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Frank Kelso, and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen Richard B. Meyers (USAF-ret).
Here is the full-page ad that will run in the November 5 edition of the Washington Times.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/112125627/RomneyMACad-500final4NOV2012
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HOOAH!
Powell has been leaning leftward for a while. He flip-flopped ala Kerry, when it came to Iraq. He argued against going all the way to Baghdad in 1991,–which would have saved us a second trip–did a u-turn supporting the belated invasion in 2002, and then started ascribing to the democrats’ cut-and-run idea. He promoted Arafat, advocates shutting down GITMO, and giving the terrorist thugs easy access to ACLU hacks and the same rights afforded American citizens. He’s played the race card, too. During an MTV interview, he said the only reason he was picked for Secretary of State was because he ‘looked white’.
I used to respect him, but he’s not worthy anymore.
It’s good to know there’s a large contingent of warriors out there who support the Constitution and want to get this country back on the right track.
Two bad that ad didn’t show up two weeks ago.