The French General

Is this man French? I’ll bet he’s eaten more MRE’s than quiche and it’s getting harder and harder for the slime slingers to dismiss those who think our administration is incompetent, arrogant and war-crazy.

If General Swannuck thinks we’re losing in Iraq; if he wants heads to roll in Washington, he’s going to be hard to refute by calling him French, or a coward or an America hater or a hippie. If grainy, awkward pictures of him with Jane Fonda show up on sleazy Republican hateblogs or a bunch of guys who have never been in the Army Airborn Division start yammering about his lack of credentials, it isn’t going to be convincing to anyone but a pathological Republican.

They’d have to dismiss Maj. Gen. John Batiste -- who led the 1st Infantry Division in northern Iraq as well. They’d have to smear former U.S. Central Command chief Anthony Zinni, former Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, and retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold who also want Rummy out. Not a Frenchman amongst the lot.

Of course the White House and many of Rummy’s pet Generals think he’s doing a great job. Gen. Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and thus unable to speak against his bosses, also defended Rumsfeld this week saying during last weeks press conference:

"People can question my judgment or his judgment, but they should never question the dedication, the patriotism and the work ethic of Secretary Rumsfeld,"

History records the names of many incompetent fools who have worked hard and made a mess of the world, causing the deaths of patriots and protestors; peasants and plutocrats alike. Maybe if he took a year off from work, we’d all be better off; almost as well off as if he’d never been born.

"nobody works harder than he does" says the General, whose name means, ironically “Peace” in Italian -- Except maybe for George. George works very hard – it’s a hard job. He’s a hard worker and a warpresident and we know because he says so.