Liberal military "heros"

David Limbaugh:

Anti-Bush forces are trying to build a momentum approaching critical mass to oust Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld has been one of the main focal points of the left's antipathy for a number of years. Nothing short of the president's impeachment would satisfy their lust for revenge against President Bush like Rumsfeld's removal.

These vultures have hovered over Rumsfeld's stubbornly vibrant carcass for way too long, and they just can't let him sprint out of yet another crisis: the call for his resignation by a half dozen retired generals.

Nothing inspires liberals in the press more than the opportunity to glorify liberals in uniform. Conservative military or ex-military types are just jingoistic hacks. But those critical of the military in general or of the Iraq War qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize or Time's Man of the Year.

Just look at their endless exaltation of Congressman John Murtha once he demanded withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. Every single story they ran contained the obligatory description of Murtha as a war hero and, more importantly, a longtime hawk.

They apparently believe that when military types speak out against the war it's like finding a smoking gun. What can be more effective to undermine the political enemy than defectors from within their own ranks -- like John Dean with Richard Nixon? What could give their long-suffering cause more credibility than a group of retired generals against the war?

It never occurs to the media to question the inappropriateness of retired military officers publicly criticizing the U.S. civilian leadership during war. But other retired generals -- John Crosby, Thomas McInerney, Buron Moore and Paul Vallely, among others -- have said it is highly inappropriate. It also doesn't bother the media that the retired officers' demand for Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation during wartime could undermine our war effort and troop morale. They can't stand this war anyway.

So the last things the media will want to examine are the propriety and motives of these men who have savaged Mr. Rumsfeld. But someone should.

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Moreover, they never challenge the premise of their arguments or their incoherence. Zinni is making statments that contradict the advice he was giving while he was on active duty. What is with that? Batiste, at best sounds like a brown noser when you compare his statements made while on active duty with his retirement statments. And, another thing about Batiste, if his advice was ignored or he was intimidated, why was he up for protion to Lt. Gen. when he retired. The answer can only be that what he says now is not true, or that he did not truly offer his best advice when he was on active duty. He has to take responsibility for that.