White House Denies Friction With Fallon

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday rejected charges that it quashes dissenting views in the military, an accusation brought to light by the resignation of Navy Adm. William J. Fallon as commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East.

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Democrats seized on Fallon's resignation as an opportunity to criticize Bush.

"Over the last seven Bush years, we've seen those who toe the company line get rewarded and those who speak inconvenient truths get retired," Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said in a written statement.

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White House press secretary Dana Perino called the charges of stifling dissent "nonsense."

"The president welcomes robust and healthy debate," she said. "He has many members of his administration that represent different viewpoints. He has dissenting views on a variety of issues that get worked out through a policy process that is usually not fed out in the press."

"There's no one in the administration that is suggesting other than a diplomatic approach to Iran," Perino said.



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[strategery blunder]

1. Add another one to the pile of 935 lies. nt

[winggirle]

2. Really...

does the White House reporter think we are stupid...come on

[mcollier]

6. Yes they do Winggirle

Ofcourse the Administration thinks the American People for the most part are stupid. The government and media have been programming us to be stupid for decades... How do you think they are so comfortable lying to us, stealing from us, abusing our rights and so on.... Half of the country is to ignorant to even give a shit about the government's role in their lives....

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[InkAddict]

8. Half the country is "too" ignorant. I'll take it as a typo. (LOL) n/t

[Captain Hilts]

3. Adm. Fallon, meet Gen. Shinseki. Gen Shinseki, Adm Fallon. Talk amongst yourselves...nt

[Hand]

14. Dang! Ya beat me to it! nt

[Solly Mack]

4. "The president welcomes robust and healthy debate,"

Yeah...they robustly proclaim, "Whatever you say, Sir!"

[MotorCityMan]

12. And they debate on whether *'s ideas are brilliant...

or a stroke of genius.

[Solly Mack]

18. or if he should wear the blue or red tie this time around

[Hand]

16. "...then he fires you." nt

[Solly Mack]

17. lol!

[PRETZEL]

5. self deleted

original comment didn't make sense

[MaineYooper]

7. "The president welcomes robust and healthy debate,"...

"The president welcomes robust and healthy debate," she said. "He has many members of his administration that represent different viewpoints. He has dissenting views on a variety of issues that get worked out through a policy process that is usually not fed out in the press."

Sure Dana. Right.

I'm sure there are all kinds of viewpoints, like whether we should attack Iran today or next week. Or if we should use cruise missiles or nukes. Real healthy debate.

I'm having a flashback to the Blues Brothers: "We have both kinds of music, country AND western!"

[ixion]

10. exactly the quote I was thinking of

a perfect example of BushCo 'dissenting' views.

[calimary]

9. Hey, now THERE'S a good one! Let's all bookmark this one and remember it:

"There's no one in the administration that is suggesting other than a diplomatic approach to Iran," Perino said.

I'm gonna keep track of this one! Yet another, and a rather glaring one, for the "Yeah, SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE" file. This from the little airheaded twinkie who works for the "Diplomacy My Ass" regime.

:rofl:

[ReformedChris]

11. I like John Kerry's statemenet in there about inconvient truths

It seems whenever there is a "lone voice in the wilderness" it is pretty quickly silenced. What is scary with Bush is that he is verbally placing responsibility, leaving it for the "troops on the ground". That is a dangerous precedent for any leader to take. The military of the United States is merely an extension of the Presidents foreign policy. It was Bu$hCo's policy that got us into Iraq and they should be held TOTALLY responsible for its failure. I can only hope that there are more leaders in the military that will stand up to Nero and put him in his place!

[Deny and Shred]

13. Tom Keane blamed the 9/11 intel failures on "Group Think"

This Admin has made sure that if you disagree with the group, you are out. He chooses people based on their ability to adhere to Cheney's preconceived notions.
Open-mindedness is Republican Kryptonite.

[laststeamtrain]

15. Bloomberg: Fallon's Exit Provokes Concern on Path of Bush's Iran Policy

Fallon's Exit Provokes Concern on Path of Bush's Iran Policy

Janine Zacharia and Ken FiremanWed Mar 12, 12:01 AM ET

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Admiral William Fallon's resignation as U.S. commander in the Middle East provoked criticism that President George W. Bush won't tolerate dissent and fed speculation his Iran policy could become more confrontational.

``Congress needs to determine immediately whether Admiral Fallon's resignation is another example of truth tellers being forced to the sidelines in the Bush administration,'' said Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who lost to Bush in the 2004 election. ``His departure must not clear the way for a rush to war with Iran.''...http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080312/pl_bloomberg/abginjvwplau