Senator Wants to Tap Controversial General

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - A Senate Republican wants an Army general who drew criticism for church speeches casting the war on terrorism in religious terms to lead the U.S. special operations command.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record), R-Va., recommended Lt. Gen. William G. (Jerry) Boykin, currently the Pentagon's deputy undersecretary for intelligence, for the post in Tampa, Fla.

The current commander, Gen. Doug Brown, is retiring, and the Pentagon has not filled the job.

"I am told, and I believe it to be true, that no special operations officer currently on active duty is more highly respected or admired by his superiors, peers or subordinates alike, than Jerry Boykin," Allen wrote in the letter dated March 31 and obtained by The Associated Press.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060403/ap_on_go_co/general_special_ops

[peaches2003]

1. It is a religious war now, right?

Onward Christian Soldiers!

[UrbScotty]

2. Anything to get the "religious" right vote in 2008 (nt)

[salin]

3. Idiot.

Pander to his his perceivced constituency, and worry not about the policy repercussions.

I hate to play into terrorist rhetoric, but the whole message of Osama to his followers seems to be trying to play the US as waging a religious war - Boykin plays into that hand of making terrorist recruiting easier.

This is even worse than jr.s "Bring it on" in terms of putting our servicemen/women into higher and higher risk combat situations.

[Dr.Phool]

4. Boykin has left nothing but a trail of failures and incompetency

His entire career.

Hostage rescue in Iran.
Mogadishu.
And a few more I can't remember right of the top of my head.

[Catchawave]

5. The Holy Warrior ?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/15/60II/main643650.shtml

[Renew Deal]

6. Wow, now that's presidential pandering

At it's best.

[truthisfreedom]

7. *yawn* these nutjobs aren't reading the polls or the newspapers... let

them destroy themselves with this idiocy by alienating most of the nation. they are completely out of touch!

[smomfr]

8. Could it be.........

these assholes are counting on god to clean up their mess and assure them victory? Like dumbya getting these gut feelings from god instead of using his head and advice from members of his administration. Oh shit did I say using his head,,sorry.

[Roland99]

9. KICK!