So, there was a shooting last night at the Pentagon. Thankfully, the shooter–J. Patrick Bedell–didn’t kill anyone, and was himself taken out by law enforcement officials. Naturally, not being able to leave a bad situation alone, some of the online Left sought to tie the shooter to conservatives.
Patterico details why this latest smear campaign is nonsensical and wrong. More debunking can be found here. It would be kind of nice if people on the port side refrained from the kinds of McCarthyite accusations discussed in this post, but almost seems as though they revel in making them.
October 14, 2009 – 1:11 am
Based on the time of year, and the nature of the units being deployed, this buildup represents the pre-positioning of support infrastructure, the sort put in place to support a larger number of combat brigades. While additional forces engaged in Afghanistan will be welcome news to most, the tactics they will use and their rules of engagement will ultimately support or inhibit their success.
September 22, 2009 – 11:58 pm
On Afghanistan, as we so often have reason to say of Obama’s campaign rhetoric, that was then and this is now. And we are learning that listening to requests from his commanders for more troops is not Obama’s strong suit as Commander-in-Chief.
By Dan McLaughlin
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Posted in Features, Politics
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Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bob Gates, Dan McLaughlin, Eric Shinseki, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Robert Gates, Stanley McChrystal, Steny Hoyer, Winston Churchill
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