The Swiftboating of General Hagee-- The Plank
". . .But now Hagee has been all but convicted of enabling Murtha--ironic, since much right-wing outrage over Murtha has centered on the charge that Murtha convicted the Haditha Marines before a criminal investigation has been completed. The American Thinker suggests that Hagee should have at least "corrected Murtha" if Murtha misconstrued Hagee's briefing, while pointedly asking "Why would some people in the Marine Corps be so quick to credit allegations of misconduct?" That's pretty mild compared to Michael Ledeen, who's urging Cornerites to start an anti-Hagee letter-writing campaign. According to Ledeen, it's an "outrage" for Hagee to even have told congress that an investigation was open into Haditha before it was finished, and also an outrage for Hagee to have traveled to Iraq to remind Marines in Iraq about ethics in warfare.
Those who read Hagee's speech, titled "On Marine Virtue," may find it less outrageous than inspiring. Yet Ledeen evidently believes it represents "preemptive surrender." Place your bets: who's going to be the first to "raise questions" about Hagee's Vietnam record?"
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