Republicans smear American general

What? Has going after 12 year old boys lost its luster?

Now the GOP smear machine is going after General Sanchez, our former top commander in Iraq who now says that the war is a disaster ("nightmare" was his word). Iraq war/Bush lovers John McCain, Lindsey (DADT) Graham, and Mitch McConnell are now smearing Sanchez, suggesting that as a top general he was supposed to contradict and undermine his commander in chief during wartime by snitching to Congress and the public about Bush's incompetence.

Putting aside the irony of Republicans now suggesting that it's okay to smear our troops - their opinion on that subject changes by the week, and putting aside the irony of the fact that McCain, Graham and McConnell never once dared challenge Bush on the war while they expected Sanchez to do so - I'm equally fascinated that the GOP now thinks that active duty service members are supposed to openly undercut the commander in chief.

For all of you soldiers and families out there, this is what the Republicans think of you. The same people who refused to give you the body armor you needed, who refused to do anything about conditions for vets and injured troops at Walter Reed and around the country, are the same people who are now smearing your former top general. Republicans don't give a damn about you. Your lives are expendable, so long as your deaths keep the Republicans from having to admit to making a horrible mistake by running a really crappy war.