The Coagulation of Warmongers and War Criminals Around A New Leader?
As Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign reaches out to Republicans alarmed by Donald Trump's national security blunders, there’s a group of high-profile GOP hold-outs whose endorsement would be a major coup if the Democrat could win them over.
Condoleezza Rice, James Baker, George Shultz and Henry Kissinger are among a handful of so-called Republican “elders” with foreign policy and national security experience — people who have held Cabinet-level or otherwise high-ranking positions in past administrations — who have yet to come out for or against Trump.
The former officials, many of whom are likely candidates to staff any Republican president’s administration, added that Trump “lacks the character, values, and experience” to hold the highest office in the land. It was the latest sign of traditional Republicans, usually a fractious group, striking at Trump while the nominee reels under signs of cratering poll numbers and self-inflicted political wounds.
Many of the signatories have made their doubts known before. A March letter published at the online national security salon War on The Rocks sounded warnings on Trump’s character, policies and fitness for office. It included many who also signed the current letter, including George W Bush’s homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff; ex-Pentagon under secretary for policy and ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman; Condoleezza Rice aide Philip Zelikow; John McCain advisers Richard Fontaine and Kori Schake; and former US ambassador to Iraq Robert Blackwill.
We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America’s role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous. We have disagreed with one another on many issues, including the Iraq war and intervention in Syria. But we are united in our opposition to a Donald Trump presidency. Recognizing as we do, the conditions in American politics that have contributed to his popularity, we nonetheless are obligated to state our core objections clearly:
Reading through the names gives me a horrible sense of foreboding.
All that is needed is for Dick Cheney to give his support to HRC.
And to cap it all the worlds worst prognosticator William "Bloody" Kristol is still backing Trump.
Condoleezza Rice, James Baker, George Shultz and Henry Kissinger? Dear god what a list and that is only the start.
Bringing together hawks and war criminals under one roof.
Yet they still say HRC is not a warmonger, many on the lists should be in prison let alone giving their advice and support.
We have two main candidates that scare the hell out of me and should scare everyone.
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Finally worked out the new publishing procedure
the coagulation of ...
Would that make the word for a group of warmongers and war criminals a clot? As in, a clot of Kissingers?
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Wouldn't it be like crows?
Called a murder?
There is no such thing as TMI. It can always be held in reserve for extortion.
If Kissinger is involved, you need a much more bloody noun
Perhaps a "genocide of Kissingers." Or an "indochine."
You keep using that word...
A clot indeed
Drawing in the warmongers like flies to shit.
There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties.. This...is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.--John Adams
the irony is clearly lost on the media gasbags.
they see it as a positive for hillary...which just goes to show how out of touch they really are.
Or it goes to show
how complicit they are in the demise of our democracy.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Both. Clueless about the left--perhaps willfully so--
and complicit.
Establishment media is worse than Pravda in the 1970s, because everyone in the world knew what Pravda was up to and why.
We have become what we disdain.
Oh, we're so much better than those communists! We are the poster country of all things democratic, open, and transparent! No shenanigans to report here! No undermining of our population here! We trust our government and our political parties without question!
Amerika! The land of the free (just kidding!) and the home of the brave (only if you have the right amount of money and influence!).
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
We are exceptional, just keep repeating that
The great cover all phrase to excuse ourselves from the harm we do.
Thank goodness you reminded me.
I keep forgetting that part.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Complicit, their owners tell them what to cheer
It's not just the media, at times I just want to throttle her
supporters as well.
Seriously, I wanna grab them and shake them like a British Nanny while shouting, "You are supporting a candidate that has the support of those that we have spent DECADES railing against and you think it's a good thing!?!?"
What the hell do they think is the case? Do they honestly believe that Hillary, in her infinite wisdom and ability to reach across the aisle was able to suddenly convert these people to a more liberal mindset?
Or is the more likely scenario that SHE is the epitome if what they stand for, the very thing we have been fighting, and they recognize that fact and are supporting her accordingly.
Pardon my French, but anyone that thinks option A is the case is a blithering fucking moron....
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Hillary vacations with Henry the K
Hillary vacations in the Caribbean with Henry the K.
Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger: It's Personal. Very Personal.
"We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."
"Republicans Love Me"
The more I see of establishment Republicans moving to Hillary, the more attractive it becomes to think Trump's inability to get anything done is a selling point.
"Polls don't tell us how well a candidate is doing; Polls tell us how well the media is doing." ~ Me
I can't support Trump
But he would be better for our plan C, building the movement.
Beware the bullshit factories.
Someone needs to call HRC out the next time she tries to use
9/11 as a campaign plus.
I guess all those "progressive" Clinton democrats who now jump for joy that condoleeza rice has endorse Clinton have forgotten the famous words condi uttered after the deaths of so many NYers...
NO ONE COULD HAVE KNOWN
ACTUALLY ms Rice.. YOU KNEW and did barely anything.
Orwell was an optimist
Condi did go out and do something....
she bought shoes. A lot of them.
We ran her war mongering ass out of Portland a few times.
But protesting Rodham... much more dangersous than any Rapepublican I've protested.
"Love One Another" ~ George Harrison
Typical establishment "incompetence"
And we're all the worse for it.
Beware the bullshit factories.
More at Buzzflash:
Neocon Project for a New Democratic Party
We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
This paragraph says it all
Here's what scares me:
POTUS: "My Bad"
AP, 2-13-17, Washington, D.C.
White House spokesperson Megyn Kelly confirmed this morning that nuclear strikes were launched at Damascus, Moscow and St. Petersburg, FL. Ms. Kelly explained that President Clinton "short-circuited" when she ordered the launch as part of the escalating war in Syria.
We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
The DNC has some concerns...
about your phrasing... We'd prefer THIS version:
Potus makes Historic and bold Decision.
AP 2-13-17
White House Spokesperson Megyn Kelly praised the courageous decision to end the wars in Syria which had too long locked down our Brave Men and women in uniform.
In other news, Russia launched an Unprovoked attack against New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, in what can only be described as a War Crime, which requires the full deployment of our nuclear arsenal.
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
To clarify,
that would be St. Petersburg, FL, Moscow, Idaho, and the former Damacus, Oregon. I really like this part:
Scratching lightly beneath the surface of Never Hillary's career
reveals the empirical evidence of her historic support for aggressive interventions around the globe.
https://www.scribd.com/document/282257310/The-Difference-It-Makes-36-Rea...
A vote for Hillary is a vote for the irrational return to war.
Don't forget her and the current governments
interference in Haiti and Honduras
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/04/19/hillary...
This kind of makes one wonder, did she make money off of it
through Big Pharma
bribes, errr donations to the Clinton Foundation or did she just buy a bunch of stock first in the competing manufacturers companies...At this point there is little perfidy that I wouldn't find her capable of.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
As the days
weeks go by it is becoming convincingly clear to me that Bernie Sanders should have broken from the Democratic Party and run as an independent. I think he would be leading in the polls at this time and my guess is that he would win the general election in November in a 3 way race. I also know he gave his word he would not and I respect him for that but what a missed opportunity.
Sanders shoulda run as independent
Looking back, there's a lot of merit in this position. Could he have gotten on all 50 state ballots, and other "little" things. It's interesting to think about Bernie's race if he hadn't been involved in a primary fight with HRC. All his time and energy could have gone into voter registration, etc. and, by now, he would definitely be even or ahead in the polls. I'll be thinking more about this - thanks for your take.
absolutely.
everything you said is true.
Randy Scheunemann
I'm sure the Randy Scheunemann endorsement is right around the corner for Hillary.
Progressive, Independent, Gnostic, Vermonter.
Surely Mussolini's granddaughter will chiming in
with her support anytime soon.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
These morons won't be happy till they bomb us...
back to the goddamn stone age.
I'm sure that behind closed doors, the joke about "Just shoot the hippies" has been made more times than we can imagine.
I know it has because I worked in local government once...
The lack of respect for voters is apparent even there.
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
We are lower than the trash that needs taking out
when the "RaRa" brigades realize that fully, I'll be happy.
Yes, it's disgusting but relax.
For one thing, rank and file Republicans hate Hillary Clinton. And they don't really trust Republican fat cats.
Secondly, we have a short period of time to address the people and their real concerns. Let us spend our time talking to the people about the people.
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
Sorry I cant relax about issues like this, they
usually end up with piles of dead bodies even if they are not American bodies in the first instance.
I love your work
"Coagulation of Warmongers" is such a great image ! Ick !!
Thank you for you continuing witness.
EJF