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Republican leader blames military for losing war
By Chris Nolan
Posted on November 2, 2006, Printed on February 13, 2012
http://www.alternet.org/story/43812/republican_leader_blames_military_for_losing_war
Yesterday, on CNN, House Majority Leader John Boehner blamed the US military for losing the war in Iraq:
House Majority Leader John Boehner: Wolf, I understand that, but let's not blame what's happening in Iraq on Rumsfeld.
Wolf Blitzer: But he's in charge of the military.
House Majority Leader John Boehner: But the fact is the generals on the ground are in charge and he works closely with them and the president. [CNN, 11/1/06]
Given an opportunity to take back that comment, Boehner elected instead to stay the course.
A Boehner spokesman later insisted that blaming the military for losing the war is not criticizing the military.
(AMERICAblog, Hotline)
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