The “Quiet General” Strikes Back..and how!

Lloyd Grove, 23 years with the Washington Post, now writing for The Daily Beast, recently interviewed retired General Hugh Shelton regarding his new book, “Without Hesitation.”

Shelton was the nation’s top military man under Presidents Clinton and Bush and while serving would never criticize (or flatter) any political leader publicly.   Well things have changed.

Succinctly the retired general says: John McCain was a “bully with a screw loose”, Al Gore was an arrogant grandstander; and Donald Rumsfeld  was a power-mad  know-it-all who wouldn’t listen to any military advice.

The 68 year old warrior served 38 years in the U.S.Army and from 1997 to 2001 as the top soldier for Clinton and Bush. He’s a staunch defender of the “Don’t Ask/ Don’t Tell” policy and says its worked for 17 years and it should continue. Regarding McCain he thought it didn’t matter if he got re-elected as a Senator since as part of a group of 100 the damage he could do was limited.

To read the entire article go to: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-15/general-hugh-shelton-on-clinton-rumsfeld-and-mccain/?om_rid=NsfafK&om_mid=_BMuE$YB8VNp1SM