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That link reminds me of when Bush said "This crusade - this war on terrorism - is going to take a while". If Bush described the war on terror as a crusade, I d
by imbokodo 8y ago
That link reminds me of when Bush said "This crusade - this war on terrorism - is going to take a while". If Bush described the war on terror as a crusade, I don't see how out there Hersh is when he says some officers see the war on terror as a crusade.
Also General Boykin is listed as the Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Malta on their web page ( http://www.theknightshospitallers.org/grand-chancellor.html http://www.theknightshospitallers.org/grand-chancellor.html ). The old crusader order. Boykin gave a speech in a church in October 2003 that seemed to cast the war as a holy war between Christianity and Islam.
This sentiment exists for some in the military and Hersh mentions it in speeches and interviews.
- danso 8y agoAgain, I don't know what your line of argument here is. I'm not denying that there exist devout Christians in the U.S. military, including its leadership. But I believe the point tptacek was trying to make was that since Abu Ghraib, Hersh has been accused of imprecise, unsubstantiated reporting and assertions. What does General Boykin -- who retired in 2007 -- have to do with McRaven and McChrystal? If Hersh wanted to talk about Christians in the military, yes, I agree, Gen. Boykin sounds like a more obvious example. But that's not the interesting claim that Hersh made.