"To place all the troops into the position of favoring one strategy ahead of us rather than another, and to accuse political opponents of trying to 'pull the rug out from under them,' is a, yes, fascistic tactic designed to corral political debate into only one possible patriotic course. It's beneath a president to adopt this role, beneath him to co-opt the armed services for partisan purposes. It should be possible for a president to make an impassioned case for continuing his own policy in Iraq, without accusing his critics of wanting to attack and betray the troops. But that would require class and confidence. The president has neither."
— Sully (who, by the way, is getting married in a few days; many happy returns from Shakesville!)
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