The Crazies

Apparently, general officers are crazy 6:1:

A group of nearly 200 retired generals and admirals will send a letter to Congress Wednesday urging lawmakers to reject the Iran nuclear agreement, which they say threatens national security.

The letter is the latest in a blizzard of missives petitioning Congress to either support or oppose the agreement with Iran, which lifts sanctions if Iran pares back its nuclear program. Letters have been sent by ad hoc groupings of rabbis, nuclear scientists, arms control and nonproliferation experts — and now, retired senior military officers, many of whom have worked in the White House during various administrations dating back to the 1980s.

The letter, addressed to Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate and the House, is a response to one sent last week by three dozen retired senior military officers who support the nuclear deal.

My point in this post is not to argue that the Iran deal is good or bad but only to point out that intelligent people can differ. Calling people who disagree with you “crazy” is unlikely to persuasive.

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  • steve Link

    Sounds about right. I would expect GOP support among older flag officers to run about 6:1 against the Dems. Looks like a lot of the same names that were on the 300 list that favored Romney.

    Steve

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