Military Miffed Over Hillary Clinton's Mendacity

This is another example of why liberals not only can't be trusted to lead the military as commander in chief (because they tend to use the military for their own glory, rather than the defense of the nation): their disrespect for the military always shows through at some point and hurts morale.

From the New York Post, Hillary Clinton's lies about "coming in under sniper fire" in Bosnia when she was co-president, er, First Lady, has insulted our heroes in the military.

"She has no sense of what a statement like that does to soldiers," fumed retired Maj. Gen. Walter Stewart, the former head of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

"She is insulting the command in its entirety," he said yesterday.

Last week, Hillary said

"I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead, we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

Then pictures and video came to light showing a large entourage meeting her on the tarmac, including a little girl who spoke to Hillary Clinton. There was no urgency, no apprehension (and no bullets flying) in the pictures or video.

Diehard liberals like Hillary Clinton loathe our noble military so much that they have no sense of the dedication our soldiers have to this nation, or the honor that motivates them.

Gen. Stewart isn't the only military commander upset with Hillary Clinton's self-serving lies:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Buster Glosson, a John McCain supporter who ran the air attack in the first Gulf War, said, "It bothers me any time anyone running for the highest office in the land fabricates a story.

"That should bother any American, whether you're military or nonmilitary."

Another source, a former Army analyst who was stationed abroad when dignitaries visited, said, "You know, we have soldiers overseas now who are getting shot at by real bullets from real enemies who really want to kill them.

"Getting shot at by snipers is not something you forget - or make light of," he added.

"If getting shot at by sniper fire qualifies you to be president, then there are thousands of guys in the military right now who are way more qualified than Hillary Clinton to be our next president."

Speaking as a 10-year military veteran, you don't have to have served in the military to be qualified to lead as commander in chief.

But in order to effectively lead our men and women in uniform, you do at least need enough honor to realize the military isn't a plaything for your own glory.