Obama may not know much about ground troops, but he’s got part of the wild blue yonder covered. Retired Gen. Merrill McPeak, a former Air Force chief of staff, is a key supporter of the candidate he praises for "real gravitas." McPeak is still a bit of a loose aerial cannon, a role he established in the first Gulf War when he stepped on some toes by declaring the campaign the first time air power had defeated a field army. But his presence in Barry’s camp shows the junior Illinois senator isn’t a total neophyte when it comes to military affairs–despite the fears of other general officers, some Air Force ones included.
UPDATE: Protein Wisdom has a profile of McPeak which suggests Barry is securely in the surrender-in-Iraq camp, and not just lying to the lefties, like he’s lying to the rust belt on NAFTA.
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