White House Encourages Troops to Violate DoD Policy
Posted by on February 10, 2006 at 04:00 PM
At the same time, the Bush administration is going directly to the public with its war message. Raul Damas, associate director of political affairs at the White House, has been on the phone directly to Republican county chairmen to arrange local speeches by active duty military personnel to talk about their experiences in Iraq.
Unfortunately, the Department of Defense outlaws the practice:
4.1.2. A member on active duty shall not:4.1.2.1. Use his or her official authority or influence for interfering with an election; affecting the course or outcome of an election; soliciting votes for a particular candidate or issue; or requiring or soliciting political contributions from others.
4.1.2.2. Be a candidate for, hold, or exercise the functions of civil office except as authorized in paragraphs 4.2. and 4.3., below.
4.1.2.3. Participate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions (unless attending a convention as a spectator when not in uniform).
4.1.2.4. Make campaign contributions to another member of the Armed Forces or an employee of the Federal Government.
Gotta hand it to an adminstration always willing to stand infront of the troops for a photo-op, but refuses to stand behind them whem it comes to providing benefits promised to them when the contract was signed. It's no wonder over 50 veterans have chosen to run for Congress on the Democratic ticket in 2006.
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