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WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Sunday accused the Obama administration of "over-the-top rhetoric" and "disdain for the military" in its condemnation of a video that purportedly shows four Marines urinating on corpses in Afghanistan.
Perry's comments put him at odds with Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who said the images could damage the war effort.[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]"The Marine Corps prides itself that we don't lower ourselves to the level of the enemy," McCain said when asked about Perry's position. "So it makes me sad more than anything else, because ... I can't tell you how wonderful these people (Marines) are. And it hurts their reputation and their image."[/FONT]
Texas Gov. Perry said the Marines involved should be reprimanded but not prosecuted on criminal charges.
"Obviously, 18-, 19-year-old kids make stupid mistakes all too often. And that's what's occurred here," Perry told CNN's "State of the Union."
He later added: "What's really disturbing to me is the kind of over-the-top rhetoric from this administration and their disdain for the military."
[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]Later appearing on the same show, McCain said he disagreed.[/FONT]
"We're trying to win the hearts and minds" of the Afghanistan population, he said. "And when something like that comes up, it obviously harms that ability."
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[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]Read full article @: [/FONT]Rick Perry Defends Marines Who Urinated On Corpses[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]My find a rarity in my case but i agree with McCain here. Seems like Perry is just pulling the "look at me i disagree with Obama here, so like me!" card.
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[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]Read full article @: [/FONT]Rick Perry Defends Marines Who Urinated On Corpses[FONT=Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif]My find a rarity in my case but i agree with McCain here. Seems like Perry is just pulling the "look at me i disagree with Obama here, so like me!" card.
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