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Plenty of former military men have turned 180 degrees, going from conservative hawks to liberal doves. Look at our sissified Wesley Clark for example, lots of big talk AFTER he retired but not while he was in even though he clearly disagreed with White House 'sandbox' policy. A REAL general (and man) would have retired in protest, and made it public why (one general did...good for him). Liberal Clark is a disgrace, as are other "generals" like him...but frankly, I can't think of even ONE general worth a crap nowadays -- did ancient Rome have this problem? ;-)
Even Israel -- which is and has been (since 1948) facing enemies all around and is regularlyin combat with them -- has seen that turn-around in THEIR military men, such as Menachem Beginand Yitzhak Rabin...both former 'war heros'who ended up selling out their own country by giving in to radical Islam's demands re: the "Land for Peace" process (that BS would never work anyway). Even Ariel Sharon, another 'war hero,' seemed to tone it down in his later years. And presently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (another former military man, as most men are in Israel by law!) seems he's trying to walk a tightrope instead of acting decisively with Israel's enemies (while continuously seeking 'permission' from America). I get the sense he is for harsher dealings with radical Islam but instead he acceptswearing an American-made leash even though it's a long one: All the way from the White House, even during Bush's tenure there -- and earlier.
So being former military should be considered to mean NOTHING as it could go either way, for or against conservative values and/or the RKBA issue. IMO, that would bethe safer way to view it: Discount it entirely.
-- John D.
