It has nothing to do with the fact that he's ex-military...
...and everything to do with the fact that he's an arms dealer, fer gawdsake!
Just when I think the Bush Regime can't get any more brazen (or stupid), something like this comes out. Couldn't they anticipate that somebody would notice? Installing an arms dealer as the American Proconsul of a conquered country in the Middle East!??!?!?
--Robert
PS: A little search of the donor records for the 2000 election revealed that Garner's last employer, Level 3 Communications (through its officers) donated a pile to Dubya. Golly, ya coulda knocked me over with a feather.
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