Talk:John J. Sheehan

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[edit] Current event

I've never contributed to an actual article, so I don't really trust myself to do it, but I was curious if someone would want to add a current event concerning John Sheehan. I don't know if it is worthy to be in the article, but Sheehan recently made national headlines after he turned down the so-called 'war czar' position and publically criticized President Bush and the Iraq war in the media. This was well covered by the Washington Post specifically in both an article and an op-ed piece written by Sheehan in which he detailed the reasons he turned down the post and what he thought was wrong with the current war. I just figured that since his criticisms became a big deal in the ongoing political battle concerning the middle east and Iraq specifically that it would be important for an article on him. Since he was a staunch supporter of the republican party in the past, and was a decorated marine general, his public repudiation of a Republican president's foriegn policy seems somewhat significant. Anyway, just wondered if it should be included.