Gen. (Ret.) John Allen @DNC’16: Democrats are patriots!

Hoo-ah! A retired Marine general, joined on stage by retired officers and soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, gave arguably the most myth-smashing, rousing, patriotic speech given at a Democratic convention since the Cold War:

John Allen worked closely with Clinton during President Barack Obama’s first term when the general was commanding U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and she was secretary of state. In Philadelphia, he took the stage flanked by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, and warned against “the forces of chaos and darkness.”

“With Hilary Clinton as our commander in chief, the United States will continue to be that indispensable power,” Allen said. He told U.S. allies if she’s elected, they will not be abandoned, and warned America’s foes would be relentlessly pursued.

He said they “could not … stand on the sidelines,” adding the election is a choice between hope and fear. Voters “must choose hope,” he said in the cadence of a former Marine officer.

“I am joined by my fellow generals and admirals, and with these magnificent young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan,” Allen said at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “They went there and risked their lives because they love this country.

“From the battlefield to the capitals of our allies, friends, and partners, the free peoples of the world look to America as the last best hope for peace and for liberty for all humanity,” he said. “We are the greatest country on this planet.”

As he spoke, the crowd chanted, “U-S-A, U-S-A!” and waved red and blue signs with white block letters spelling the same. A few delegates chanted “No more war!”

Watch the amazing speech here:

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David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.

* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.