When Brigadier General John Johns endorsed Mike Turner Wednesday at the Handley Library, he wanted to make one thing clear- the general's blessing had nothing to do with partisan politics and
everything to do with Turner's strategy for leaving Iraq.
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"I think the district and the urgent issues of our time, and particularly this district right now, demand really innovative, imaginative, and high energy...leadership of a kind that we haven't seen in this district for a very long time," said Turner.
"I will appear with anyone, whether it be a Democrat or a Republican, who endorses that view," explained Johns. "We have to have a bipartisan approach to this thing. Cut out the wrangling and bitter partisan politics on national security."
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"He has an amazing grasp of the situation in the Middle East, beyond any candidate that I know," offered Johns about the retired Air Force colonel.
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"As I've said all along, I'm the only candidate in the race that can sit down with conservatives and Independents and progressives, with some measure of credibility and respect, and actually find common ground," said Turner.
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