Deflection

"Gen. Tommy Franks, who oversaw the combat in the Afghan and Iraqi campaigns, saluted Mr. Bush on the stage and said Kerry "disrespects our troops." Attribution

Tommy? YOU were in charge when gigantic weapons sites were left unguarded and looted.

YOU were.

It isn't the troops fault, Tommy - it's YOURS.

You would LOVE to deflect the blame onto the troops, wouldn't you?