Cotton Club "mutinous" but not traitors

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jul 8, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>Did freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and the 46 Senators who signed his letter to Iran commit treason, which several critics are charging? The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart put that question to retired Major General Paul D. Eaton, who trained Iraqi forces from 2003 to 2004.

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            <p>Did freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and the 46 Senators who signed his letter to Iran commit treason, which several critics are charging? <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/13/tom-cotton-picked-apart-by-army-general-over-mutinous-iran-letter/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart put</a> that question to retired <a href="http://nsnetwork.org/paul-eaton/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Major General Paul D. Eaton</a>, who trained Iraqi forces from 2003 to 2004.</p><p>“I would use the word mutinous,” said Eaton, currently a senior adviser to VoteVets.org. “I do not believe these senators were trying to sell out America. I do believe they defied the chain of command in what could be construed as an illegal act . . . What Senator Cotton did is a gross breach of discipline, and especially as a veteran of the Army, he should know better.”</p>
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Did freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and the 46 Senators who signed his letter to Iran commit treason, which several critics are charging? The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart put that question to retired Major General Paul D. Eaton, who trained Iraqi forces from 2003 to 2004.

“I would use the word mutinous,” said Eaton, currently a senior adviser to VoteVets.org. “I do not believe these senators were trying to sell out America. I do believe they defied the chain of command in what could be construed as an illegal act . . . What Senator Cotton did is a gross breach of discipline, and especially as a veteran of the Army, he should know better.”

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,