Obama's purge of top military brass...

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by vienna

I find it a bit odd no one has brought up the "revolving door" existing during the Bush administration: it seemeed every time a commanding General in either the Afghanistan or Iraq theaters brought up the lack of adequate equipment (e.g., 'hillbilly humvees', no flak jackets, etc.), non-responsivness of the civilian leadership (Sec. of Defense, White House), or the lack of sufficient troop strength to fully perform objectives, they were very, very soon shown the door. It is one thing to sack a commander for cause such as moral terpitude, or other misbehavior, but an entirely different matter to sack a commander who was trying to do his duty while being undermined by the the political needs of a bumbling administration. Where was the outrage when Cheney/Bush were sullying the otherwise solid reputation of commanders for really no other reason than they, the commanders chose to speak up in the best interests of their men, their mission, and, ultimately, their country?...

Talk about a double standard...


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Nothing can do to change that, it was wrong then, wrong now.I will say the difference is Bush Admin were saving face after a major blunder of a war.The Obama Admin, there is something more to it.There are a lot of reports the new litmus test for Generals etc is "Would you give the order to your forces to fire on american citizens if ordered to?" Those who refuse to do so are shown the door quickly after. Of course they can not be fired for that or the public can not know that is why, so things have to be manufactured or they spy and wait for them to slip up, as human beings do.Now, none of this can be confirmed but given the nature of obama, his influences, contempt for the constitution and people etc it would not surprise me one bit.

Eventually, someone will be brave enough to step forward.Took a while for a Edward Snowden to come forward, but he did and eventually, perhaps one of these Generals or Admirals will speak out.