Posted on 11/02/2012 7:59:45 PM PDT by Rabin
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2012 – Defense Department leaders remain fully confident in the commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, maintain complete faith in the job Army Gen. Carter F. Ham is doing. “His decision to retire has been an entirely personal decision to move on... (is due to inappropriate early response rather his following reluctance to stand down) is absolutely false, absolutely, categorically false... General Ham's departure is part of routine succession... He will continue to lead Africa Command until he retires to General Rodriguez."
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General Ham's departure is part of routine succession... He will continue to lead Africa Command until he retires to General Rodriguez.IOW, his departure wasn't part of routine succession. Zero lies, and all the time.
With this kind of confidence, it is no wonder that Gen.Ham is “retiring” with some kind of honor intact.
Scapegoat and unfortunate! Seems that all of their actions are covered by some excuse that has no bearing on reality!
I say let them all fall! If Ham has anything to do with this, he should have the guts to stand up for his troops and tell the truth! I have little doubt that he does know the truth and when he does not express that, he is just another traitor beholding to this Administration! Gads! Where are all the Patriots that used to be in the military! Since when has Honor and Integrity been so lost!
They dost protest too loudly, too long .....
Wonder if they paid him off to keep his silence?
Ah, but does the Pentagon have confidence in Benghazi-Coward Obama?
“The questions concerning General Ham’s role in the September 11 events continue to percolate. Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, said that General Ham told him during a visit to Libya that he had never been asked to provide military support for the Americans under attack in Benghazi. Former United States Ambassador to the U.N. John R, Bolton also mentioned Mr. Chaffetz’s account, and contrasted it with Mr. Panetta’s statement that General Ham had been part of the team that made the decision not to send in forces. “General Ham has now been characterized in two obviously conflicting ways,” Mr. Bolton concluded. “Somebody ought to find out what he actually was saying on September the eleventh.”
Read more: TRR: General at center of Benghazi-gate controversy retiring - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2012/oct/29/general-center-benghazi-gate-controversy-retiring/#ixzz2B7x4IK3y
Bull!
His rotation wasn’t up for another 15 months!
They likely told him if he shut up and retired, he could keep his pension and not be prosecuted.
The real control is that they’ve classified everything about this at TS.
“Bull!
His rotation wasn’t up for another 15 months!
They likely told him if he shut up and retired, he could keep his pension and not be prosecuted.
The real control is that they’ve classified everything about this at TS.”
I AGREE!!!
*****from Military Newsletter-10/31/12****
Has anyone heard what GEN Ham’s disposition/situation? There are a number of rumors going around. Here is another one.
Obama fires 2 flag officers - Why?
Four-star General Carter F. Ham, the highly decorated, erstwhile, commander of USAFRICOM, is rumored to have been “carted” away, and possibly even under arrest by the Obama Regime to an “undisclosed location.” He is rumored to have been “apprehended” aka physically arrested by his second-in-command one General David M. Rodriguez when General Ham was obeying his oath of duty to save our ‘beloved’ Ambassador Stevens, and disregarding Obama’s direct “stand down” order not to save Ambassador Stevens.
Under the laws of the United States, Obama’s appointment of Gen. Rodriguez is subject to Senate confirmation to the post of USAFRICOM commander to which Obama just happened to appoint him immediately after he arrested General Ham. (Et tu, General Rodriguez??) Gen. Rodriguez is subject to Senate interrogation, under oath, of his actions in his, possibly, violent arrest of Four-star General Carter Ham. But, that was when the United States was governed by the US Constitution, and not by the Obama Regime. Maybe the President will decide to “pocket” appointment Gen. Rodriguez as Commander of USAFRICOM like he has appointed countless other Obama functionaries.
But, then there’s the additional unpleasant “recall” aka“arrest” of Admiral Charles M. Gaouette who was commander of the US Central Command Naval US Aircraft Carrier Strike Force who had operational control over the Libya Theater when General Ham was likely ‘arrested’ while he was attempting a rescue of Ambassador Stevens. Admiral Gaouette was recalled for “inappropriate leadership judgment.”
Now what under heaven does that mean?? If you don’t believe me, google it. Where is General Ham being imprisoned by the Obama Regime?? Where is Admiral Gaouette being imprisoned by the Obama Regime?? Why are neither of these men available for news’ interviews?? If they are under arrest by the Obama Regime, we should have been told immediately.
“Is it November 6, 2012 yet?”
I do not know what happened in Benghazi. I do know that General Ham knows exactly what happened in Benghazi and in the White House. Men such as General Ham will call on his soldiers to lay down their lives when necessary and they did and will. If General Ham has one ounce of decency he will resign Saturday morning and tell what he knows. If he can not do this he is no better than Obama, he would be worse.
“inappropriate leadership judgment.”
I enlisted in 1971 at 17 and have been working with the military as a Defense Contractor since leaving the USAF.
I’ll bet $1,000 this phrase isn’t in the UCMJ.
This is a civilian construct, just as use of the term “stand down”.
Romney, 1 February, 2013, calls Gen. Ham into his office, hands him a pardon, and says, “Now, why don’t you tell me what happened”.
Yes, and actually I expected that of Petraeus and Hillery also! They are all culpable! This had been a disgrace to the military and the Marines in specific!!
Really, it has left me so depressed that our own civilians in charge could do this that it is incomprehensible!
It has changed my whole outlook on our Government!
Bunch of ass-covering assholes! Either they have the honor and integrity to tell the truth about what happened or they are just another group of creeps in government!!
One last thing for those government creeps - yes you Ham!
My son gave his commitment as a Marine to never leave anyone behind. You seem to believe that it’s okay as long as you’re not the one left behind!
You really need to understand your Army commitment and do the right thing! Any other action will be taken as doing what is right for you - you selfish bastard! Let the world know what happened!!
Now that he has retired I hope he starts yelling from the mountain tops with the truth about what went on ( or didn’t)....
It’s the African Lying Commander that they don’t have confidence in.
“His decision to retire has been an entirely personal decision to move on”
Uh yeh, OK Leon. We believe you. Not!
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