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Top U.S. Military Officer Calls Pastor Over Film
Reuters ^ | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 | Phil Stweart and David Adams

Posted on 09/12/2012 12:09:03 PM PDT by kristinn

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; 91112; 911ii; aclumia; actofwar; alqaeda; bananarepublic; bhodod; censorship; dempsey; firstamendment; libya; martindempsey; scapegoat; terryjones; tyranny; waronterror; whywefight
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To: kristinn

TO GEN DEMPSEY: NUTS!


341 posted on 09/12/2012 6:08:01 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Conservatism didn't magically show up in Romney's heart in 2012. You can't force what isn't in you.)
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To: onedoug

General Petraeus probably but I don’t know for sure.


342 posted on 09/12/2012 6:33:24 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Fawn
Is everybody nuts???

Overall I believe that's probably the most accurate assessment of the situation to date.

343 posted on 09/12/2012 6:37:43 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: kingattax

Check this out ping.


344 posted on 09/12/2012 6:38:20 PM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: holden

Don’t worry. DUmpsey’s fat ass won’t be going door to door confiscating anyone’s guns. Canapes and single malt scotch maybe but not guns.


345 posted on 09/12/2012 6:43:15 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Leep

“He is free to ask.”

Actually, no he is not.

The military has no jurisdiction.

He, no doubt, made the argument that this action puts troops in danger, but that is because of the insane rules of engagement foisted upon our soldiers. Any commanding officer worth his command would reject such rules of engagement, at risk of being relieved of command, or failing to prevail, dutifully resigning his command rather than command troops to ignominious execution.

So general, usually, if you can’t rationalize with the enemy, causing him to withdraw or surrender, you engage him in combat and you kill him.

Is that’s what is next for the common US citizen? What’s a general to do, when the enemy won’t listen to him?


346 posted on 09/12/2012 6:54:11 PM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: Alter Kaker

“the idiot pastor”

Why is the pastor an idiot for confronting Islam..

Islam is antithetical to America AND it is also irreconcilable with America.

As Islam demands we convert, become slaves of Muslims, or be killed, we must kill them first. Not too hard to understand, is it?

After all, that “idiot” understands.


347 posted on 09/12/2012 6:56:06 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: kristinn

Did the General call Barry and ask him to stop spiking the ball on the Osama bin Laden killing?


348 posted on 09/12/2012 7:15:29 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: TexasRepublic

I want the next Mohammed film to be produced by the other Terry, Terry Gilliam.

Excuse me. Are you the Judean Libyan People's Front?


349 posted on 09/12/2012 8:20:17 PM PDT by wm25burke
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To: Alter Kaker
"Don't be ridiculous. Of course we have Freedom of Speech which is why General Dempsey had to ASK the idiot pastor to stop endangering American lives and did not ORDER him to do so."

One of the primary duties of our US military forces is to defend our US Constitution. The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff should not be calling any pastor to so much as ask him to avoid criticizing or even ridiculing a religion of an enemy against the USA and our allies.

Either fight the war or not. Civilian-like police work alone will not work.


350 posted on 09/12/2012 8:28:34 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-' 96)
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To: Leep

He is free to ask.

Not as any member of the government, especially a General.


351 posted on 09/12/2012 8:47:30 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Alter Kaker

Perhaps this idiot pastor is tired of his Coptic brothers and sisters in Egypt being persecuted, beaten, crucified, and killed. One can only take so much and he expressed himself legally.


352 posted on 09/12/2012 9:49:05 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: kristinn

Im sure the general got involved in this movie too on behalf of Catholics...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2930258/posts


353 posted on 09/12/2012 10:19:24 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Leep

The Hell He Is !!!!
Not with his title.

Go back to school, preferably, try one that offers a real education....with, maybe a few civic classes.


354 posted on 09/12/2012 10:21:41 PM PDT by MtnMan101
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To: Uncle Miltie
Same vein as mine, but I used more colorful language. ;-)

The Kenyan must go.

355 posted on 09/13/2012 2:18:53 AM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: kristinn

This general is making the United States military look like a bunch of clowns by doing this. He should be ashamed of himself.


356 posted on 09/13/2012 6:13:17 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Squantos

Thanks! You too! :)


357 posted on 09/13/2012 6:59:44 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Responsibility2nd; GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
Why do you call him an idiot pastor? Because he has the guts to burn a Koran? Maybe he’s an idiot because you are too chicken to stand up for Freedom of Speech, and he isn’t? Maybe because you don’t know that Pastor Jones had NOTHING to do with the murder of US citizens.

Okay, now THIS raises a very valid point! One I hadn't seen before. My only motivation here is to treat each other, especially the old timers who've been obviously somewhat vetted for their sheer longevity, with some respect. Trolls get sorted out by their mouths pretty quickly. I've seen it happen many times over the years. Most of us have. I don't think there's much reason to be rude as many of you guys seem to be piling on for the comment. But I agree with the analysis above. The Pastor had the guts to speak up and to burn the Koran. Where is the outrage at the militants burning our flag? They kill Christians and Americans all the time. We do nothing but aplogize more for "offending them."

I also agree with the other poster's comment that an American General has no business calling any private citizen and ASKING him to self censor regardless of the cause. I used to work on a general's staff. Such behavior would have been unheard of in those days. But I do know from my experience, that at that level, general's often do stop the profession of "soldiering" and take up politics. I know because I served with Barry McCaffrey, who later became Clinton's "Drug Czar." I could write a book on HIM.

358 posted on 09/13/2012 7:33:20 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Stand up and be counted... OR LINE UP AND BE NUMBERED...)
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To: wm25burke

“Excuse me. Are you the Libyan People’s Front?”

No, I’m the People’s Front of Libya, you heretic!


359 posted on 09/13/2012 7:40:26 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: TexasRepublic

Splitters!


360 posted on 09/13/2012 7:40:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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