Posted on 01/26/2015 8:54:50 AM PST by C19fan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has established a research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz hosted by the National Defense University. The king, who died Jan. 23 at age 90, oversaw the modernization of his country’s military during the time he spent as commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a position he held from 1963 until he became king in 2005. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said the essay competition is a fitting tribute to the life and leadership of the Saudi Arabian monarch.
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I’m glad that the generals I had to pleasure to meet have been bright, honorable gentlemen.
As for Dempsydork, what the h*ll is this idiot up to?
Watch out, folks.
When the Obamastuff hits the fan and our military is forced to honor their pledge to honor the constitution, not a person, this low lying POS will chose the person.
With MY tax dollars.
This guy should be court martialed, shot AND sent to the Russian front.
Too bad Dempsey was not around in 1953 so he could sponsor an essay in honor of Stalin.
How does this begin to make even a mote of sense?
My God!
What next?
A statue of Mohhamed in the Rotunda?
I have no idea.
It’s as if everyone even remotely associated with the Obama malAdministration is clinically insane.
I wonder if Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger who has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1000 lashes for postings critical of Islam and the House of Saud is eligible to enter?
That’s an essay that might be worth reading.
So the CJCS is now reduced to a writing competition sponsor. No wonder ISIS and al Qaeda are LOL.
I thought we weren’t supposed to post stories from The Onion.
That’s been in the works since 1/20/2009.
” Evidence as to why Dempsey has risen the greasy pole to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This is bureaucratic brown noising and groveling at its finest. “
He gets an F for leadership. Obama butt buddy.
General Patton didn’t give prizes for the best essays honoring hitler.
Come and listen to my story bout a man named Abdullah
A poor desert guy barely kept his family in the moolah
And then one day he paid for Obama to go to school
And now we’re all stuck with the big fool.
Democrat. Chicago Shill.
Do I win?
This goes on the “yes there is a difference between the two parties” side of the ledger.
You have to be kidding me. This is what they put in leadership positions these days?
A few might say it goes back a lot further than that. ;-)
Money talks, terrorist walks.
I’m apoplectic, it’s like a high school booster club was left in charge
Dempsey, the jerk who is determined to ruin the military?
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