General William 'Kip' Ward demoted for lavish travel, spending

Associated Press ^ | Published: 02:09 PM, Tue Nov 13, 2012 | AP

[weston]

Blame Obama? Not his fault.
But Abu Graib was all Bush's fault, of course. /s

[haffast]

Navy Replaces Admiral Leading Mideast Strike Group Because of Ongoing Investigation
Oct 27, 2012 8:27pm
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/navy-replaces-admiral-leading-mideast-strike-group-because-of-ongoing-investigation/

[Oldexpat]

There is a major failure in leadership. If officer’s know that the general is violating the rules..they are more inclined to violate the rules also. Good olde Kip did a lot of stupid things trying to live large on his expense account.
I just heard from a friend in Afghanistan that it is effecting the field grade officers. A CO Col was just relieved for sleeping with a female DOD employee..he was married. Plus two officers just got relieved for sleeping together..boss and subordinate.
This is a failure of leadership..not a plot. It just means we got some leaders on all levels that are abusing the system. Maybe the top leaders are being selected for the wrong PC reasons...Petreaus thought he was safe with his affair..his superiors knew about it. I bet some of his subordinates did also..and he lost his authority over them.

[doc1019]

So, when are we going to see the equivalent of Kristallnact and night of the long knives (killing of the brown shirts)?

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

There's an interesting dynamic there, and 0bama benefits from it. Although he is in charge of the military, he's completely disassociated from any accountability for wrongdoing because 0bama is not an American. He's a foreigner who can take credit for the things he chooses to, or deny culpability if he chooses to. It's astonishing but he gets away with it.

0bama is not one of us, otherwise he'd not be able to get away with this. Imagine if Nixon were president while this was happening.. IT WOULD BE ALL ABOUT NIXON, NIXON, NIXON 24/7!!!

[cruise_missile]

This General is an African-American. Which means he is one of the elite. A minority in a position of power.
If a normal American stole $80,000 he would be in jail. Minimum he would lose his job.

[haffast]

When you’re evaluating yourself, what qualities do you try to focus on?

Petraeus: On every bit of guidance I give, the last instruction is: Learn and adapt. We also work very hard on [being] **first with the truth**. That’s a powerful admonition: First of all, we’re going to **tell the truth**. We’re not going to put lipstick on pigs. We’re going to be absolutely **100% forthright** and **brutally honest** with — not just with ourselves and with our subordinates and our superiors — but **with the press**. The credibility of leaders is of enormous importance.

How do you identify which officers are going to make the best leaders?

Petraeus: “There has to be a foundational level of just sheer physical fitness. As we say sometimes, soldiering is still an outdoor sport. There is a certain degree of mental toughness. There’s obviously **integrity**. There is sheer professional expertise — technical and tactical competence. But what then starts, I think, to separate the future stars from the rest of the pack are some other qualities. And now you’re getting into judgment, **just hugely important**. Whether you think about it or not, subconsciously, **who** do you go to when you really want to **bounce** an idea off someone? That’s the person who has judgment that you value.”

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/04/news/companies/petraeus_leadership.fortune/index.htm

....and then Adam saw Eve.....

[AZLiberty]

If Michelle is demoted, does she become Second Lady, or can she be demoted straight to Third Lady for particularly egregious vacationing?

[Barnacle]

So, when are we going to see the equivalent of Kristallnact and night of the long knives (killing of the brown shirts)?

From Wikipedia:

"The Reichstag fire (German: Der Reichstagsbrand (help·info)) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933. The event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.

"At 21:25 (UTC +1), a Berlin fire station received an alarm call that the Reichstag building, the assembly location of the German Parliament, was ablaze. The fire started in the Session Chamber,[1] and, by the time the police and firemen arrived, the main Chamber of Deputies was engulfed in flames."

I hope there is a fire station close to Capital Hill.

[Tucker39]

Appears to be another Coleen Powell-type Affirmative Action General....and with a modus operandi very similar to Mooochelle’s.

[Ann Archy]

$208,000.00 a Year in RETIREMENT????? OMG!!! That is ridiculous!!

[tdscpa]

FR needs to start quarterly fund raising projects to help him fund his retirement in the style to which he has become accustomed.

[oh8eleven]

General William 'Kip' Ward demoted
I guarantee before Øbama; leaves office ...
... he will restore the general to four star status.
How can I be so sure ...