Posted on 11/02/2013 11:47:22 AM PDT by John Semmens
So far this year President Obama has removed nine flag officers from their posts. Three of these firings are linked to last years attack on the US Consular facility in Benghazi.
US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel defended the moves as the prerogative of the nations Commander-in-Chief. The President must have men he can trust to carry out his orders.
U.S. Army General Carter Ham, who commanded U.S. African Command when the consulate was attacked, lost President Obamas trust when he contradicted his assertion that no forces were available to rescue Ambassador Stevens. Ham contends that reinforcements could have been sent in time.
Similarly dismissed was Rear Admiral Charles Gaouette, commander of the Mediterranean Carrier Strike Group, for saying that aircraft couldve been sent to aid those under fire from the terrorists assaulting the facility.
Hagel emphasized that whether or not these officers assessment of the situation was correct is not the point. Their open disagreement with their commanding officer is. President Obama needs to feel secure in the knowledge that the officers under his command have his back. By contradicting the official story on Benghazi these men left the president vulnerable to attack from his enemies in Congress and the media. Disloyalty of this magnitude is a dereliction of duty that we cannot, in good conscience, let slide.
In related news, James Clapper, the retired lieutenant general now serving as the Obama Administrations Director of National Intelligence made a bid to join the ranks of purged military men when he challenged President Obamas plea of ignorance about the National Security Agencys overseas eavesdropping on phone calls made by various European heads of state.
In the first place, anyone with any brains has got to know that all governments spy on other governmentsfriend and foe, alike, Clapper said. On top of this, President Obama was explicitly informed of these activities on numerous occasions. The NSA isnt some rogue entity carrying out nefarious actions on its own. Everything we do is at the direction of the President.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2013/11/02/press-secretary-insists-president-didnt-break-promise/
Obama “loyalty” tests: Will you lie for me to Congress and the media? Will you commit to firing on unarmed American citizens?
/spit
PS I know the article is satire. The above is not.
Obama “loyalty” tests: Will you lie for me to Congress and the media? Will you commit to firing on unarmed American citizens?
/spit
PS I know the article is satire. The above is not.
remember how they got on bush’s ass for replacing 7-8 us attorneys? this was declared to be a unprecedented witch hunt. never mind clinton replaced almost all 100.
Chuck Hagel has been reading too many books about”Uncle Joe”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bump
this is very concerning. in military matters, if the 'commander in chief' makes a mistake of that magnitude, it must be made known.
aw crap.. another satire piece thats a bit too close to reality to discern the difference
+1 troll to you
Almost twice in one day I didn’t discover it was satire. This time I caught it in the penultimate paragraph.
I say again, in our current dystopia, it is almost impossible to create a parody.
They should have to be in the front lines of any war—face the steel and bullets and cannon fire!
Why ruin the fun? I love it when people here take the bait and run with it.
It can be sort’a fun, eh ?
You have been here awhile. Remember when people used to post Onion articles and some people here would go nuts thinking it was real?
At any rate, that's why I love your stuff; it is so close to reality that it takes a second to figure out it's satire.
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