Posted on 02/22/2008 6:20:46 AM PST by HD1200
Tuned into the debate last night and this idiot Obama proved again does not have a clue.
He made the statement that US platoons are going short manned to Afganistan because a portion of them are being sent to Iraq. Then he said our soldiers in Afganistan are so poorly equipped they are using captured Taliban munitions!
I can guarantee you if this was the case the media would have been all over it months or years ago. Who is going to challenge him on this?
Thanks Mr.B
I don’t when in the twenty years I have resided in this great nation I have been more frightened of a candidate than this dreamer.
He has fallen for his own mythical rhetoric.
God help us all - the field of choice is so very limited.
You’d think in a nation of such great and good people .....
... perhaps the work of a president these days is considered thankless?
A Captain as a platoon leader? WHOA NELLEY.
When has any military person ever said anything like "We have enough of everything we need. Please don't send us more."?
Standard CYA practice is to ask for much more than you expect and then when you don't get it, you have an excuse, and someone above you to point your finger at.
Obomba, and his ilk, hear this stuff, and take the blame right to the CIC.
re: AK 47’s; I disagree and I think the majority would say the M16 is superior to the AK47:
AK-47 Pros & Cons
Pros
The AK-47 is a very effective weapon with great power
It has a very high rate of fire
comes at a very reasonable price.
simple to operate, clean, and repair
reliable
Cons
Very loud noise
it’s heavy
not as accurate as most military rifles
any optics require special adapters
Many people don’t like the AK safety mechanism
M-16 Pros & Cons
Pros
It’s lighter,
more accurate,
more versatile,
allow numerous modifications to be made
such as mounting various uppers
Cons
The 5.56 ammunition
reliable with proper maintenance
If Obammer jammer slammer got ten thousand letters from military people praising everything and one containing a complaint, he would seize upon the one that is critical. He is typical of a person who has never actually been in charge of anything, or of a journalist, or a lawyer, to name other professions which fundamentally thrive only on fault-finding—never do anything, never make anything, never build anything, never risk their lives for their country, and get well-paid for their worthless efforts and irresponsible prattlings.
Obama wants himself installed in the White House ... and like JF'nK, he is willing to say whatever it takes, including lies and fantasies, to get himself there.
I agree, this is an irresponsible statement and exposes Obama as not up to the position of President.
Thank you for your service.
More likely, though, he’s just dangerously ignorant.
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No, more likely just lying and twisting the facts the was Rats usually do.
Good point. Captains in line organizations are Company Commanders or on Bn. Staff, Platoon Leaders are LT’s. I have a son who is a Captain in SF and he commands a DA (Direct Action) Detachment (A Team).
wow. a captian in charge of rifle platoon? usually those are 2nd Lts. Maybe he was f*ck up but I think Borat is lying.
Has McCain responded to this today?
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Please ping me if you see such a response. Thanks.
When the talk radio boys do their prep work here on FR today, I hope they read your post.
Hey dumbass obama! Can you please just talk about “hope and change” until after the primaries? IMHO, that is when your enlightenment should come to fruition.
This man seems to be Obama’s military advisor:
Scott Gration: A retired Air Force major general and fluent Swahili speaker, General Gration met Senator Obama on a trip to Africa and the two have been in close touch ever since. General Gration flew missions as a command pilot in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he served as commander of Task Force West
http://www.nysun.com/article/71651
Here’s his resume (through 2005 - he’s now retired)
EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
1988 Master of arts degree in national security studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
1988 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1993 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1999 Executive Program for General Officers of the Russian Federation and the United States, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2002 National Security Decision Making Seminar, the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1974 - October 1975, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 14th Student Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
2. October 1975 - March 1976, Pilot Instructor Training, 12th Student Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. March 1976 - July 1978, T-38 instructor pilot, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
4. July 1978 - November 1980, F-5 instructor pilot, 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. November 1980 - August 1982, F-5 instructor pilot and operations officer, Technical Assistance Field Team, Laikipia Air Base, Nanyuki, Kenya
6. September 1982 - August 1983, White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the NASA Deputy Administrator, Washington, D.C.
7. September 1983 - December 1983, F-16 replacement training, 63rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
8. January 1984 - December 1985, F-16 instructor pilot and flight commander, 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. December 1985 - January 1988, international politico-military affairs officer, Office of Regional Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. January 1988 - June 1988, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
11. June 1988 - May 1990, Chief, Offensive Air Operations, Headquarters 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, Izmir, Turkey
12. June 1990 - August 1990, F-16 replacement training, 314th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
13. September 1990 - August 1991, F-16 instructor pilot and operations officer, 512th Fighter Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
14. August 1991 - June 1992, Chief of Safety, 86th Fighter Wing, Ramstein AB, Germany
15. July 1992 - June 1993, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. June 1993 - July 1994, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. July 1994 - November 1994, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. November 1994 - April 1995, U.S. Air Force planner for joint and National Security Council matters, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. April 1995 - June 1995, F-16 replacement training, 310th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
20. June 1995 - July 1996, Commander, 4404th Operations Group (Provisional), King Abdul Aziz AB, Saudi Arabia
21. August 1996 - June 1998, Commander, 39th Wing, and 39th Air and Space Expeditionary Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey
22. June 1998 - January 2000, Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
23. January 2000 December 2001, Deputy Director for Operations, J-39, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
24. December 2001 - July 2003, Director of Regional Affairs, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (January 2003 - June 2003, Commander, Joint Task Force-West, Southwest Asia)
25. August 2003 - May 2004, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
26. June 2004 - present, Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, Headquarters, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart Germany
http://www.eucom.mil/english/CommandStaff/gration.htm
He mainly has been a pilot, a flight instructor, and what looks like a political guy. Now I love the Air Force, as I come from an AF family, but this guy’s resume does not look to have adequate qualifications to advise on the kind of war we are fighting.
I need to find it, but I read somewhere that General McPeak (AF Chief of Staff, retired) had something to do with Obama’s campaign too. Many thought McPeak was a disaster to the AF.
I don’t think he could tell the difference between a PFC and a Captain.
He’s got some impressive credentials, but I don’t think he has spent much time thinking about Rifle Platoons.
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