Army General Martin Dempsey to Become Central Command Chief

fox ^ | March 28, 2008 | AP

[Perdogg]

Bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Dempsey

[stuartcr]

I’m sure everyone will say this guy is great like they did with Fallon, unless or until he says something we don’t want to hear. Then he will be a traitor.

[A.A. Cunningham]

I’m sure you’re exaggerating.

[Always A Marine]

General Dempsey’s biography is being studied very carefully in Tehran.

[IGOTMINE]

WOW! Putting a guy with actual experience on the ground in charge of the AOR. What a novel idea!

I can’t believe they put a squid in to head up CENTCOM during this time period.

[ladyjane]

I’m sure everyone will say this guy is great like they did with Fallon, unless or until he says something we don’t want to hear.

Actually not everyone said Fallon was great at the beginning. The Army guys were fried when Fallon was named. From day one they did everything they could to undermine his appointment, including spreading the story that he called Petraeus a chicken$hit to his face. They continued to undermine, in almost treasonous ways, up until the end. It would be great if someone were to write about that internal war but it probably won't happen.

[stuartcr]

We’ll see...I’m sure

[stuartcr]

Probably won’t, especially if they want to keep their jobs. Maybe next administration.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Fallon was a “butt kissing” political flag officer that the Clintons groomed.

Don’t know much about Dempsey, but Fallon was and IS an ass-hat.

[freema]

Bump and a ping.

[stuartcr]

You must not be from the Norfolk area ‘cause he’s thought of quite differently around here.

[RedRover]

Agreed. The battle between the services will be one of the great untold stories of the war.

[ladyjane]

I will assume you’re Army and have some kind of inside information that the rest of us don’t have.

[TXnMA]

Send an e-mail to W.E.B.Griffin. That’s exactly the sort of stuff he writes about...

[Condor51]

*** WOW! Putting a guy with actual experience on the ground in charge of the AOR. What a novel idea! I can’t believe they put a squid in to head up CENTCOM during this time period. ***

That was my thinking too. Didn't seem to make sense. We're involved in two mostly Ground ₍₁₎ Battlefields₍₂₎ and a 'Sailor' is put in charge?!? That was a head scratcher. (Would a General be put in charge of a Carrier Task Force Group, uh... no)

(1) Acknowledged that the USAF is involved in Afghanistan too.
(2) We have One War, not two as the moonbats keep saying.

[ladyjane]

Would a General be put in charge of a Carrier Task Force Group, uh... no)

Generals have typically run the show no matter what kind of war. That's why they were so pi$$ed that they had to share their power.

The Army got its way. Let's see what they do now.

[Mr. Jazzy]

You assume wrong.

USMC here.

My kid brother and his son are in the Army. A “full bull” Col. and 2nd Lt.

[stuartcr]

Probably because an airdale squid knows what to do with marines, fighter and bomber aircraft, and surface to surface weaponry.

[rollo tomasi]

Well Adm. Fallon did want to be (One-sided) friends with China so who knows what kind of Chamberlain ambition he has.

Good riddance to his “vision” (Writing from a stones throw away of this “retirement”/changing of the command ceremony/headache if you happen to live on or want to get out of MacDill) but seems like a friendly guy.