AP sources: Army chief picked to head Joint Chiefs

Associated Press ^ | May 25, 2011 | ROBERT BURNS

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A general installed just last month as the Army's top officer is President Barack Obama's surprise choice to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.

Gen. Martin Dempsey, an accomplished veteran of the Iraq war, would succeed Navy Adm. Mike Mullen as the president's top military adviser when Mullen's term as chairman ends Sept. 30. Dempsey would have to be confirmed by the Senate.

[Recovering_Democrat]

...something fishy is going on.

[OldGoatCPO]

Either he's a homo or bi, doubt he is transgender (who knows he is Army) Just kidding guys. Bambi is punishing the Corps because Amos spoke out against the homos. A Corps General was leading candidate. I suspect this General is a cost cut screw the troops fag loving Obama sycophant.

[hillarys cankles]

I was thinking the same thing. He wasn’t on the radar for the JC’s.

[Recovering_Democrat]

anti-Israel? pro-gay troops? pro-draft? pro-women in combat?

one thing is sure: Hussein won’t put someone there who doesn’t slavishly obey him....I’m not talkin’ the normal respect a military man has for civilian leadership. I’m talkin’ toadie stuff.

Now, if I’m wrong, I’ll be happily mistaken.

Look, Hussein has done things different before: pick impressive people for jobs, and then IGNORE them. (see: deficit commission, Paul Volcker, etc.)

[Sola Veritas]

In my opinion. General Dempsey was NOT a very good TRADOC commander and some of the stuff produced under his command there “read well” but are not practical to properly implement. They were too detached from the real soldier verses this future soldier envisioned.

His elevation to Army Chief of Staff was too welcome to me because he had even more power to force his ideas on the Army. So, I’m glad he is moving up to Chairman so he can no longer force his thinking of the Army of the future. However, I don’t know that Odernero will be any better.

[Jack Hammer]

One suspects there’s an enormous mark on Obama’s posterior that matches Dempsey’s lips.

[Bean Counter]

At least it isn’t George Casey. This guy is relatively new to the Chief Staffs of Joint, so let’s see what he is all about.

He is definitely a step up from Mullen, whose closest exposure to combat was watching “Band of Brothers” one weekend, non-stop...

[MSF BU]

Probably more liberal than folks suspect socially and that will be seen when the policies regarding homosexuals and women are further developed. As regards combat experience, are we talking leading men in close combat? If that is what you want, there are not many leaders who have done that simply because we have not fought a major ground war against a tough enemy.