Posted on 10/29/2012 12:12:26 PM PDT by tselatysr
I think the general did the right thing, but not sure the case rises to the level where he should ignore the chain of command. I’m glad there are still leaders out there willing to do the right thing.
Duty, Honor, Country
America needs to tell this General: “We got your 6.”
Sounds good.
But get back to me when there is documentation of an actual “arrest” of a U.S. Army General.
Under UCMJ disobeying orders would not cause an arrest of military personnel other than a superior officer ordering that the service member be relieved of duty.
“..against all enemies foreign and domestic.”
I hope our military in their various academies, learned what happened to Stalin’s top generals and that they have the vision (or sense of self-preservation) to keep it from happening here and now.
OTOH, a bullet to the back of the neck is at least quick and relatively painless, compared to being systematically starved to death like so many of Stalin’s Ukrainian farmers, or systematically beaten and frozen to death in gulags like so many of his academicians and intelectuals.
The rest of us might well end up envying our officers for their swift deaths.
More conflicting (Lies) out on this situation. Reports indicated that Africom did not have a special forces detachment which is given to all four star commands. But this report indicates HAM was ready to deploy a special forces unit.
Well explain why we blindly armed the Sinola cartel in Mexico then, Mr Panetta!
Ping
“Within 30 seconds to a minute after making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended General Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.”
Apprehended and relieved of command?
And yet somehow, today, he’s still the AFRICOM commander...
http://www.africom.mil/GenCarterHam.asp
If he were “apprehended and relieved of command” on September 11, then how has he been putting out press releases and statements on any number of issues for the last month?
America needs to tell this General: “We got your 6.”
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And actually follow through.
This will definitely create a whiplash against the Obama Administration!
General Carter Ham, thanks for trying.
And I take offense to the fact that he's not being grilled by Congress in an impeachment hearing.
This has 'article' has the whiff of 'left field' to it, which does our side no favors . . .
He was speaking to ROTC cadets in Washington on 24 Oct 2012 as the AFRICOM Commander?
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=8397&;
Yes, but we already had forces in harms way and the point was to get them out - that other thing you must have read about never leaving a comrade in arms behind on the battlefield.
Sooo what this article states to me, is that General Ham didn’t select a second in command that was loyal to him...
but instead was a drone in the collective..
Ham may have assumed democrat functionary’s can be loyal..
On the other hand Ham may be a democrat himself..
HAm was not in charge.. he didn’t know his men.. or HIS situation..
Seems pretty much the case with Petreaus as well..
Zero like Clintoon has seemed to salt traitors in the ranks.. maybe even George Bush.. Remember Bush KEPT most of Clintoons lawyers at the Justice Department..
Little doubt the Chiefs of Staff are functional Marxists too.. like the Cabinet..
Zero just may have critical mass met for a Coup D’Etat..
He also OWNS the FBI, NSA, CIA, and BATF... supported by a corrupt Justice Department.. Plus Zero OWNS the Unions meaning the Police, Firefighters and Teachers.. in most all States..
A Coup D’Etat is possible.. assuming it hasn’t happened ALREADY..
It’s possible Romney is the same cabals Plan “B” in case Zero totally screws up.. and causes the sheeple to STAMPEDE..
I am ready to stampede NOW.. in ways already have.. (metaphorically)..
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