Posted on 04/14/2013 11:32:48 AM PDT by neverdem
One of the core functions of government is to defend the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic — that’s part of the oath of enlistment that all service personnel take. But only a flinty, clear-eyed — and politically incorrect — assessment of all threats can enable the military can do its job.
Today, however, the brass at the Pentagon seems hell-bent on turning the world’s most powerful military into an arm of the PC Police, a fresh field for “politically correct” bureaucrats on which to push their morally blind relativism.
Take the recent Defense Department briefing document that classified Catholics and Evangelical Protestants as “extremists” — the moral equivalent of al Qaeda and the Ku Klux Klan. It also lumped Christians together with free-floating “Islamophobia,” Hamas, Sunni Muslims, the Jewish Defense League and the backwoods Hutaree militia as potential threats to the Republic.
“Religious extremism is not limited to any single religion, ethnic group, or region of the world,” the briefing paper notes, which is true: The military must prepare for every eventuality, however remote, which is why we have plans for war with Canada and France, should the need arise.
But including half the country’s population on a list of potential terrorists does seem a bit extreme — especially when some 40 percent of active-duty military self-identify as evangelicals.
The Army quickly disavowed the presentation and blamed it on faulty “Internet research” by an Army Reserve figure outside the chain of command.
Problem is, this thinking isn’t new to the Pentagon.
Last year, then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told an environmentalist group that “climate change” is a national-security threat, a claim that the Pentagon’s PC desk jockeys have been banging on about for years.
“Rising sea levels, severe droughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and...,”
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Like everything else, the communist DemocRATS have successfully infiltrated and taken control of the Pentagon. America’s last hope for survival is gone. IMHO.
Demonize the enemy. The first step toward turning the troops against someone who they will be asked to fight.
We’re getting an officer corps that’s increasingly good for nothing. With rare exceptions, just about all the flag officers since Clinton was sworn in have been useless.
Three Star General - Muslim Influence has penetrated Pentagon
Soldier tries to warn of the dangers of Islam!
Remember what Eric Nordstrom said in a Congressional hearing Oct 10, 2012 …."The Taliban is on the inside of the building"
They’re also defending their budget at least as aggressively as they defend the nation.
grounding whole air wings, keeping carrier battle groups in port, all smacks of bureaucratic horsesnit.
Stanley McChrystal is not the “future Homeland Security Czar.” Also, I do not believe he ever said what he is quoted as saying about .223 rifles.
HOWEVER, the current Army Chief of Staff, General Odiernero, (Top Soldier and part of the Joint Chiefs) DID make a statement to that effect that AR-15 type rifles don’t belong in the hands of civilians. IF he wants to think this, well that is his opinion. However, for the Head Army General to make such a statement publically should have gotten him fired...it stirs up too much fear of the military. IF the head soldier says he doesn’t think civilians should have such weapons, then for those concerned about the military being used against civilians...this is a scary thing.....and rightfully so.
Part of the oath to defend the constitution should be also to NEVER be participate in a military action against American Citizens....especially in the homeland.
Putin’s speech on Feb.04, 2013 This is one time I would recommend to our elected leaders, that they pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin....how scary is that? Spread the word and pass this on.
On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:
“In Russia live Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if they want to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Shariah Law, then we advise them to go to those places where that’s the state law.
Russia does not need minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell ‘discrimination’.
We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation.
The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of most minorities. When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the national interest first, observing that the minorities are not Russians”.
The Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.
Get it from the horse's mouth. It's a little over 6 minutes into the video.
Gen. McChrystal: Assault rifles are for battlefields, not schools
Former Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who led the war in Afghanistan, endorsed strong gun control laws Tuesday on Morning Joe.“I spent a career carrying typically either an M16 or an M4 Carbine. An M4 Carbine fires a .223 caliber round which is 5.56 mm at about 3000 feet per second. When it hits a human body, the effects are devastating. It’s designed for that,” McChrystal explained. “That’s what our soldiers ought to carry. I personally don’t think there’s any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets and particularly around the schools in America.”
Lawmaker to investigate gun seizure (Buffalo, NY)
From Dehumanizing Word Games to Gosnell the thread of a horrific read
From Dehumanizing Word Games to Gosnell - Abortion is not to be spoken of, only done. the original webpages with links and blockquotes
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Looks like a made up internet story. It sounded too good to be true.
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/putin-duma-speech-sharia-law.shtml
Lots of others like that out there.
Thanks for the ping!
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