The Axis Of Idiots (via e-mail)

via e-mail | unknown | J.D. Pendry, Sgt Major, USMC

[zipper]

Circulating via e-mail.

We need some generals making bold statements!

Where is Colin Powell on the current Afghanistan waffling?

Source confirmed by snopes.

[Jet Jaguar]

First time using my inherited Ping list from Tonk for something partisan.

I thought this article worthy.

After all, it's about defending the United States.

[John.Galt2012]

Colin Powell sold his soul in the last election. If he had run I would have voted for him, now I don’t have any respect for him.

[charles1252]

“You are America ‘s ‘AXIS OF IDIOTS.’ Your Collective Stupidity will destroy us.”

This is being rather kind to these traitors.

[knarf]

A computer and a half ago, I got J.D.s newsletter. I don't know if he still puts one out, but I have promoted "Sahjint" Pendry here in FreeRepublic many times.

Alas, his link ended up in computer hell a couple of years ago.

I'll look to see if he's still publishing from the compound.

[Jet Jaguar]

Understood.

[stylin19a]

You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you ran from it

Clinton inherited Somalia from Pres. Bush 41

[zipper]

Good.

He hits the nail on the head. I got this email another military-type.

[the invisib1e hand]

sure love the title!

[zipper]

Clinton inherited Somalia from Pres. Bush 41

Actually true, though that tells only a small part of the story. Started as peace-keeping, morphed into nation-building, ended in retreat.

The special ops raid on Mohammed Farah Aideed's lieutenants was after Clinton took over. His SECDEF Les Aspin denied the commanders their requests for gunships and APCs, because the Clinton administration didn't want to appear to be escalating the hostilities. The result was the disaster that resulted in 18 dead, 30 wounded. Afterwards we pulled out following an initial show of force, which left an impression of the USA being a 'paper tiger' to its enemies.

This was the first employment of Al-Queda tactics against U.S. forces in combat -- the use of RPGs against helicopters.

[knarf]

I guess he no longer publishes regularly, but shows up here at Old War Dogs

[zipper]

Colin Powell sold his soul in the last election. If he had run I would have voted for him, now I don’t have any respect for him

Initially I liked Powell for his military experience and for claiming to be a Republican, butI was disappointed when I found out he is pro-affirmative action.

Rush is right about him anyway -- he sold out based on race.

[Jet Jaguar]

Stimulating the troops…
Contributed by J D
J. D. Pendry

“… I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our development of future combat systems.”

“I will institute an independent defense priorities board to ensure that the Quadrennial Review is not used to justify unnecessary defense spending.”

“Third, I will set a goal for a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert, and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenal.” – President Barack Hussein Obama

A revisit of that quote and everyone should be clear on what the President intends when he tells the Joint Chiefs to cut their fiscal year 2010 budget request (fiscal year 2010 begins October 1, 2009) by 55 billion dollars. There are only a few places where the defense budget can be cut. Personnel costs are fixed. The only way to reduce that cost is to slow promotions, reduce the size of the force (something that many argue effectively needs to grow) or reduce pay, benefits or the services provided to active duty families. For example, as I mentioned last week, the Congressional Budget Office proposal to have active duty military family members pay for their healthcare. The cuts, when they come, will be in the areas dangerous to the Armed Forces, much the same as they were under the Carter and Clinton Administrations.

Read the rest:

Published Feb 1, 2009

[zipper]

I’m seriously thinking of joining Oath Keepers. It’ll probably put me on some kind of watch list but I’m beyond that now.

http://oathkeepers.org/oath/

[charles1252]

I’m sure you would be with a small crowd in DC.

(:-)

[Tainan]

There it is.

[zipper]

hee hee

Yeah I think I heard about them — Anderson Cooper calls them “tea baggers” but I think he has the name mixed up with his ‘off-duty’ activities.

[zipper]

hee hee

Yeah I think I heard about them — Anderson Cooper calls them “tea baggers” but I think he has the name mixed up with his ‘off-duty’ activities.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Thank you. Pendry is outstanding!!!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

God bless you.