[kristinn]

Gration's revenge for Landstuhl?

MSNBC:

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According to Pentagon officials, the problem was that Obama's request to visit Landstuhl included two members of his campaign staff -- retired Major General Jonathan S. Gration and Jeff Kiernan. US military officials in Germany informed the campaign the two political operatives would not be permitted on base.

Pentagon officials say Gration was the campaign's point of contact at Landstuhl in arranging Obama's visit and "got torqued" when he was told he would not be permitted to join Obama. It was Gration who later suggested to reporters that the Pentagon short-circuited Obama's visit.

Are there some in the Pentagon or military resentful because Gration has climbed on board the Obama campaign? Did Gration overreact? As a former policy director for the US European Command, he would surely be disappointed -- if not offended -- by being excluded from the visit. It's also been my experience that even retired generals do not want to hear the word "no."

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[Ace's Dad]

It's also been my experience that even retired generals do not want to hear the word "no."

You are very perceptive. Even retired LCDRs do not want to hear the word no!

[STARWISE]

... nice work connecting the dots, kristinn. Sets the stage for what we can expect to see at DOD. Great way to start off ..../s

[browardchad]

Thanks for the memory job. I thought Gration's name rang a negativity bell.

It's not the dismissal of these people -- I'm sure none of them were surprised -- it's the classless way it was done.

It doesn't bode well for the future.