"Obama Accused of Military 'Purge'"

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[ResisTyr]

Obama Accused of Military 'Purge'

The United States military is being "purged" of officers suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the Obama administration, several sources charge.

"We recognize President Obama is the commander-in-chief and that throughout history presidents from Lincoln to Truman have seen fit to remove military commanders they view as inadequate or insubordinate," Investor's Business Daily (IBD) observed.

"Yet what has happened to our officer corps since President Obama took office is viewed in many quarters as unprecedented, baffling, and even harmful to our national security posture."

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely believes Obama is "intentionally weakening and gutting our military and reducing us as a superpower, and anyone in the ranks who disagrees or speaks out is being purged."

According to Breitbart.com, at least 197 officers, mostly at the rank of colonel or above, have been relieved of duty for a variety of reasons, or for no stated reason at all.

Nine senior commanding generals have been fired by the administration this year, "leading to speculation by active and retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is underway," IBD reported.

Among those officers:

[DesertRhino]

That’s the 30’s. In my defense, I was just prescribed glasses last Monday. They aren’t here yet.

[laplata]

Good for Pete.

[cynwoody]

Among those officers: Gen. Carter Ham was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue effort in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Benghazi, Libya.

This is garbage. Gen. Ham retired on 5 April 2013, as planned previous to Benghazi.

[Mtner77]

“If they come for me, I’ll do what I have to do. Legal or not.”

As will I. Barry does not quite know what he is up against. This is not a starving population that will follow his dumbness to ruin, like Hitler led. There are millions of gun owners in this country. Sure, there are the dumb wittle kiddies over at DU and the Huffington Post that would follow him anywhere. But they will run at the first bang.

I love being told by Der Leader that I should not be allowed to own a gun. Not only is it “the law of the land” (like Obamacare) it federally protected by the second amendment. So a guy that has most likely never held a gun in his hand in his life, can tell me I am not qualified to own one? (Or many.)

I am a chain smoking, target shooter who shoots upwards of 5,000 rounds of ammo a year. I am Barry’s worst nightmere.

[frickin_frackin]

I’m sorry but I can’t believe that out of at least 197 officers not one of them has step forward to blast the Obummer administration.

You can say they are afraid of losing their retirement benefits or their life, but at least one would have the balls to come forward.

What I really think is happening it the continuation of Roberts Gates’ idea of thinning out the Officer Corps to save money. Infractions that were overlooked in the past are being enforced now to find reasons to create a leaner Officer Corps.

Same thing is happening in the Enlisted Corps but it doesn’t make headlines. Heck, they are even tightening the tattoo policy. At the height of the Iraq war they loosened the policy to get warm bodies, now they are looking for reasons to get rid of people.

[Sarajevo]

Sorry everyone. As much as I despise that POS in the White Hut, this needs to be done. The military is top heavy. We have more flag officers sitting in their cushy little commands now than we had in all of WW2.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Well said. As for the ‘weakening’ part, a quality officer can triple the value of his forces and in rare instances make his forces even more effective than that. This is an outrage.

We will need not only a patriotic commander in chief, but also one willing to counter-purge the military. This would scare the left beyond belief because such a president would be popular with the troops. It would also concern me. Such a president would have tremendous defacto power. Only the future president’s integrity would stand in the way of weilding it. But Obama is making it necessary.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“What I really think is happening it the continuation of Roberts Gates’ idea of thinning out the Officer Corps to save money.”

It’s a nice stab at being judicious, but look at Obama’s history for a moment. When has he EVER cared about saving money?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Newsmax didn’t merely speculate. It offered numerous clear examples of political purges in the military. What examples back up your opinions?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Thermal vision and satellite surveilance will not be easily overcome. The US military, if completely corrupted, would be capable of a single day coup. ALL of our communications could be jammed. Our governors could be held at gun point. And guess what the most powerful weapon there is?

Slander. Divide public opinion, splinter off the most resistant, and have a Waco every day while controlling what little media remains.

Good news? Our military is too patriotic to go along with such a scheme. Even this purging is too slow to meet Obama’s term deadline. He was scared to do it sooner. Now it’s too late. The best he can hope for is to keep the military from turning on him.

[kimtom]

There will be no neighbor who will speak out for us b/c of fear that they would be next, or that they see nothing wrong...if we’re being tortured/imprisoned, we must deserve this. This is what it is coming to, I’m afraid...”

That is the reality of it. as long as they move slow, they WILL succeed.

[Biggirl]

Revolt is coming and it has started, though peaceful. Folks are slowly turning against Obama.

[Biggirl]

No, they will fail, and I speak with confidence.

[Red in Blue PA]

Grand Total: 197 Officers

-Year: 2013 (9, so far).
1. Marine Col. Daren Margolin – Quantico –Oct. 18, 2013. Was in charge of Quantico’s
Security Battalion.
2. Marine Major General C.M.M. Gurganus –Oct. 12, 2013. Commander Regional
Command Southwest and I Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward) in
Afghanistan.
3. AF Major Gen. Michael Carey – Oct. 8,
2013. 2-star commander of 20th Air Force.
3 wings of ICBMs. 450 nukes. Covered 3 AF
bases across nation.
4. Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Guardina – Oct. 9,
2013. 3-star vice-commander all US nuclear
forces (land/air/sea). Relieved of command.
Demoted in rank to 2-stars.
5. Marine Major General Gregg A.
Sturdevant – September 2013. Director of
strategic planning and policy for U.S. Pacific
Command and commander of the Aviation
Wing At Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
6. Marine Col. James Christmas – July 18,
2013. Commanded 22nd Marine
Expeditionary Unit. Also, commanded the
new Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
Task Force Crisis Response Unit.
7. Army Brigadier General Bryan Roberts –May 2013. Commander, Ft. Jackson, SC.
8. Marine Gen. James Mattis – May 2013.
Chief of CentCom.
9. Army Major General Ralph Baker – April
2013. Commander of Joint Task Force Horn
of Africa at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti,
Africa
-Year: 2012 (Overall total – 4 +24 = 28 Final
total).
1. Marine General John R. Allen – Nov. 13,
2012. Commander, ISAF – International
Security Assistance Force.
2. Army General David Petraeus – Nov. 9,
2012. Commander, International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander,
U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A).
Director of CIA from September 2011 to
November 2012.
3. Navy Rear Admiral Charles M. Gaouette –Oct. 27, 2102. Commander, USS John C.
Stennis strike group. Relieved within a day
or so of Benghazi.
4. Army General Carter F. Ham – Oct. 18,
2012. Commander, AFRICOM. Relieved
during Benghazi from direct command of
AFRICOM.
-Naval Officers (all in 2012): Total – 24
1. Cmdr. Derick Armstrong, Commander,
guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans.
2. Cmdr. Martin Arriola, Commander, USS
Porter.
3. Capt. Antonio Cardoso, Commander, of
Training Support Center San Diego.
4. Capt. James CoBell, Commander, Oceana
Naval Air Station’s Fleet Readiness Ctr. Mid-Atl.
5. Cmdr. Joseph E. Darlak, Commander,
USS Vandegrift.
6. Cmdr. Franklin Fernandez, Commander,
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24.
7. Cmdr. Ray Hartman, Commander,
amphibious dock-landing ship Fort
McHenry.
8. Cmdr. Jon Haydel, Commander, USS San
Diego.
9. Cmdr. Diego Hernandez, Commander,
ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming.
10. Cmdr. Lee Hoey, Commander, Navy Drug
Screening Laboratory, San Diego.
11. Cmdr. Dennis Klein, Commander,
submarine USS Columbia.
12. Capt. Marcia “Kim” Lyons, Commander,
Naval Health Clinic New England.
13. Capt. Chuck Litchfield, Commander,
USS Essex.
14. Capt. Robert Marin, Commander, USS
Cowpens.
15. Capt. Sean McDonell, Commander,
Seabee reserve unit Naval Mobile Const.
Battalion 14.
16. Cmdr. Corrine Parker, Commander, Fleet
Logistics Support Squadron 1.
17. Capt. Lisa Raimondo, Commander,
Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Md.
18. Capt. Jeffrey Riedel, Program manager,
Littoral Combat Ship program.
19. Cmdr. Sara Santoski, Commander,
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron
15.
20. Cmdr. Sheryl Tannahill, Commander,
Navy Operational Support Center Nashville.
21. Cmdr. Michael Ward, Commander, USS
Pittsburgh.
22. Capt. Michael Wiegand, Commander,
Southwest Regional Maintenance Center.
23. Capt. Ted Williams, Commander, Mount
Whitney.
24. Cmdr. Jeffrey Wissel, Commander, of
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1.
-Year: 2011 Total – 1 + 157 = 158 overall
Army Major Gen. Peter Fuller – May 2011. A
top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
*157 Air Force majors. Military advocates
decry ‘illegal’ early terminations of 157 Air
Force majors
-Year: 2010 Total – 1 ( total)
1. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal – June
2010. Overall commander Afghanistan.
Replaced by Gen. Petraeus.
-Year: 2009 Total – 1 (total)
Army Gen. David D. McKiernan – 2009. First
4-star relieved since Truman relieved
MacArthur. Commanded in Afg

[Old Yeller]

Secret Service agents are sworn to defend the Constitution. Why haven’t some of them come forward?

Because he has his own loyalists protecting him? Think Louis Farrakhan.

[Portcall24]

I need some help with your list. Are you saying that all of those Naval Officers in 2012 were relieved for cause? Regarding those in 2013, I have seen not one word of rebuttal from them saying they did not do what was charged. Either the Flag Officer had counterfeit chips on him or he didn’t. Each of the charges seem to stand on their own merit with no rebuttal from the accused.

[frickin_frackin]

Ok, google the very first name. The dude accidentally discharged his pistol in his office. Newsmax speculated that wasn't the real reason, I didn't. Also, check out this article from 2010.

Pentagon push to phase out top brass causing much consternation By Craig Whitlock Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 13, 2010 Of all the spending cuts and budget battles the Pentagon is confronting, none is causing more angst than Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates's vow to start getting rid of generals and admirals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/12/AR2010081206232.html

[Old Sarge]

How soon do we see people like Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, glen Beck and Ted Cruz start having bad things happen to them?

You won't.

THEIR task is to keep reassuring people that nothing's wrong, just wait until the next election by golly we'll show 'em, in the meantime buy my books and tea.

[PghBaldy]

They had just lost the war, were forced to pay large reparations, and went through a horrendous hyperinflation.

[wintertime]

THEIR task is to keep reassuring people that nothing’s wrong, just wait until the next election by golly we'll show ‘em, in the meantime buy my books and tea.
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That's my thought exactly!

This is what I posted yesterday on one of the threads on Obama’s eligibility:

” When true tyranny comes, Rush, Beck, Hannity, Levin, Coulter, etc., will sell their talents to fascist oligarchy. They will lick the jack boots crushing our necks. Bet on it! They likely already have.”