Obamas War on American Generals
February 19, 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
During the Bush administration there were only two American commanders of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Under Obama there have so far been five. There has been a new ISAF commander nearly every single year that Obama has been in office. The only exception is 2012 when Obama was too busy trying to win an election to bother further sabotaging a losing war.
The parade of musical chair generals began when Obama demanded the resignation of General McKiernan. The Washington Post called the firing of a wartime commander a rare decision. It was the first time since the days of General Douglas MacArthur that a four-star commanding general had been purged during a war.
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General Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, exemplifies the costs of career survival in the age of Obama. Dempsey echoes everything that the civilians tell him. He never disagrees with them in public and likely not in private. Whatever new gimmick comes out of the White House, whether its Green Energy or homosexuality, hes right there behind it and out in front of it.
Dempsey has no ideas of his own and he doesnt need any. He has nothing to bring to the table except a willingness to act as Obamas pet parrot in a uniform. When McChrystal first met Obama, he recalled thinking that Obama was uncomfortable and intimidated by the room full of military brass. That observation helped get McChrystal fired and these days its the military brass that feels uncomfortable and intimidated by Obama Inc.
Obama?s War on American Generals
