Obama's Military Coup Purges 197 Officers In Five Years

[Jroc]

The Obama administration cleaning out the patriots.

What the president calls "my military" is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful.

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. Turnover in the military ranks is normal, and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change.

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. We have commented on some of the higher profile cases, such as Gen. Carter Ham. He was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command after only a year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi.

Rear Adm. Chuck Gaouette, commander of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, was relieved in October 2012 for disobeying orders when he sent his group on Sept. 11 to "assist and provide intelligence for" military forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham.

Other removals include the sacking of two nuclear commanders in a single week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the 20th Air Force, responsible for the three wings that maintain control of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command.

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders "who have given their lives for their country." Vallely thinks he knows why this purge is happening.

President Obama Transforms Military In His Image By Firing 197 Officers - Investors.com

 

[R.C. Christian]

9 generals in so many months. It makes you wonder what he has in mind. I already know but I don't dare say it.

 

[Jroc]

Obama getting rid of all the disloyal patriots...Better for him to leave the ass kissers

 

[rightwinger]

Thats it?

40 per year?

 

[Jroc]

Thats it?

40 per year?

Forcing out American patriots? You would approve, Obama ass kisser

 

[rightwinger]

Thats it?

40 per year?

Forcing out American patriots? You would approve, Obama ass kisser

Generals get forced out all the time

Remember MacArthur?

 

[JakeStarkey]

worthless OP

numbers and statements without nuance or context

run along, Jroc

 

[Camp]

Remember the Generals that testified in Congress about needing hundreds of thousands of troops to invade and hold Iraq? The high command warned congress what would happened. Now that was a purge. They were retired and replaced by yes men for the Bush Administration.

 

[Moonglow]

Remember the Generals that testified in Congress about needing hundreds of thousands of troops to invade and hold Iraq? The high command warned congress what would happened. Now that was a purge. They were retired and replaced by yes men for the Bush Administration.

But that's different, a GOP president did that.

 

[Sunni Man]

"Over the past 12 years, the officer/enlisted ratio in the US military has slipped from one officer for every six enlisted; to almost one officer for five enlisted. It was 1:10 during World War II. Meanwhile, the services complain that intelligent enlisted people leave the service because of micromanagement. Many enlisted have college degrees and become angry that they earn 50% less for doing jobs similar to officers. Officers are supposed to be executives; do we need one executive to oversee every five enlisted? There are proposals to drastically slash the officer corps to 1:20, a level found in many effective armies. While major cuts are debatable, our military should at least return to the 1:6 ratio of 1990, which would require conversion of 60,000 active officer positions to enlisted ranks This will save $2 billion a year once fully implemented. Fortunately, the Congressional Budget Office already produced a study on this in 2000."

Shrink the Officer Corps

 

[Moonglow]

Butter bars know not what they do, Captains are always promoting their ability to be majors and colonels can never be generals without a congress person backing them while generals parade like peacocks.

 

[rightwinger]

"Over the past 12 years, the officer/enlisted ratio in the US military has slipped from one officer for every six enlisted; to almost one officer for five enlisted. It was 1:10 during World War II. Meanwhile, the services complain that intelligent enlisted people leave the service because of micromanagement. Many enlisted have college degrees and become angry that they earn 50% less for doing jobs similar to officers. Officers are supposed to be executives; do we need one executive to oversee every five enlisted? There are proposals to drastically slash the officer corps to 1:20, a level found in many effective armies. While major cuts are debatable, our military should at least return to the 1:6 ratio of 1990, which would require conversion of 60,000 active officer positions to enlisted ranks This will save $2 billion a year once fully implemented. Fortunately, the Congressional Budget Office already produced a study on this in 2000."

Shrink the Officer Corps

It is difficult to assign a "right" officer/enlisted ratio for a modern Army. WWII was still grunt force winning battles. Todays Army is more high tech and requires fewer boots on the ground while sufffering significantly fewer casualties

 

[whitehall]

Purge the Military, spy on citizens, threaten persons who engage in free speech with arrest. Life under liberalism.

 

[g5000]

When I was active duty, the military was ridiculously top heavy.

Officers are very political. As a general rule, I found most of them are concerned with getting the right boxes checked on their career path more than anything else.

An officer will stab a fellow officer in the back at every opportunity. It's a cutthroat community.

 

[g5000]

The Iraq war is wound down. Afghanistan is winding down. The Republicans have suddenly become cowardly little doves...

Should we keep all these officers around to mow the White House lawn?

 

[Sallow]

Remember the Generals that testified in Congress about needing hundreds of thousands of troops to invade and hold Iraq? The high command warned congress what would happened. Now that was a purge. They were retired and replaced by yes men for the Bush Administration.

And Conservative outrage about that?

Zero.

 

[Katzndogz]

9 generals in so many months. It makes you wonder what he has in mind. I already know but I don't dare say it.

Maybe they were all Christians. You know obama is trying to eliminate Christians from his military.

 

[R.C. Christian]

Purge the Military, spy on citizens, threaten persons who engage in free speech with arrest. Life under liberalism.

To be fair, let's say Jeb Bush wins the presidency. He won't win it actually, because he will be selected not elected, and I'm quoting FDR here. Nothing will change. The same people control all the presidents which is why a Rand Paul or a Cruz have zero chance ever being selected. Jeb would do the same thing. This nation is gone.

 

[KGB]

The Obama administration cleaning out the patriots.

What the president calls "my military" is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful.

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. Turnover in the military ranks is normal, and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change.

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. We have commented on some of the higher profile cases, such as Gen. Carter Ham. He was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command after only a year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi.

Rear Adm. Chuck Gaouette, commander of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, was relieved in October 2012 for disobeying orders when he sent his group on Sept. 11 to "assist and provide intelligence for" military forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham.

Other removals include the sacking of two nuclear commanders in a single week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the 20th Air Force, responsible for the three wings that maintain control of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command.

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders "who have given their lives for their country." Vallely thinks he knows why this purge is happening.

President Obama Transforms Military In His Image By Firing 197 Officers - Investors.com

Both Maj Gen Carey & Vice Adm. Tim Giardina were fired for cause, not for ideology.

 

[Camp]

The Obama administration cleaning out the patriots.

What the president calls "my military" is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful.

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. Turnover in the military ranks is normal, and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change.

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. We have commented on some of the higher profile cases, such as Gen. Carter Ham. He was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command after only a year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi.

Rear Adm. Chuck Gaouette, commander of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, was relieved in October 2012 for disobeying orders when he sent his group on Sept. 11 to "assist and provide intelligence for" military forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham.

Other removals include the sacking of two nuclear commanders in a single week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the 20th Air Force, responsible for the three wings that maintain control of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command.

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders "who have given their lives for their country." Vallely thinks he knows why this purge is happening.

President Obama Transforms Military In His Image By Firing 197 Officers - Investors.com

Both Maj Gen Carey & Vice Adm. Tim Giardina were fired for cause, not for ideology.

Somebody has a problem with the General's responsible for hundreds of nuclear missiles having alcohol or gambling issue's? It looks like some folks have issue's with that whole "following orders" thingy too.