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Does the Military Respect President Obama?
In light of the recent Robert Gates' new book whereas he attested that President Obama once stated "
That got me thinking. Does the military as a whole respect Obama? Well I got to searching around the internet and found this damning military times poll. SEE HERE
Of course, in both the 2008 and 2012 elections he lost 2/3rds of the military vote. SEE HERE & HERE
General Jones (Former Commandant of the Marine Corps and NATO Allied Commander), Obamas former National Security Advisor had little respect for Obama. SEE HERE
General McCrystal had little respect for Obama. SEE HERE
Not to mention that Obama possibly has the most politically motivated and inexperienced National Security Advisor in NSA history. SEE HERE
He also has had the most White House leaks in United States history (Most of them to make himself look good.) SEE HERE
We all remember how Obama took the credit for Bin Laden. SEE HERE > The day he addressed the nation should be remembered as the "me" speech as he used the words “I,” “me” and “my” a combined 13 times in his approximately 1,300-word speech. SEE HERE
Gates likewise asserts that Obama kept the war in Afghanistan going despite having lost faith in his strategy years ago. SEE HERE
And it is also easy to note that Obama is the first president in history to nominate a Commandant of the Marine Corps who has never seen combat in a combat arms capacity and has likewise achieved an entire Joint Chiefs of Staff who have never seen combat in a combat arms capacity. In other words, they have no clue what the infantry are going through on the ground. Check out the combat action ribbons and Combat Infantry badges HERE.
More recently, Obama has been gutting military benefits while increasing that of unionized federal employees. SEE HERE
And we all now know that Obama was furious when the generals asked for more troops (He eventually gave them half of what they asked for) in Afghanistan with an entire political staff who was more worried about how it would look.
Moreover, there was the premature Iraq pull out without a Status of Forces Agreement that allowed Iran, Syrian Rebels, and AQ, among other terror organizations to use Iraq as a safe haven and launching pad. See HERE. Remember when Biden said that " I will bet you my Vice Presidency, Malaki, the Iraqi prime minister will extend the status of forces agreement?" SEE HERE
Today AQ has overran both Ramadi and Fallujah of the hard fought Anbar Provence. SEE HERE
And remember how he opposed the Iraq surge? I could go on, but the latest results of how Obama is viewed by the military can be found HERE
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHEIi4XKRmM]The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever The Politics Demand - YouTube[/ame]
In light of the recent Robert Gates' new book whereas he attested that President Obama once stated "
"Is it a lack of respect for me?" Obama asked us. "Are [Petraeus, McChrystal and Mullen] trying to box me in? I've tried to create an environment where all points of view can be expressed and have a robust debate. I'm prepared to devote any amount of time to it—however many hours or days. What is wrong? Is it the process? Are they suspicious of my politics? Do they resent that I never served in the military? Do they think because I'm young that I don't see what they're doing?" The War Over the Afghan War: An Excerpt from Robert Gates's Memoir - WSJ.com
That got me thinking. Does the military as a whole respect Obama? Well I got to searching around the internet and found this damning military times poll. SEE HERE
Of course, in both the 2008 and 2012 elections he lost 2/3rds of the military vote. SEE HERE & HERE
General Jones (Former Commandant of the Marine Corps and NATO Allied Commander), Obamas former National Security Advisor had little respect for Obama. SEE HERE
General McCrystal had little respect for Obama. SEE HERE
Not to mention that Obama possibly has the most politically motivated and inexperienced National Security Advisor in NSA history. SEE HERE
He also has had the most White House leaks in United States history (Most of them to make himself look good.) SEE HERE
We all remember how Obama took the credit for Bin Laden. SEE HERE > The day he addressed the nation should be remembered as the "me" speech as he used the words “I,” “me” and “my” a combined 13 times in his approximately 1,300-word speech. SEE HERE
Gates likewise asserts that Obama kept the war in Afghanistan going despite having lost faith in his strategy years ago. SEE HERE
And it is also easy to note that Obama is the first president in history to nominate a Commandant of the Marine Corps who has never seen combat in a combat arms capacity and has likewise achieved an entire Joint Chiefs of Staff who have never seen combat in a combat arms capacity. In other words, they have no clue what the infantry are going through on the ground. Check out the combat action ribbons and Combat Infantry badges HERE.
More recently, Obama has been gutting military benefits while increasing that of unionized federal employees. SEE HERE
And we all now know that Obama was furious when the generals asked for more troops (He eventually gave them half of what they asked for) in Afghanistan with an entire political staff who was more worried about how it would look.
Moreover, there was the premature Iraq pull out without a Status of Forces Agreement that allowed Iran, Syrian Rebels, and AQ, among other terror organizations to use Iraq as a safe haven and launching pad. See HERE. Remember when Biden said that " I will bet you my Vice Presidency, Malaki, the Iraqi prime minister will extend the status of forces agreement?" SEE HERE
Today AQ has overran both Ramadi and Fallujah of the hard fought Anbar Provence. SEE HERE
And remember how he opposed the Iraq surge? I could go on, but the latest results of how Obama is viewed by the military can be found HERE
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHEIi4XKRmM]The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever The Politics Demand - YouTube[/ame]
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