Two US Marine Generals Fired In Afghanistan.....

[MMC]

Two Marine generals fired for security lapses in Afghanistan.....

The commandant of the Marine Corps on Monday took the extraordinary step of firing two generals for not adequately protecting a giant base in southern Afghanistan that Taliban fighters stormed last year, resulting in the deaths of two Marines and the destruction of half a dozen U.S. fighter jets.

It is the first time since the Vietnam War that a general, let alone two, has been sacked for negligence after a successful enemy attack. But the assault also was unprecedented:

Fifteen insurgents entered a NATO airfield and destroyed almost an entire squadron of Marine AV-8B Harrier jets, the largest single loss of allied materiel in the almost 12-year Afghan war.

The commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, said the two generals did not deploy enough troops to guard the base and take other measures to prepare for a ground attack by the Taliban. The two, Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, the top Marine commander in southern Afghanistan at the time, and Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, the senior Marine aviation officer in the area, “failed to exercise the level of judgment expected of commanders of their rank,” Amos said.....snip~

Two Marine generals fired for security lapses in Afghanistan - The Washington Post


Can you believe this? What makes this even worse is the fact that the Brits had security of the Base. Yet they are going to sack 2 US Marine Generals? This isn't Right at all. Thoughts upon the matter?

 

[Moonglow]

That's what happens when you don't cover your ass in the military.

 

[RKMBrown]

Troop reductions also affected security measures. When Gurganus took command in 2011, about 17,000 U.S. troops were in his area of operations. By the time of the attack, in September 2012, the American contingent had dropped to 7,400 because of troop-withdrawal requirements imposed by President Obama.

Scape goats for the anointed one... nothing more.

 

[MMC]

That's what happens when you don't cover your ass in the military.

Heya MG.

What were they suppose to cover when it was the Brits assignment?

The British are responsible for guarding Bastion, which is ringed by a chain-link fence, triple coils of razor wire and watchtowers from which sentries can scan the horizon for any potential attackers. British commanders had assigned the task of manning the towers to troops from Tonga, which has sent 55 soldiers to Afghanistan.

On the night of the attack, the Tongans left unmanned the watchtower nearest to the Taliban breach, according to an investigation by the U.S. Central Command.....snip~


This is just some more of Obama and the left Chasing out and trying to hook up Command Officers that lean to the Right. Many who have also been outspoken about Obama.

This clearly falls squarely on the Brits ass. How can it not?

Team Obama and the Democrats better figure out that after they are done screwing this Country up. We going to drive anyone who is or was connected to Obama not only out of the Military. But out of Government and that Limelight too.