Could Rumsfeld Court-Martial the Retired Generals?

slate ^ | April 26, 2006 | Fred Kaplan

[shield]

Now that sounds like Justice. If they will no return from retirement will they lose their pension?

[MarxSux]

More crap from Slate. Why bother?

[shield]

Rummy will not waste his time on these 8...let 'em be. Besides, who is it that says he's vindictive? I don't know that that's true. Old timers are usually way passed this type of temperament.

[catholicfreeper]

Oh I agree this won't happen. I was just interested in the military law issues here that were raised.

[Walkingfeather]

I imagine he could call them into service again and post them to antartica. but would he? Would be fun to watch.

[5Madman2]

As long as they are drawing retired pay, they are subject to the UCMJ

[Bernard Marx]

Donald Rumsfeld has a notorious vindictive streak. How low will he stoop to pursue it?

No bias here.

[PISANO]

There is NO OTHER way to run a MILITARY. These Generals could and IMHO should be privately told to 'cool it' or there will be a price to be paid.

This is NOT a free speech issue. Everyone KNOWS that when you join the military you [IN ESSENCE] give up your "BILL OF RIGHTS".

Everyone who has ever been in the Military knows that you really don't loose your RIGHTS but rather your ability to exercise those rights WITHOUT consequence.

There was a saying while I was on Active Duty when on occasion I doubted my authority to do something that I thought might be questioned....it is:

"I have as MUCH authority as I am WILLING to accept the RESPONSIBILTY for!!"

[rfreedom4u]

He could recall and CM them but I believe it would do more damage than good. His standing with the military would suffer. Military would view him as vindictive and think it was personnal. I'll retire from the army in 2009 and plan on doing a bit of criticism myself.

[aculeus]

The notoriously vindictive Donald Rumsfeld

Per the nortoriously boring lefties.

[Pure Country]

The rule was retired presidents and retired officers kept their mouths shut. Clinton and the Peanut President changed that. I guess the generals think it okay now.

So, Clinton as Commander in Chief should be put on the block for criticizing President Bush. Sounds good to me. We're just too wimpy to do anything about it.

[Thud]

President Bush runs away from confrontations.

[Jarhead1957]

It was an unwritten rule among gentlemen. Evidence seems to prove that it did not apply to Clinton and the 8 ball generals.

[bandleader]

I remember when El Rushbo used to call him F.Lee Levin.I only hope that you are able to listen to his program(either by his burgeoning radio-stations,or on the net).

[pookie18]

I listen to him nightly on WABC (unless he's preempted by sports...in which case I get WMAL on-line).