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Pentagon trimming ranks
of generals, admirals
Washington Post ^
| 12/28/11
| Greg Whitlock
Posted on 12/28/2011 7:35:28 PM PST by Nachum
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:35:32 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:36:22 PM PST
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
The DoD needs to be streamlined. The place to look for streamlining opportunities are in the acquisition centers. Those centers should be consolidated across the Services and the duplication eliminated.
To: MIchaelTArchangel
I thought ol’ Bob S. McNamara did exactly that back in the sixties?
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:40:47 PM PST
by
sinanju
To: Nachum
Why do I think this is along the lines of the GM dealership closure? I’m just glad we have no external threats or I might be worried.
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:40:54 PM PST
by
TwoSwords
To: Nachum
No doubt all the cuts will come from the operational forces. But REMFs in the Pentagon will be spared any discomfort.
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:42:02 PM PST
by
Ronin
(If we were serious about using the death penalty as a deterrent, we would bring back public hangings)
To: Nachum
The Navy has more Admirals than it does ships.
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:43:23 PM PST
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Nachum
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:44:26 PM PST
by
Hoodat
(Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. -Psalm 55:19-)
To: Nachum
Sorted by those thought to be more conservative, going out the door first.
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:54:05 PM PST
by
G Larry
("I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his Character.")
To: Hoodat
The purge begins.
As in Stalin type purge?
The evil ones in power are slowly taking us down.
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:55:05 PM PST
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: Nachum
Purging those who don’t buy into Obama’s agenda?
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posted on
12/28/2011 7:57:44 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
To: Nachum
Good. We need a few good men for the revolution
12
posted on
12/28/2011 7:58:26 PM PST
by
bksanders
(Spewing Forth Vitriol at the Speed of Spit)
To: sinanju
From the article:
"In ordering the cuts, Gates said the military had succumbed over the years to brass creep, by adding a disproportionate number of jobs at the top. The number of four-star generals and admirals today, for instance, is roughly the same as in 1971, during the Vietnam War, even though the number of active-duty troops has shrunk by half."
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:04:25 PM PST
by
Doe Eyes
To: Nachum
A 50-75% cut would be wonderful. 10% is barely better than nothing.
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:05:28 PM PST
by
Mr Rogers
("they found themselves made strangers in their own country")
To: Mr Rogers
I wouldn’t mind if there was a 50-75% cut in the EPA and White House Czars.
To: Nachum
The only thing that is being cut is American military readiness. Any money saved by cutting personnel will ge to Obooga’s cronies. Obooga is attempting to do something similar to the Border Patrol. Cut the pay by 25 percent and give the money to pillow biting CBP Directors and Deputies.
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:17:58 PM PST
by
Ajnin
(Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnocet!)
To: Question Liberal Authority
I’d go 100% for those, along with eliminating the EPA entirely.
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:26:32 PM PST
by
Mr Rogers
("they found themselves made strangers in their own country")
To: A.A. Cunningham
Every ship could be a flagship!
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:45:37 PM PST
by
Clock King
(Ellisworth Toohey was right: My head's gonna explode.)
To: G Larry
Sorted by those thought to be more conservative, going out the door first.Scary thought. Just like in Babylon 5, "Severed Dreams" : President Clarke spent two years putting his people in key places in the military. When martial law/dictatorship came, he had majority of the military on his side.
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:49:10 PM PST
by
Clock King
(Ellisworth Toohey was right: My head's gonna explode.)
To: Clock King
ya...but I don’t thing the math and the loyalty add up in Clarke’s favor...
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posted on
12/28/2011 8:58:48 PM PST
by
G Larry
("I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his Character.")
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