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Top US General Blasts Ex-Officers for Attacking Obama
AFP ^ | Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Posted on 08/21/2012 4:32:35 PM PDT by kristinn

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — US military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray.

Wading into a potential minefield during a hotly contested White House race, Dempsey voiced his disapproval of a group of retired military members and CIA officers who have accused Obama of spilling sensitive national security details to help secure his re-election.

Asked if the group's criticism was valid or useful, Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he would not comment on the substance of their allegations.

But he added: "As to the latter, is it useful? No, it's not useful. It's not useful to me."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dempsey; general; jcs; martindempsey; military; obama; opsec; traitor
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To: mkjessup

I will say it in Bidenesque terms. General, I have three letters for you: S T F U


141 posted on 08/21/2012 7:20:33 PM PDT by doug from upland (Just in case, it has been reserved: www.TheBitchIsBack2012.com)
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To: doug from upland

142 posted on 08/21/2012 7:26:42 PM PDT by mkjessup (To paraphrase Sir Winston: "if 0bama invaded Hell, I would put in a good word for the Devil")
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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143 posted on 08/21/2012 7:31:56 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Texas Fossil

Oh to be a fly on the wall during the 1st meeting between SecDef West and CSA GEN Ray Odierno......


144 posted on 08/21/2012 7:38:44 PM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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To: kristinn

The military is justly praised and respected by most Americans, but it is also our largest bureaucracy filled with bureaucrats ready and willing to kiss the CinC’s butt and do his bidding in most any circumstance.

Nothing newsworthy about the fact that this general is doing Obama’s bidding, especially not when former military personnel exercise their right to free speech, which they have every right to do.


145 posted on 08/21/2012 7:43:40 PM PDT by Will88
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To: redlegplanner

West would not need to pull his service pistol to handle that. hee hee hee


146 posted on 08/21/2012 7:45:45 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Texas Fossil

1st meeting might be the last...


147 posted on 08/21/2012 7:52:26 PM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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To: kristinn
LOL!

Where was General Martin Dempsey when all those bastard Generals were bitching about Bush? I don't remember him coming to Bush's defense, therefore, he has absolutely no credibility with me, especially since this Administration abused the SEALs and the CIA so with its damaging leaks.

148 posted on 08/21/2012 7:52:41 PM PDT by Chgogal (WSJ, Coulter, Kristol, Krauthammer, Rove et al., STFU. TY)
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To: dfwgator

You nailed it exactly!


149 posted on 08/21/2012 7:52:48 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Skittle pooping unicorns are more common than progressives with honor & integrity.)
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To: puppypusher

“It looks to me like General Dempsey is an Obama Toady.What an Idiot.”

Likely the general staff today is filled with field grade officers from the Clinton era.


150 posted on 08/21/2012 7:56:32 PM PDT by Soul of the South
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To: kristinn

This general is wrong. It is traditional and historical and legal, that when a person in the military disagrees with a governmental policy or act, that person is supposed to retire and speak out. That is the honorable course. So this political beast wearing a uniform, is playing politics himself- to the disgrace of the country and his uniform.


152 posted on 08/21/2012 8:11:51 PM PDT by fini
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To: kristinn
Dempsey is easily replaceable, the guy is full of himself. Dempsey is really doing a bang up job as well as the rest of the joint chiefs political rectum kissers. Military moral is at a all time low as current operations are futile and wasting resources up the ying-yang.
153 posted on 08/21/2012 8:12:31 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: kristinn
"US military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray."

If that's the case, why is he even commenting on the issue?

154 posted on 08/21/2012 8:16:39 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: abb

And to that list i add, BushI the carrier pilot, Reagan in the Army reserves from 1937 as a private, then activated and commissioned for WWII made training films, Carter nuclear subs, Ford WWII officer in an escort carrier, Nixon Navy WWII could have avoided service entirely as a bona fide Quaker, JFK PT-boats in combat, Eisenhower, Truman WWI Artillery officer, Hoover wasn’t military but was a mining engineer who worked all over the world in bad conditions, and was eyeballs deep in WWI before and after we got pulled in. McGovern wasnt elected but flew B-24s in the thick of the bombing of Germany, Also MacArthur wasnt elected, but he became political too and was celebrated for it.

The fact is, most presidents have had military backgrouds to one degree or another. And the ones that didnt mostly had backgrounds of extreme accomplishment like Hoover.

Former Officers becoming political is practically a tradition. Marxist moslem presidents are not. And almost all presidents early accomplishments make Obamao look like a joke.


155 posted on 08/21/2012 8:23:06 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: Lysandru

Who is this general’s boss?
Oh yeah, Oblameo.
Take it up with your boss, chickenshit!


156 posted on 08/21/2012 8:58:00 PM PDT by NowApproachingMidnight (“Civilizations die from suicide, not murder.")
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To: kristinn

But it was OK when disgruntled ex-Bush officials were going public trashing Bush after they were fired. Colon Bowel (a.k.a. “The Most Interesting Man In The World”) had no problem running his mouth.

The media couldn’t get those eggheads on the 6 o’clock news fast enough. What a crock that was. When was the last time you heard somebody fired from a company say, “Working there was great! Best company ever! Loved every minute! The leadership was top-notch!”


157 posted on 08/21/2012 9:02:15 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: BenLurkin

well played


158 posted on 08/21/2012 9:04:08 PM PDT by Abiotic (The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board)
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To: RoosterRedux

Yup, you don’t get stars by being a rebel and bucking the system. These guys have whored themselves for an entire career, it’s not like they’re going to stop once they’ve got their stars (unless they intentionally get fired like Gen. Patreus).


159 posted on 08/21/2012 9:04:53 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: huldah1776

We have seen this crap before.


160 posted on 08/21/2012 9:09:41 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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