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Military brass marching to Obama’s beat [Benedict Arnold(s)?]
The Washington Times ^ | February 28, 2013 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 03/01/2013 8:15:13 PM PST by Perseverando

The military leadership is proving to be a solid ally of President Obama in political Washington, adopting his social revolution and willing to serve as backdrops to the White House's campaign-style drive to win the budget battle with Republicans.

The armed forces have launched an unrelenting lobbying effort on Capitol Hill with a flood of briefing charts to defense staffers. They show the damage that automatic budget cuts called "sequestration" would do to the troops -- and to jobs in congressional districts. The charts coincide with the White House push to blame congressional Republicans for the spending cuts, which begin Friday.

The fates of the military chiefs and the president are more closely tied than ever.

"If there is a single constant in the norm of civilian control, it is that the military instinctively submits," said Ken Allard, a retired Army officer and columnist. "But they also recognize that presidents get exactly the kind of military advice they deserve. And he is ultimately responsible for failure or success."

Mr. Obama has won them over on the social front, too.

The Joint Chiefs have applauded opening ranks to gays. They now are searching for ways to implement Mr. Obama's other landmark decision -- lifting a ban on women serving in direct combat jobs, the infantry and special operations.

When the White House complained about supposed anti-Muslim training in the ranks, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, put into motion investigations that led to the firing of a decorated Army officer as a staff college teacher.

Political realists

Although the top brass have avoided appearing at Obama budget events, military aviators served as a backdrop Tuesday when the commander in chief landed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on his way to a Newport News shipyard

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: constitution; dod; efad; gaysinmilitary; hagel; jcs; jointchiefs; military; nationalsecurityfail; pentagon; sequester; sequestration; socialengineering; usmilitary; womenincombat
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To: Joe 6-pack

41 posted on 03/02/2013 6:42:22 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Under W Bush, his last Sgt.Maj.of the Army, wore an EIB. I will never forget that.


42 posted on 03/02/2013 6:44:33 AM PST by RedHeeler
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To: RightOnline

Seems our military is now run by pu**ies.


Spot-on..Wait until the girl’s start wearing 4-stars..what a freak show awaits us. When I went to pilot training in 1974, we had strippers in the club on Friday night. Our new CSAF recently ordered a sweep (Night of the Long Knive’s), of all commands to remove any sexually suggestive material..to cleanse the body and soul in preparation for the assention of the girl’s to the top of the pyramid. All the badass’s are long gone..and they took their nose art with them.


43 posted on 03/02/2013 6:47:00 AM PST by AFret. ("Charlie don't surf ! ")
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To: Travis McGee

Ray Odierno. Knew him at Ft Hood when he was CG of 4th ID. No nonsense guy and hard trainer. Led the 4th ID thru some tough fighting in Tikrit and later tasked with executing the surge in Iraq. Now the CSA. Sometime between then and now, he drank the Obama koolaid in mass quantities. He’s one of the early and main proponents for bringing women into the combat arms ranks.


44 posted on 03/02/2013 6:53:32 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Progov

Start to scriptin’ then, blue balls...tell ‘em all about it.


45 posted on 03/02/2013 6:57:48 AM PST by RedHeeler
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To: Travis McGee
These are some of the pics that really activate my gag reflex...


46 posted on 03/02/2013 7:13:31 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

We are so screwed.


47 posted on 03/02/2013 7:56:00 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Perseverando

Hopefully, there will be a chance to remember who these worms are. Hopefully, it will work out for them just like it did for Nazi sympathizers.

I’ve been reading “The Admirals” about Leahy, King, Nimitz and Halsey. Four more different people could not be found. Of the three, King seems to have been the most prototypical of the type that makes it to the top these days. Why is it that those who make it to the top are most often disrespected? Is it simply jealousy or is it something they do?

Of the four Admirals Nimitz seems to be most admirable and then Halsey. Both seemed to be lacking in guile and having leadership abilities. Leahy was just smooth and loyal but not an outstanding leader.

It seems to me to rise to the top you have to be willing to leave a part of you behind. You also seem to need to take one for the boss, not for the team. To declare and demonstrate fealty to the boss.

I have said for years that the attitude of the staff is a reflection of the attitude of the management. Like promotes like or what he can control.


48 posted on 03/02/2013 7:58:50 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: TADSLOS

I think this is how it happens, how a general rationalizes caving in:

“The guy who will replace me is REALLY bad, and will be totally gung-ho for homos and girls in combat. At least I can slow it down. So I’ll stay in until I get my 30 and retire without a fuss.”

Hackworth knew what to call them: Perfumed Princes. I’d add Political Prostitutes.


49 posted on 03/02/2013 7:59:09 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee
I don't ever recall seeing any pics of the US Army wearing lederhosen as they set about the de-Nazification of Germany.

This cultural sensitivity stuff has pushed us over the cliff.

50 posted on 03/02/2013 8:05:14 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Travis McGee

GOs attending too many academia symposiums and D.C. Cocktail parties. That’s where most of this crap gets its steam. That, and we have an army of secular humanist executive level civil servants infecting the DoD, calling the shots and feeding these guys their pablum.


51 posted on 03/02/2013 8:08:07 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Perseverando

Isn’t Benedict Arnold our Secretary of State?


52 posted on 03/02/2013 8:20:58 AM PST by saminfl
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To: SkyPilot

What good is having a defense budget if those who are paid to defend us look the other way as a domestic enemy destroys the fabric of this nation? If they are leaving it up to we the people to do the job they are paid to do we don’t need them do we?


53 posted on 03/02/2013 10:00:18 AM PST by Uncle Sham
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To: RightOnline

Amen brother. They are simply butt kissers for that next promotion. I am so glad that I am 21 years plus retired and no longer of the Long Pink Line that has taken over.


54 posted on 03/02/2013 10:03:43 AM PST by RetiredArmy (1 Cor 15: 50-54 & 1 Thess 4: 13-17. That about covers it.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

That’s a fracking fact! I don’t remember Patton singing the Horst Wessel song either.


55 posted on 03/02/2013 3:36:15 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: archy

See 41. Know any senior officers, past or present?


56 posted on 03/02/2013 3:38:33 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Joe 6-pack; archy
I'm also working on a Quisling Award and a Benedict Arnold Award.


57 posted on 03/02/2013 3:41:53 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Perseverando

bump for later


58 posted on 03/02/2013 3:44:30 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)
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To: RetiredArmy

Disgusting, isn’t it? The Ottoman Empire also covered a lot of the map, but it was utterly rotten inside at the end. It’s collapse was swift and total. History rhymes.


59 posted on 03/02/2013 3:45:19 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

You can add Betrayeus to that list.


60 posted on 03/02/2013 3:46:33 PM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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