Obama's move to cut the military budget, eliminate top Admirals and Generals, and downsize the military at the same time he is shoveling tons of money out the door to his supporters is certainly no coincidence.
Especially notable are the overt moves being made to publicly question the mission and purpose of the US Marine Corps. In the past the Obama administration has clearly expressed their dislike of the Marine Corps. He and his henchmen know that the military in general, and the Marine Corps specifically, are a major impediment to his dreams of takeover.
This kind of political chicanery disguised as budget cutting is always a prelude to eliminating officers who are loyal to the country and their oath of office, and replacing them with others who will be loyal to their benefactor - in this case Obama.
The Clintons did it and now Obama will follow their lead. He must have control of the military before he undertakes any major overt unconstitutional action.
That's possible. He certainly has been doing a lot of that lately. I'm not sure he's got to completely neutralize the military in order to take over, though. One of the great virtues of our army is that it has never been a separate political force and simply follows orders. So I think it would be hard for many military people, even those not sympethetic to Obama, to reject any order he might give them.
However, I suppose it could happen, and he would certainly be trying to eliminate in advance anybody he thought might be a problem this way.
Marine Corps ping.