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2015-02-06 Home Front: WoT

Pentagon: Don't Expect U.S. To Do Anything Different After Latest ISIS Brutality

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Posted by Hupineger Glomomp0036 2015-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This is the sewage you get out of an officer corps that has been carefully purged and the carefully chosen promoted into positions of authority.

The next POTUS is going to have to really take a close look at all of the true believers youknowwho has put into the flag officer ranks.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-02-06 00:03|| 2015-02-06 00:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The Pentagon is NOT #1 on the National Command Authority heiarchy - POTUS Bammer is, just as he was during Benghazi, NOT Hillary etal.

Again, as per the Bammer's infamous "red lines", the POTUS as #1 on the NatComAuth is responsible for the US' direct military response + other, or in the alternate the LACK OF SAME.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-02-06 00:35|| 2015-02-06 00:35|| Front Page Top

#3 The next POTUS is going to have to really take a close look

GOs are subject to recall at anytime. I would recommend forming a selection tribunal from the retired ranks (we have enough names to know who those should be) to go through the personnel files of every active 06s and above for a retention or retirement list. You play by politics, you die by politics. Recommendation - you better have a damn good on the ground combat record cause merit comes first.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-02-06 09:39|| 2015-02-06 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Kirby is a total spokeshole. His latest exchange with Megyn Kelly over that traitorous POS Bergdahl was embarrassing

Posted by Frank G 2015-02-06 10:21|| 2015-02-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 you better have a damn good on the ground combat record cause merit comes first

Makes it a bit tough on us naval types, what?

Posted by Pappy 2015-02-06 11:06|| 2015-02-06 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 And here I thought the Marines were the part of the Navy ;)

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-02-06 13:29|| 2015-02-06 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 They are. It's those among us who have to hold our breath for a long time during mine-clearing ops that have a problem with "on the ground."

Posted by Pappy 2015-02-06 14:05|| 2015-02-06 14:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Naval combat is like land combat, but more fluid.

Posted by SteveS 2015-02-06 14:58|| 2015-02-06 14:58|| Front Page Top

#9 ...It might be helpful to remember that with the exception of a few old timers (General Post at USAF and his dislike of A-10s, for example) the O6s and flag officers of today started their careers in the Clinton administration...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-02-06 15:07|| 2015-02-06 15:07|| Front Page Top

#10 JOE! Knows.

Posted by Shipman 2015-02-06 16:11|| 2015-02-06 16:11|| Front Page Top

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