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2016-04-03 Government

The Castration of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How many GOs and senior field grades have resigned in protest?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-03 09:34|| 2016-04-03 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 To be castrated, you need to have some balls in the first place

Posted by Unomoth Gravinter7346 2016-04-03 11:13|| 2016-04-03 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 As annoying as it is right now, Abject servility of the military to the civilian "leadership" is a good thing. Countries that have military coups generally do not do well. Even a best case scenario like Chile was barely a break even proposition, and was highly situational.

Right now, the O-bots have absolutely no credible excuse for their failures, and at this point the doves in uniform are not about to give the O-bots one. Like the rest of us, they are quietly repeating "10 more months. 10 more months"

Posted by nguard 2016-04-03 11:59|| 2016-04-03 11:59|| Front Page Top

#4 "10 more months. 10 more months"

There's no way to really know that, given that The Beast will be as bad or worse. (And I ain't holding my breath waiting for an indictment.)

I've often wondered, given the oath to the constitution that they all take, what the Brass would do if the civilian leadership gave up all pretense and declared the constitution void. Just ignore it and go along?

Posted by PBMcL 2016-04-03 14:14|| 2016-04-03 14:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Hillary would continue Obama's dismal record on the military. She and Slick Willie hate the military as much as Obama.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-04-03 19:21|| 2016-04-03 19:21|| Front Page Top

#6 I dunno. I suspect that even at her worst, she would stick to her salami tactics and not go for the grand "The constitution is null and void". If she did, then the JCS frogs would jump and it is on.

With the salami tactics that she and her fellow Bolsheviks prefer, I expect you would wind up with a bowl of JCS frog soup who would only realize how co-opted they are when the order to put down a rebellion or insurrection.

The only question at that point would be what if any rebellion in the provinces would take place, and how Capital District would choose to suppress it.

And then of course, there are always the unforseen "Events, my dear boy. Events!" that would force hands and actions.

Posted by Nguard 2016-04-03 19:35|| 2016-04-03 19:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Iff the US foresees no more major wars thru Year 2050 iff not the rest of the century [2100], + the USDOD = UN OWG Global Peacekeepers, no reason I can see to prevent a future US Coast Guard Commandant, + CIA + DNI + DHS + NSA + ICE, etal., from being formal Chair of the JCS???

YOU KNOW YOU THE GLOBIES WANT TO!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-04-03 23:27|| 2016-04-03 23:27|| Front Page Top

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