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| Gen. Allen ‘pushed out’ for top NATO post by White House |
| 2013-02-14 |
| USMC The source told Fox that Allen was leery of getting into a confirmation battle that would dig into the embarrassing issue of his 30,000 +/- emails with Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, but the real reason was the White House military chistka –"cleansing". “He’s out like the rest,” the source said. “I know he is retiring. He was pushed out of the door.” The official Pentagon cover story is expected soon. The source also said White House officials are optimistic that after a contentious battle, former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel will be confirmed shortly as defense secretary, and he can help pick a new person for the post. Previously, the White House was thought to be keeping the nomination open while Allen mulled whether to seek the post. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said earlier in the day that he told Allen on Tuesday that Allen needs to take time to decide what is best for him and his family. Panetta also said the administration has “tremendous confidence” in Allen. President Obama’s first nomination of Allen expired amid an investigation of the emails between Allen and Kelly, who was connected to a scandal involving then-CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus. Allen was cleared in the investigation. But the White House purportedly had to re-nominate Allen for the post. Fox News' Justin Fishel, who was obviously never a Marine, contributed to this report. |
| Posted by:Slomong Snemp8541 |
| #9 Toonces theory? Putting someone so absurdly incapable of being in the drivers seat so that when they drive the car over the cliff, the blame slides right off because s/he was expected, nay, required to have a big wreck. Then the media can sit back and say, "Ahhh, Toonces!" - if anything at all is said. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-02-14 17:24 |
| #8 Someone asked a few days ago why Obama appoints second-rate people to important posts. He wants Hacks, yes-men who are only interested in pleasing the President. I wonder who his yes-man will be. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2013-02-14 16:03 |
| #7 Can't they simply give then an ASCII Art picture of a metal instead? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-02-14 13:44 |
| #6 ....and there I was, down in B2, AC blasting away, knee deep in Chopsticks Express take away boxes. It was pure HELL !!!!! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-02-14 11:29 |
| #5 I don't know P2k, I'm headed to the PX at Benning. Wait till they see me at the VFW! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-02-14 11:23 |
| #4 Heh. B, it's what happens when the Achievement Medal, Commendation Medal, etc become nothing more than a completion of tour medal issued by rank rather than impact awards for performance. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-02-14 11:19 |
| #3 New Patriotic War medals for the ranks. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-02-14 11:02 |
| #2 The problem with this approach is that unlike a lot of other military, this one relies upon its effectiveness through the middle grades. You can put your loyal boot lickers, but soon to be frag catchers, in the top of the organizational diagram but that doesn't mean the ranks will be there to be your thugs when the time comes. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-02-14 10:54 |
| #1 This business with retiring mil brass is starting to look very Turkish. Time for a pool on who Erdogan, oops, I mean Obama, will squeeze next. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-02-14 10:26 |