‘Political General Complains of Politics’

Posted on August 24, 2012 by KG

‘General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has brought into relief a serious problem of politics in our military.
But the problem, a long-standing one, is not the group of former CIA officials, Navy SEALs, and others who’ve criticized President Obama for taking too much credit for cancelling Osama bin Laden’s ticket, and for leaking secrets about this operation in order to glorify himself. This is the group Dempsey is trying to bring to heel. No, the problem is an officer promotion system that, beyond the rank of commander in the Navy and lieutenant colonel in the other services, begins to weed out warriors and lift up bureaucrats and politicians…’  (bold mine, kg)

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7 Responses to ‘Political General Complains of Politics’

  1. mawm says:
    August 24, 2012 at 17:09

    Rectum rats. :rant

  2. KG says:
    August 24, 2012 at 17:13

    Yes indeedy. And I reckon the process starts further down the chain nowadays than the author suggests.

  3. KG says:
    August 24, 2012 at 19:43

    It’s the “trickle down” effect Os. ;-)

    • The Gantt Guy says:
      August 24, 2012 at 20:59

      What’s trickling down, and where? ‘Coz I’m pretty sure someone is taking the piss.

  4. KG says:
    August 24, 2012 at 21:13

    Crap. Downhill. To the lower ranks, Gantt. :roll: