Lee’s Summit, June 23, 2010 – United States Army General Stanley Allen McChrystal ended his career today, tendering his resignation to President and Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, President Barack Obama: A sad ending to a brilliant career.
There is a great tradition in our country; it is a tradition of unwavering loyalty by the Military to the Civilian Leadership that can be traced all the way back to George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy of 1783. A tradition that has proven over the past two hundred and thirty four years, to be the foundation of our military might.
President Obama has ultimate responsibility when it comes to military decisions. He is the Commander in Chief of our armed forces. However, with that privilege has to come some reciprocal respect. Generals, like McChrystal, live with the consequences of the actions they take. Soldiers are put in harms way and many die because of their orders. A soldier has to believe that those up the chain of command are not going to waste neither the lives of their buddies, nor their own.
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June 25, 2010 at 3:28 am
Nice post dad, I must say I don't know why he had to fire him (thats what happened we all know it) I mean so he disagreed (i don't know exactly what he said, and as we all know ignorance is bliss) so what? I mean People disagree all the time and still follow the orders of their commanders. Also, Obama is nuts, I'm sorry for ever defending him. This guy bounces around from topic to topic making split second decisions on every issue he can get his hands on. The only thing I like that he has done is cancelling Constellation (that NASA program was a waste) and replace it with private contractors, much better idea, spaceX shows promise.
I mean the Tennessee flooding, I don't know if he ever made a statement about it. But he has been in over his head with the oil spill. Come on man! Give people their jobs and tell them to do it or they will be replaced, and they will do it! And then get out of it and let them do their job. The thing I hate the most when at work (when i have a job) is when the manager is standing right over your should just watching you. Working with managers is fine, but not when they have their face in your business. Obama (I don't call him president Obama, the american public was just in a haze desperate for anything the furthest from Bush they could get their hands on, and he would make a historical mark! unfortunately he is more infamous than famous). Obama has taken states rights away, I never really have seen a time when states need to protest the federal gov't more than the oil spill.
That fund, is politicized in the federal government's hands, the states had plans for it to get it to the people that they KNOW need the money, and keep it from those that don't. But once all these power hungry senators and reps get their hands on it they will say "Hmmm, if i take x thousand and put it towards that library fund in my capital city I will get re-elected, who cares where it comes from." … which is the tragedy of America.
Americans believe in one thing. Opportunity, and unfortunately money is seen as the only/best way to achieve your opportunity.
-The Akron Middle Man