The very same can be applied to the daily briefings by the CIA... THE HIGHER UPS GET TO PICK WITH ITEMS TO CHOOSE TO SHOW THE PRESIDENT... In this case, many condemned Bush and the higher up in "politicizing intel"... Yet in this case, Hollywood prefers the same filtering mechanism applied to constantly changing facts on the ground... This IMHO is just another example of convenient flipflaping of standards when you want to defend/condemn your political opponent...
On Sep 29, 3:25 pm, LimboIndo <[email protected]> wrote: > It would apprear some people do not understand exactly what a chain-of- > command is. Be advised that information flows up the Chain-of-Command > just as orders flow down it. I would definately see a problem if Obama > had only talked to his Defense Secretary once, or if said Secretary > had only talked to Gen. McChrystal once in that period as well. > > I am not saying that not being more "hands on" with this was/counter- > insurgency is a laudable goal, but I do not know why this is such a > negative thing in some people's minds. He is not General Obama, we did > not elect him to lead us in combat. > > The link is old but the information has not > changed,http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030325-chain-of-command01... > > Joint Chiefs of Staff > The military's highest ranking officers, the Joint Chiefs advise the > National Security Council on strategy, passing on concerns or requests > from the ranks. Proposals go through non-military advisers to ensure > civilian control of the armed forces. > > National Security Council > Advisers from military and civilian sectors then brief the president. > > 1. Commander in Chief > Armed with the information, the president makes the cutive decision > > 2. Secretary Of Defense > Informed of the decision, the defense secretary instructs Central > Command. > > 3 U.S. Central Command > The head of Central Command, which covers all U.S. forces in the > region, refines the war strategy with commanders from four branches of > service. > > 4 In the Field > Further down the chain, combat decisions are left to the commanders of > various troop and armor units. A look at the Army structure: > > (All numbers are approximate.) > > Numbered Army (i.e., 3rd U.S. Army) > COMMANDER > General (Gen.) > SIZE > 70,000 soldiers. > Army combines 2 or more corps. > > UNIT > Corps > COMMANDER > Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.) > SIZE > 20,000-45,000 soldiers. Corps has 2-5 divisions. > > UNIT > Division > COMMANDER > Major General (Maj. Gen.) > SIZE > 10,000-15,000 soldiers. > Division has about 3 brigades. > > UNIT > Brigade > COMMANDER > Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.) > SIZE > 3,000-5,000 soldiers. > Brigade has 2-4 regiments. > > UNIT > Regiment > COMMANDER > Colonel (Col.) > SIZE > 600-4,000 soldiers. > Regiment has 2-4 battalions. > > UNIT > Battalion > COMMANDER > Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) > SIZE > 300-1,000 soldiers. > Battalion has 4-5 companies. > > UNIT > Company > COMMANDER > Captain (Capt.) > SIZE > 62-190 soldiers. > Company has 3-5 platoons. > > UNIT > Platoon > COMMANDER > Lieutenant (Lt.) > SIZE > 16-44 soldiers. > Platoon has 2-4 squads. > > UNIT > Squad > COMMADER > Sergeant (Sgt.) > SIZE > 9-10 soldiers. Squad has 3 teams > > UNIT > Team > COMMANDER > Corporal (Cpl.) > SIZE > 3 soldiers > > Command structure > > The U.S. military is divided into nine Unified Combatant Commands. > Four are devoted to operational management and five assume > responsibility for specific areas of the globe. The Middle East and > the Horn of Africa, including Iraq, are covered under the U.S. Central > Command which would harmonize forces in the region for a strike. > > On Sep 28, 5:06 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > in 70 days... So much for giving the commander a direct uncensored > > access to the President... Seems to me, a leader would want to > > direct communication with such a key commander in Afghanistan... > > >http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/sep/28/us-comm... > > > >>> "I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC > > >>> [video teleconference]," Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter > > >>> David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday. > > > "You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?" Mr. Martin followed up. > > > "That is correct," the general replied. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
