He has to know the truth if he is going to make policy. --- I don't think the CIC should have the ability to make policy.
it's just one of many powers that should be taken away from the CIC On Sep 29, 3:55 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > But he is responsible for the whole policy. He has to know the truth if > he is going to make policy. He can't get it sugar coated. He can sugar > coat it to the country as Zero has been doing all along but he has to > know the true story himself. He can't decide what he does NOT want to > hear. If he is not going to make policy, which Zero has not done so > far, then he should not be in that position in the first place. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > jgg, > > > And the Presidetn can let it be known what information he WANTS to > > hear and what he does NOT want to here. > > > On Sep 29, 3:10 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> 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.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
