dick, Be happy to, right after you "prove" your statements about President Obama.
On Sep 29, 4:31 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Prove it. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > dick, > > > It worked well enough for George Bush. > > > 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 -- 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. 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