Comments on: Military Insubordination Cannot be Tolerated http://www.bloggernews.net/124760 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 27 May 2012 15:24:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: crystalm http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680845 crystalm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:23:53 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680845 Gen. McChrystal was NOT insubordinate! That is a serious accustion. This isn't about McChrystal and it's not about what's best for America. This is about Obama and his PRIDE. Insubordination is the act of a subordinate deliberately disobeying a lawful order from someone in charge of them. Refusing to perform an action which is unethical or illegal is not insubordination; neither is refusing to perform an action which is not within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order. Gen. McChrystal was NOT insubordinate! That is a serious accustion.

This isn’t about McChrystal and it’s not about what’s best for America. This is about Obama and his PRIDE.

Insubordination is the act of a subordinate deliberately disobeying a lawful order from someone in charge of them. Refusing to perform an action which is unethical or illegal is not insubordination; neither is refusing to perform an action which is not within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order.

]]> By: OJ's glove http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680818 OJ's glove Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:47:20 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680818 The article was an interesting read..I don't think it was slanted or quotes taken out of context..it has resulted in a general's firing by the president so I'm sure the article was vetted first before the prez acted on it. The article was an interesting read..I don’t think it was slanted or quotes taken out of context..it has resulted in a general’s firing by the president so I’m sure the article was vetted first before the prez acted on it.

]]> By: Grandma of 5 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680804 Grandma of 5 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:27:42 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680804 Lady, I totally agree with you. Most people don't have a clue but they want to bash anyone that doesn't bow down to the politicians.All they do is sit up there in the A.C. and try to tell us that we will be happy with their laws.Not hardly!!! I use to work for the government. Their ins is top of the line but others have to take what they pick out for you. A free country. Not for long if people don't wake up. Military families sacrifice so much. Lady, I totally agree with you. Most people don’t have a clue but they want to bash anyone that doesn’t bow down to the politicians.All they do is sit up there in the A.C. and try to tell us that we will be happy with their laws.Not hardly!!! I use to work for the government. Their ins is top of the line but others have to take what they pick out for you. A free country. Not for long if people don’t wake up. Military families sacrifice so much.

]]> By: LadyonaMission http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680625 LadyonaMission Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:54:35 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680625 The writer of the "Rolling Stone" interview could have taken comments out of context, inserted personal views, etc. We all know that happens, so how can anyone who does not have all of the facts point fingers? I think everyone who bashes General McChrystal should have to serve a minimum of 4 years in the military, Commander in Chief included. The writer of the “Rolling Stone” interview could have taken comments out of context, inserted personal views, etc. We all know that happens, so how can anyone who does not have all of the facts point fingers? I think everyone who bashes General McChrystal should have to serve a minimum of 4 years in the military, Commander in Chief included.

]]> By: Grandma of 5 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680575 Grandma of 5 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:47:12 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124760#comment-1680575 General McChrystal is caught in a place that no military officer wants to be.My husband was caught in a mess in Viet Nam.They had to ask permission to fire at the enemy.Afganistan is becoming a Viet Nam.He is trying to protect his troops.No officer wants to do that but he is desperate.If we want to talk of wrong doing,we should talk of Jane Fonda going over with the enemy.The poor US captives slipping her notes to their families.She turns around and gives them to the Viet Cong.Those poor men are beaten so badly that one is killed.She wasn't charged as the traitor that she was.I hope she sees those mens faces every night when she lays down.What about John Kerry?? He decides after 4 mo.he wants to go home and they let him.He then lies about the other troops in front of Congress.He and Fonda went to Paris to meet with the enemy.They are both traitors!!!As you can tell,I am sick of these kinds of people.All the politicions sit up there in their cushey offices and try to run the military.My husband would have been better off if he had went to Canada. He wouldn;t have all his problems of PTSD,neck prob.from crash landing,watching his friend die in a burning helicopter,and on and on.They are hoping they die before they can get what is comming to them.They treat the Viet Nam vets like trash beneath their feet when it should be the other way around. General McChrystal is caught in a place that no military officer wants to be.My husband was caught in a mess in Viet Nam.They had to ask permission to fire at the enemy.Afganistan is becoming a Viet Nam.He is trying to protect his troops.No officer wants to do that but he is desperate.If we want to talk of wrong doing,we should talk of Jane Fonda going over with the enemy.The poor US captives slipping her notes to their families.She turns around and gives them to the Viet Cong.Those poor men are beaten so badly that one is killed.She wasn’t charged as the traitor that she was.I hope she sees those mens faces every night when she lays down.What about John Kerry?? He decides after 4 mo.he wants to go home and they let him.He then lies about the other troops in front of Congress.He and Fonda went to Paris to meet with the enemy.They are both traitors!!!As you can tell,I am sick of these kinds of people.All the politicions sit up there in their cushey offices and try to run the military.My husband would have been better off if he had went to Canada. He wouldn;t have all his problems of PTSD,neck prob.from crash landing,watching his friend die in a burning helicopter,and on and on.They are hoping they die before they can get what is comming to them.They treat the Viet Nam vets like trash beneath their feet when it should be the other way around.

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