I DONT BELIEVE NOR FEEL THIS IS A DISGRACE....
BUT
INSTEAD SHOWS THAT THE US MILITARY
ARE
FINALLY "awakening" TO THE TRUTH...
Historical disgrace: the U.S. military mutiny forced Obama to
retreat
U.S. President Barack Obama apparently had to call off the planned military strike against Syria because of a
U.S. President Barack Obama apparently had to call off the planned military strike against Syria because of a
formidable mutiny in the U.S. military leadership.
The soldiers could not recognize the President’s strategy –
and expressed grave concerns against the action.
Never before have America’s soldiers so openly refused to
follow a president.
The U.S. military refused to follow U.S. President Barack Obama (shown here with the Chief of General Staff,
The U.S. military refused to follow U.S. President Barack Obama (shown here with the Chief of General Staff,
Admiral Michael Mullen
and Defense Secretary Robert Gates in memory of September 11): Obama has gone
too far in the fight
against terror. His soldiers did not want to go to war which they do not understand.
(Photo: White House)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s surprising withdrawal from his Syria plans is apparently due to a
U.S. President Barack Obama’s surprising withdrawal from his Syria plans is apparently due to a
massive mutiny in the
U.S. Army.
The Washington Post reports that from four-star generals to the ordinary soldiers hardly anyone saw the benefit
The Washington Post reports that from four-star generals to the ordinary soldiers hardly anyone saw the benefit
the military action
promoted by Obama.
The Post reports that the soldiers are especially missing a clear strategy of what would happen after the planned
military strikes. Many
U.S. soldiers have had bad experiences with the operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan. At first t
hey were promised heroic
goals. But no sooner were the interventions in process, the troops were sent
into always
new adventures. In both
cases there was no exit strategy. The announcements to withdraw from the battle
zones
were contradictory and
drawn out in length.
In the case of Syria, Obama did not succeed in convincing the military of the sense of a military operation.
So far, the U.S. military has always been publicly silent and obeyed the orders of the military-political
In the case of Syria, Obama did not succeed in convincing the military of the sense of a military operation.
So far, the U.S. military has always been publicly silent and obeyed the orders of the military-political
leadership. The bases for most operations were that the president succeeded in
convincing the soldiers to believe t
hat the particular
mission served the "national security."
Obama also tried to use this concept in Syria’s case.
But his own soldiers did not believe him.
Even more embarrassing for Obama: Most of the officers and soldiers have a much clearer concept of reality than their
Obama also tried to use this concept in Syria’s case.
But his own soldiers did not believe him.
Even more embarrassing for Obama: Most of the officers and soldiers have a much clearer concept of reality than their
president and commander
in chief.
So said the retired Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold in the Post,
So said the retired Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold in the Post,
"The politicians
are naive about the obligations that exist in foreign policy. Many are woefully
ignorant about what
a military operation can
achieve." Newbold was in the leading cadres of the Iraq war. He said that
many of his active
colleagues share his
serious concerns.
An officer who would only comment anonymously, said,
An officer who would only comment anonymously, said,
"I cannot believe that the president even takes this step into
consideration. In the past 10 years we have been fighting
against insurgents.
Syria has advanced weapons systems. We would have to fight in a conventional
war."
Already in the past week had Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed to the
Already in the past week had Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed to the
headlessness of the
Obama administration. He told the ABC,
"The simple use of
weapons, without a detailed strategy on how the mission will be completed,
probably never leads
to the conclusion that
we imagine."
General James Mattis said,
"If the Americans
actually perform such an operation, then it will be a brutal, very, very
serious war."
Another active officer said,
"What political end
state do we want to achieve? I do not know what it is. We say it should not be
a regime change.
If there is to be
punishment - there are other ways to punish someone. "
Many military leaders are also uncertain because of the rapid decay of the anti-Syria coalition leads to new tactical planning:
Without the British the
operation presents itself differently. Nato’s lukewarm support has also caused
the military to wonder.
Simply relying on France
seems to many to be too little. And Turkey is already viewed with suspicion by
the U.S. military.
President Erdogan is not
at all trusted, because by many U.S. elites the AKP is considered an Islamist
movement that pursues
its own agenda.
The fickleness of Cyprus, which made difficulties at the last minute due to Russia’s pressure, has also required logistical
The fickleness of Cyprus, which made difficulties at the last minute due to Russia’s pressure, has also required logistical
replanning - not even
considering the legal ramifications.
Pictures like this are circulating on the Internet. Although it cannot be said whether this is a true soldier: the willingness of
Pictures like this are circulating on the Internet. Although it cannot be said whether this is a true soldier: the willingness of
U.S. forces to fight is
low. (via @ NewsNinja2012))
Other officers criticized the half-heartedness of the operation. The military operation, as planned by Obama, gives the U.S.
allies in the Middle
East the impression that the Americans do not want to seriously defend their
interests in the region.
The action would appear
as if rockets are fired, just so that something would be done.
In the Post article, experienced officers point to the fact that the risk of a military strike is enormous. Especially when in Syria,
In the Post article, experienced officers point to the fact that the risk of a military strike is enormous. Especially when in Syria,
as John Kerry unveiled
on Sunday, the poison gas sarin is in use, a military strike could have
unforeseeable consequences.
A cruise missile attack
could create be more problems than solve them.
Most active soldiers and military officials said explicitly that nothing is further from them than to back-stab the political l
Most active soldiers and military officials said explicitly that nothing is further from them than to back-stab the political l
eadership.
That much more remarkable is the fact that they speak out at all, and do not simply fall again into the always successfully
That much more remarkable is the fact that they speak out at all, and do not simply fall again into the always successfully
retrieved reflex of
simple patriotism as happened since September 11, 2001.
The war on terror seems to no longer serve as motivation to those who are sent to it into the fire. Most U.S.
soldiers cannot make
sense out of their political leaders’ geopolitical fights. They obviously have no desire to be
sent as world police
into increasingly remote regions of the world.
The dissent agrees with the assessment of the American population: Only a small minority favors a military strike.
For Obama, it will now be difficult to convince the Congress. Even the representatives face the action more than skeptical.
200 members have signed
a petition against the military use.
On top of that, for Congress the same problem arises that also the soldiers have for their rejection: The defense budget has
been dramatically
reduced because the U.S. budget has gone through decades of an uncontrolled
debt policy, which got out
of hand.
The mutiny of the U.S. Army is a first in American history.
However, the pressure on Obama seems to have grown so large in recent days that he finally pulled the ripcord, and he had
to call off the imminent
military action.
And so we experience a phenomenon that until recently, many could not imagine: The mighty U.S. President declared war on
a country. And his own
soldiers say, "Imagine: The president says it is war, and nobody goes."
