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DU Thread Of The Day: The Military Is Waging War On The White House
Written By : William Teach

It’s been awhile since we had one of these to laugh at. And, of course, a good moonbat thread at the DU must start with some Seymour Hersh

The U.S. military is not just fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, America’s most renowned investigative journalist says.

The army is also “in a war against the White House — and they feel they have [President] Obama boxed in,” Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh told several hundred people in Duke University’s Page Auditorium on Tuesday night. “They think he’s weak and the wrong color. Yes, there’s racism in the Pentagon. We may not like to think that, but it’s true and we all know it.”

In a speech on Obama’s foreign policy, Hersh, who uncovered the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and torture at Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraqi war, said many military leaders want Obama to fail.

“A lot of people in the Pentagon would like to see him get into trouble,” he said. By leaking information that the commanding officer in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, says the war would be lost without an additional 40,000 American troops, top brass have put Obama in a no-win situation, Hersh contended.

“If he gives them the extra troops they’re asking for, he loses politically,” Hersh said. “And if he doesn’t give them the troops, he also loses politically.”

Got that? The military is waging war on Barry. Intentionally. However, I would think, based on Obama’s numerous campaign talking points about increasing troop strength by several brigades would be a win, politically. But, it is a shame that the Left has to think about war in terms of what is politically best, rather than what is best to win. Of course, politics is life for the Left.

Anyhow, this article brought on some interesting comments from the Reality Based Community

  • I’ve never been very comfortable with Gates in Obama’s administration. He doesn’t do anything really crazy to to get attention (and I sleep better knowing that Mr. Ding “Don” Rumsfield is out of the picture)…but, any Bush holdover, especially in Defense, is dangerous. I hope Hersch is over-reacting, but if he isn’t, I hope Obama’s got a plan to deal with all of these guys, at once. (don’t worry, I’m sure Obama has plenty of plans to deal with American’s who disagree with him. None to deal with threats to America, though)
  • The Pentagon is hopelessly infested with neocons and Christian fanatics……who believe they’re in a “crusade” against Islam. (translation: too many Joooooooo lovers and non-Muslim religious folks)
  • I agree. They are dangerous fanatics. (but, Islamic terrorists are “freedom fighters“)
  • This is much of the problem. They can’t think outside the ‘end times’ box. (I guess they are all “fundies,” as well)
  • Here we see the real enemy of our nation – once again the enemy within - the military industrial organization – the military and the corporations. POWER. (got that? The military, established by the Constitution, is the enemy)
  • I’d start by reassigning McChrystal. That was a punk move by him. Obama needs to let those boys know that he’s in charge. (I thought Rahm Emanual and David Axelrod were in charge)
  • Have you seen him, heard him talk? He’s an a**hole, bitter and dictatorial. (Is the DUmmy talking about McChrystal, or Barry?)
  • He should be replaced on principle.These are not zealots but patriots fighting invaders. (Told ya! The Islamists are patriots, the US military is the bad guy)
  • I’m sorry to say that I cannot respect military brass. The military seems to be corporate – evangelical – bigoted – and many have not grown up enough to treat women of the nations they are invading and occupying like humans – as well as our own – their co-military female soldiers. (DU moonbattery wrapped up in one nice, neat ball)

You just knew that, at some point, this thread had to move from “barking moonbat” to “bat sh*t crazy,” right? Here we go!

Red Cloud: Line up those who oppose their President and shoot them. Pre Pinochet thinking here. Their job is to do or die, not to become the Pentagon Propaganda machine (no comment necessary)

Wetzelbill: They flat refused to snatch terrorists when Clinton was president They did it several times. I think even The Weekly Standard wrote about that before. Richard Clarke discusses this in his book, Against All Enemies. There are people in the military status quo who will go along with any harebrained GOP scheme yet fight tooth and nail against anything that a Dem president wants. That’s just how it is. (huh? Now they are blaming the military for Clinton not accepting Osama on a platter three times?)

Greengestalt: How ’bout using force?…… And I’d just PURGE the NeoCON and “Dominionist” plants overnight. All of them, dishonorably discharged, no leave, no pay, no medical, no disability. I’d have the media, on threat of “Abuse of the Patriot act” quickly throw together made for TV movies that show them as child raping, “Non-Christian troop” fragging, psychopathic Nazis and take a few (quite a few, actually) examples of them harassing and threatening other troops and make sure those are played to ‘balance’ if they ever manage to get on the news about that. That way they’d be a huge burden on the “Religious Right”, while the rest of the real army could be repaired and mobilized for peaceful (non-armed) civilian public works projects.

I’d want to cut defense spending by 2/3, with 1/3 going to paying the debt, 1/3 to infrastructure. Laid off troops would become public servants in the new mass-transit systems. Due to all the enemies America has earned we’d need a small but still top trained army and a small nuclear ‘deterrent’, and sadly that would be the remaining 1/3. Basically, enough to defend the homeland, launch a limited “Precision Strike” if we decide to and the “MAD” option but in a smaller state.

But don’t say that the Left hates the military.

Crossed at Pirate’s Cove

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  • SabianKinslow

    Umm that comment from Greendumbass has GOT to be fake. Right? right? Bueller? Is he completely out of his gourd? Hey local liberals, is THAT what you really believe? Come on now, take a stand. Is this guy telling what you think as well or is he completely out of his mind?

  • Mike_M

    Why does Obama lose politically if he supplies the troops needed to win the war? Because moonbat leftists like Hersh want America to lose the war and be taken down a few notches because we're too powerful and too successful.

    About the only things Obama has done right so far is to Stay the Course in Iraq and Afghanistan, (although the latter is being endangered by politically motivated indecision). Hersh seems content to sacrifice lives and deliver millions of people back into the hands of tyrants all so he can say "I told you so" to George W. Bush. Even regardless of the damage it would do to Obama.

    This man is deep in the throes of psychotic Bush Derrangement Syndrome. Little suprise the rest of the left is eagerly following him into insanity.

  • BIG

    I don't know what the DUers are complaining about. President Obama has already decided to vote "present" on Afghanistan claiming that he will not make a decision until after another election. And after that election, it will be winter and that means another few months before he makes a decision. Then the next election cycle hits and Obama will delay his decision until after the 2010 midterms. This is how liberals fight wars.

    Right now, Pakistan is trying to hit the terrorists hard in Northern Pakistan. Have we heard anything about what the Americans are doing on the other side of the border while this is going on? Are we standing there waiting for them to cross and pick them off? Or are we allowing them to cross, set up camp, lick their wounds, regroup, and start up fresh in the spring? It wouldn't surprise me if President Obama sends them food and medicine as a humanitarian gesture.

  • http://TheNixonTape.Blogspot.Com Dick_Nixon

    Greengestalt: How ’bout using force?…… And I’d just PURGE the NeoCON and “Dominionist” plants overnight. All of them, dishonorably discharged, no leave, no pay, no medical, no disability. I’d have the media, on threat of “Abuse of the Patriot act” quickly throw together made for TV movies that show them as child raping, “Non-Christian troop” fragging, psychopathic Nazis and take a few (quite a few, actually) examples of them harassing and threatening other troops and make sure those are played to ‘balance’ if they ever manage to get on the news about that. That way they’d be a huge burden on the “Religious Right”, while the rest of the real army could be repaired and mobilized for peaceful (non-armed) civilian public works projects.

    Behold the frothing liberal at his finest. This person above and his mindset are what is wrong with the USA.

  • Mike_M

    "It wouldn't surprise me if President Obama sends them food and medicine as a humanitarian gesture."

    And stop there? Obama has classified the Taliban as friendly moderates, remember? He'll probably sanction Pakistan and demand they cede their northern border region to them outright.

    Obama has already proven himself to be an enemy of democracy in Iran and Honduras. Pakistan will be next.

  • SabianKinslow

    "And stop there? Obama has classified the Taliban as friendly moderates, remember? He'll probably sanction Pakistan and demand they cede their northern border region to them outright.

    Posted by Mike_M

    2009-10-20 10:08:02"

    OK I actually support this tactic. Do this, make a new country say…."Northern Pieceofcrapastan" say it is THE place to be if you are Taliban or Al Quada. Even go so far to build tons of buildings for them to live in and get them all to move there to live and plot to their fullest desire.

    THEN NUKE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF THE PLACE.

    Course I am just a gun-toting, bible thumping right wing nut job huh?

  • RtWingNtCase

    Yup, that's us – we all want to undermine the President b/c that works so well in foreign policy. In fact, I was personally looking forward to setting up my own military junta in Hawaii.

    You know, b/c the military is just that eeeeeevvvviiiiiiillll.

  • http://soliver.typepad.com Major_O

    Greengestalt: How ’bout using force?…… And I’d just PURGE the NeoCON and “Dominionist” plants overnight. All of them, dishonorably discharged, no leave, no pay, no medical, no disability. I’d have the media, on threat of “Abuse of the Patriot act” quickly throw together made for TV movies that show them as child raping, “Non-Christian troop” fragging, psychopathic Nazis and take a few (quite a few, actually) examples of them harassing and threatening other troops and make sure those are played to ‘balance’ if they ever manage to get on the news about that. That way they’d be a huge burden on the “Religious Right”, while the rest of the real army could be repaired and mobilized for peaceful (non-armed) civilian public works projects.

    If these "plants" are numerous enough and influential enough to actually stymie the president on Afghanistan, then exactly where are they going to get the people to do the purging? Are the 1,500 hard left conspiracists serving in the military going to "take care" of the hundreds of thousands of "evangelical, neo-con, woman-hating" rest? I mean, how does this whole plan work?

    Just askin…

  • MediumHeadBoy

    Wow, I had no idea Douchebags Unlimited was still in operation.

  • http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

    The U.S. military is not just fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, America’s most renowned investigative journalist says.

    The army is also “in a war against the White House — and they feel they have [President] Obama boxed in,” Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh told several hundred people in Duke University’s Page Auditorium on Tuesday night.

    I love how leftists insist on giving everyone they talk about some kind of bizarre appellation to detract from or reinforce their credibility.

    Notice how Seymour Hersh isn't just "Seymour Hersh" or "Seymour Hersh, reporter for The New Yorker magazine". He's "America's most renowned investigative journalist Seymour Hersh". (They also can't wait to point out that Hersh is a "Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter", as if the fact that he won a Pulitzer 29 years ago somehow makes this story more factual than it would be otherwise.)

    Really? America's most renowned investigative journalist? Sure he's a pretty famous journalist, but calling him the most renowned journalist in the entire country is a bit much, don't you think? Maybe back in the 70s you could reasonably call Hersh "America's most renowned investigative journalist", but really, outside of left-wingers who worship the guy, Vietnam War history buffs, and other journalists, how "renowned" is Seymour Hersh today? "Renown" is defined as "the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame". By that definition Hersh is well renowned (as journalists go), but most renowned investigative journalist in the country? Really? You know, given the fact that "investigative journalist" is a pretty vague term to begin with, I could just as easily claim that someone like Michelle Malkin is the "America's most renowned investigative journalist". Or better yet, Ann Coulter.

    Think about it: How many people do you think could immediately identify Seymour Hersh by name if you went out on the street right now and asked them? Now how many people off the street do you think could immediately identify Ann Coulter by name?

    I submit that by the official dictionary definition of "renown", that being "the condition of being known or talked about by many people", Ann Coulter is far more renowned than Seymour Hersh, and may in fact be "America's most renowned investigative journalist".

  • Mike_M

    "I love how leftists insist on giving everyone they talk about some kind of bizarre appellation to detract from or reinforce their credibility."

    Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize Awardee

  • tazzmax

    Seymour Hersh?…Seymour Butts?

    Just like "Uncle Walter",…an icon of the slobbering left and have trampled on the truth for decades.

    I'd take Ann Colter or Michell Malkin for the truth any day.

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