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cleaner464 · Post by **cleaner464** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:01 pm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... ting-.html

A few of the on duty folks here should be worried.

tough old man · Post by **tough old man** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:13 pm

You are not a politician, you are a Marine, Soldier, Sailor or Airman. Political speech has never been tolerated well in any service until you get a star on your shoulder.

The Crawdaddy · Post by **The Crawdaddy** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:23 pm

Flags have to keep their yaps pretty much shut too. A brief, but recent example from history...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/po ... ecide.html

Published: June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — By the time he woke up Wednesday morning, President Obama had made up his mind.
During the 36 frenetic hours since he had been handed an article from the coming issue of Rolling Stone ominously headlined “The Runaway General,” the president weighed the consequences of cashiering Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, whose contemptuous comments about senior officials had ignited a firestorm.

Mr. Obama, aides say, consulted with advisers — some, like Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who warned of the dangers of replacing General McChrystal, others, like his political advisers, who thought he had to go. He reached out for advice to a soldier-statesman, Colin L. Powell. He identified a possible successor to lead the war in Afghanistan.

And then, finally, the president ended General McChrystal’s command in a meeting that lasted only 20 minutes. According to one aide, the general apologized, offered his resignation and did not lobby for his job....

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