The Generals v the Commander-In-Chief | 32 comments (32 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Oui, got any useful background on McGurk? I'm not highly motivated to investigate the purported SIGNIFICANCE of his protest resignation.

Dude's a curiosity from the previous admin, the "Ben Rhodes" of the middle-east GWOT. His appearance in headlines this week is otherwise inexplicable.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Sun Dec 23rd, 2018 at 06:32:39 PM EST

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McGurk ... his INSIGNIFICANCE is explainable. I briefly looked at his appointment by Obama in 2015. As the US pulls out of Syria, the coalition also operates in Iraq. The grand coalition will still be flying sorties, this includes three fighter jets from The Netherlands out of Jordan. They do not bomb targets over the sovereign state of Syria due to International law. Both McGurk and Mattis were to retire early in 2019. What's the fuss all about? Protest from the Neocons from both the left and right. The comments on so-called "progressive" blogs are incomprehensible.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Sun Dec 23rd, 2018 at 07:48:01 PM EST
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Political leanings have almost nothing to do with it. After decades of propaganda there's a large .... plurality? ... majority? ... of Americans in favor of bombing people for their own good. Especially if the people being bombed are standing on something the Imperial 1% needs or wants, e.g. oil.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Dec 24th, 2018 at 06:40:35 PM EST
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The Generals v the Commander-In-Chief | 32 comments (32 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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