When the President is talking about civilian control...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

There might be room for worry.

:think:

[TxVietVet]

1. The buck stops at the President

It's civilian control over the military. Has been that way for a couple of hundred years in this country. :patriot:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Civilian control is the standard.

The fact that it has to be "re-established" is worrisome.

mic

[LiberalLoner]

2. Yup I caught that too. Not good. :( n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Let us whistle past the graveyard.

:think:

[sufrommich]

4. He was talking about civilian control of the army. Frankly,

I'd be more worried if that wasn't a big priority .

[Hekate]

5. That would be according to the US Constitution.There's a reason a CIVILIAN is the Commander in Chief

Otherwise our Bush coup d'etat would have resulted in a military junta.

The President is right on this one.

Hekate

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. straw

[sufrommich]

9. drunk

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. civilian control or control of civilians?

[Hosnon]

10. Why? nt.

[Phx_Dem]

11. Likewise when Generals deem to undermine civilian authority,

as McChrystal did among his own staff, there might also be room for worry.

Good riddance to the rogue General.

[JuniperLea]

12. +100

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[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. Obama was right to call out McChrystal for attempting to undermine a corner stone of democracy

However, considering the way US has evolved into a nation of perpetual war, we shouldn't be surprised when a rogue General shows his colors. War feeds these types of people, and America has become an all you can eat buffet of wars.