Allen West Calls Upon Generals To Resign, Protest Obama Administration

[ProSense]

Allen West Calls Upon Generals To Resign, Protest Obama Administration

In an interview last week with right-wing radio host Mark Levin, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) called for high-ranking military leaders to resign their posts, rather than follow the orders of the Obama administration’s recently announced reorganization of the Armed Forces:

LEVIN: Seems to me, if I'm one of the highest-ranking generals or admiral in the Navy, and so forth, and this was being done to my force structure – that is, to my men and women in uniform, I might think about stepping out. You know what I mean? Moving on to another career and saying, "Why?"

WEST: I absolutely understand what you're saying. And you know I've had a lot of people ask me about that, because the responsibility of our senior generals has to be to the men and women in uniform. And they have to be very careful about blindly following a Commander-in-Chief that really does not have the best intent for our military. And I think that when you understand that President Obama said he was going to fundamentally transform the United States of America, you're seeing him destroy our economy, and now you're seeing him destroy our military capability.

West also added during the conversation: “What you’re saying, and what I’m saying, is that — your silence is consent.”

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Maybe it's time to start drug testing members of Congress.

[spanone]

1. they don't seem to understand the concept of Commander-in-Chief

[southernyankeebelle]

5. West is a guy that should have been kicked out of the military for bad behavior himself. He

was a terrible leader of men.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. He was actually, for the good of the service

[southernyankeebelle]

16. Oh I didn't know that. Thank goodness.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

26. Well, sorta kinda. He was "forced to retire" after he shot off a gun next to the head....

....of an unarmed Iraqi detainee in the hopes he would get "intelligence" from him regarding recent attacks on US troops.

The Iraqi detainee (a policeman) turned out to be innocent, and provided no actionable intelligence. Doh!

He was charged with violations of the UCMJ, but was let off after he agreed to pay a fine and retire early. If I had my way, this utter POS would be sitting in Fort Leavenworth right now instead of the halls of Congress. Had he been an enlisted man instead of an officer, that's probably where he'd be this day.

[Solly Mack]

2. A war criminal says what?

Fuck him

[Siwsan]

3. Isn't there something kind of traitorous about trying to incite the military to rebellion???

Allen West is rabidly crazy. I think saliva testing should go right along with the drug testing.

[abelenkpe]

4. Rep. West is openly advocating military leaders defy the Commander in Chief?

Isn't that a no no?

[Sgent]

23. At that level

they are appointed officials and they may resign their commission if they disagree with orders. They might wind up a private stationed in proverbial outer mongolia, but they do have that option.

[Spirochete]

6. Good idea

If Obama is going to slash the military, then some of those people are probably going to lose their jobs anyway, and the ones who would actually listen to Allen West are exactly the ones who should go.

[JoePhilly]

7. And then he used his shoe phone to call headquarters.

[chowder66]

17. that's too funny. eom

[Ikonoklast]

25. I think he should be put permanently in the Cone Of Silence, myself.

If I ever again have to hear one thing that jackwagon says, it will be too soon.

[southernyankeebelle]

8. I have a feeling the leadership in the house don't really like West. I don't think he'll be

reelected.

[Dawson Leery]

12. Allen West is the "B1 Bob Dornan" of the current congress.

Just as with Bobby, Allen's insane demands of treason on behalf of the military will come back to haunt him during the fall election.

[Blacksheep214]

9. He should be drug tested!

Or committed!

He is obviously insane!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. Why is this NOT treason? West needs to be arrested...

Oh, wait...

Didn't that already happen and he got off scott-free?!?

*banging head against the wall in frustration at the hypocrisy that these ReThugs are able to get away with*

[Angry Dragon]

11. He is talking Treason

[muntrv]

13. Memo to Al: The founding fathers WANTED civilian control of the military.

What you want is a junta.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. This is the same Colonel who was separated from the service

for the good of the service... so remember that when you read this.

[madrchsod]

18. everyone rants about limpballs and others but never mentions mark levin

mark levin is the vilest of them all.




just think of the mentality people who voted for west.....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

27. The thing about Levin is that he has the most unlistenable voice ever.

It literally sounds like nails on a chalkboard. You've heard about an actor having a face for radio? Levin has a voice for print. So thankfully, I think less people listen to Levin for the sole reason that he has a screechy, nasal voice that you simply cannot listen to for more than 5 minutes. Whereas Rush Limbaugh sounds (and looks) like a Muppet, so more people can bear that, I guess. Hence the higher ratings.

[marmar]

19. Allen West and sanity have long since parted.

nt

[stevedeshazer]

20. Treason. Sedition.

The man should be arrested.

[superpatriotman]

21. Baker Act this loon

You're either with us, or you're against us. Right?

[Scurrilous]

22. Heh.

Welcome to DU.

[Lil Missy]

24. Can you imagine the outcry if that was suggested about gwb?

West ought to be arrested for treason.

[winstars]

28. Send him a copy of "Seven Days in May"............. Asshole!!!