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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:44 AM
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how do we get the neo cons out of the pentagon?


they are trying to mess with Obama. stall on the leaving of Iraq. demanding a surge in Afghanistan.

can Obama fire them?

how do we get them out of the pentagon?
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:47 AM
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1. Cut the funding and fumigate for rats????
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Cyrano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:51 AM
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2. Appoint a gay Inspector General to investigate the situation
The straight neocons will run out of fear of being "lured" into being gay. And closet gay neocons will run out of fear of being outed.

This may not be a foolproof plan, but what the hell. It couldn't hurt.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 11:54 AM
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3. since the post has gotten 2 jokes does that mean there is no way

to remove the neo cons?

or that neo cons in the pentagon is nought to worry about?

or if you don't joke you will tear your hair out?
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:15 PM
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5. If I don't joke, I'll give myself a heart attack,
Edited on Mon Feb-09-09 12:16 PM by PDJane
And unlike Cheney, I do have a real honest-to-goodness human heart.

I'm only partially joking, though.

Defund the damn Pentagon, pull US soldiers out of foreign bases, and refuse to continue the star wars pie-in-the-sky projects, like the one to develop robotic soldiers that can't commit war crimes.

The Pentagon is the largest waste of money..........
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lurky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:17 PM
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8. Of course it's a concern. Remember Bay of Pigs.
I assume they have the same problem they have in the justice department, that "nonpolitical" career positions were filled with ideologues and Bush loyalists. I think it would be hard to purge them legally, but if you could identify them and reassign them to non-critical areas, that might be just as effective. That would take time, though...
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:13 PM
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4. Re-establish the principle that the military is non-political.
For generations, the sum total of political action within the active military began and ended with the ballot box. Anyone can vote however they please, but active duty military did not engage in political activities. The very good reason for this was that the presidential candidate you are campaigning against one day may be giving you your orders the next.

International policy is decided by civilians. The military's mission is to carry out that policy. Any military officer who wants to create policy MUST resign from the military and go into politics.

"Neocons in the military" should rightfully be a non-operative phrase.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:16 PM
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6. start by throwing out petreaus..he's commander in chief, of course he can fire them
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:16 PM
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7. I don't think you're referring to neocons proper.
Rather, you're referring to hawks. As for how we get hawks out of the Pentagon? Yeah, that'll be the day.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 01:38 PM
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10. I'm referring to neo cons. we all know neo cons are murderers.


hawk is a word that has lost meaning

(except for the feathered meaning)
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 12:23 PM
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9. Identify those with an agenda contrary to the CiC.
Isolate those who are unwilling to implement the policies they are directed to carry out from any position of authority.

Give fair warning to those who refuse to conform to those directives exactly what will happen to their careers if they fail to comply.

Document their refusal to cease carrying out a political agenda contrary to Executive Branch policy.

Terminate.

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