Benghazi Fallout

[cris]

Obama Administration Replaces Top Generals Following Benghazi Disaster

Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, October 27, 2012, 3:45 PM

General Carter Ham

The latest rumor making the rounds is that Barack Obama replaced General Carter Ham at AFRICOM after the general made a move to help the US security officials at the Benghazi consulate and annex. Ham was replaced by Gen. David Rodriquez on October 18.

Tiger Droppings reported:

The information I heard today was that General [Carter] Ham as head of Africom received the same e-mails the White House received requesting help/support as the attack was taking place. General Ham immediately had a rapid response unit ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he had a unit ready.

General Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to screw it, he was going to help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute after making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended General Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.

The story continues that now General Rodiguez would take General Ham’s place as the head of Africom.

Sure enough Obama nominated Gen. David Rodriguez to replace Gen. Carter Ham as commander of U.S. Africa Command.

The Stars and Stripes reported:

President Barack Obama will nominate Army Gen. David Rodriguez to succeed Gen. Carter Ham as commander of U.S. Africa Command and Marine Lt. Gen. John Paxton to succeed Gen. Joseph Dunford as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Thursday.

Both appointments must be confirmed by the Senate.

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The Obama Administration also relieved the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette. It is highly unusual for the Navy to replace a carrier strike group commander during its deployment.

The Stars and Stripes reported:

The Navy said Saturday it is replacing the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into undisclosed allegations of inappropriate judgment.

Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette is being sent back to the USS John C. Stennis’ home port at Bremerton, Wash., in what the Navy called a temporary reassignment. The Navy said he is not formally relieved of his command of the Stennis strike group but will be replaced by Rear Adm. Troy M. Shoemaker, who will assume command until the investigation is completed.

It is highly unusual for the Navy to replace a carrier strike group commander during its deployment.

Edited October 30, 2012 by cris

[dontlop]

obama should be tossed to the curb .. no need for impeachment .. just phisically pick his stupid assssssh up and throw him on the street where he belongs

[kox]

Kicked to the curb, would be minor, he should have charges iled on him... perhaps charge him in deaths o the people

[cris]

Well....Obama is certainly not making any new friends...

He may have thought this move wouldnt make any difference

for our Military serving out of Country and their vote....

But it will have a ripple effect through all of the families of our

servicemen....Imo.....The timing is interesting

[learning all i can]

It just keeps getting worse at every turn. Clearly, we had couragous men that were ready, willing and able to make the sacrifice to go in and try to get the Ambassador and the others out safely. They must have been close enough that they knew they could have made a difference.

There could have been possibly 100 men in the Africom unit and atleast 5000 troops on the aircraft carrier. Tell me that this would not have made a difference......I am so sickened with the name obama. I can't even bare to look at him when he comes on tv...He has done all that he can to bring the USA to her knees..and shows no respect for life and death.

I pray every day for our country. I pray every day that our Country will turn back to God...

Please vote and lets get rid of the evilness that has plagued each and everyone of us.

[WallyWeaver]

Colorado Early Vote Returns From Overseas Already Outnumber Totals From Last Two Election Cycles

By: kforti (Diary) | October 29th, 2012 at 04:30 PM

To date, 19,055 military and overseas Colorado voters have already requested ballots, exceeding the 2008 presidential election totals by 2,804 ballots. Of the 19,055 ballots requested this year, 8,320 have been returned thus far from Colorado voters around the world. This is already 80 percent greater than the total number of ballots submitted from oversees voters in the 2010 election cycle.

Thousands more ballots are still expected to come in. Secretary of State Scott Gessler said it was “great to see such a big jump” in voter participation from Coloradans serving active military duty and other overseas residents.

“This year Gessler’s office launched a statewide initiative to electronically deliver ballots to military and overseas voters,” a press release noted. “Following a successful pilot in 2010, Gessler implemented the system statewide to provide every overseas voter with the opportunity to receive ballots the next day anywhere in the world. These voters can then securely mark and print their ballots before signing and returning them.”

Local El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams said, ”As home to four major military bases, we’re deeply committed to ensuring that every man and woman serving our nation has the opportunity to vote.” He continued by pointing out, “The combination of electronic ballot delivery and these Ballot-on Demand printers improve the convenience and accessibility for all of Colorado’s military and overseas voters.”

“El Paso County continues to be a leader nationwide in supporting an all-of-the-above strategy to engage our voters overseas,” Williams concluded.

Overall, Colorado Peak Politics reports that as of Monday, October 29, official election data still show Republicans with a 2.5 percent lead over Democrats in early voting. A current tally follows.

• R – 309,221 (38.5%)
• D – 289,733 (36.0%)
• U – 197,308 (24.5%)

Also, according to the latest polling, Colorado’s Independent voters continue to lean in favor of Mitt Romney. An in-depth October poll shows the Republican presidential ticket ahead, with a strong 9 point lead in the state among early voters.

“The latest Purple Poll — a bipartisan firm — has Romney winning Unaffiliated/Independent voters in Colorado who have already returned their ballot 48/39.”

All Colorado residents voting from overseas must vote their ballots by election day, November 6. These voters have an additional eight days for their ballots to be received, allowing time for international mail travel.

Link: http://www.redstate.com/2012/10/29/colorado-early-vote-returns-from-overseas-already-outnumber-totals-from-last-two-election-cycles/