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leveymg

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15. Behind the curtain is the MIC/IC. Nobody f-cks with the Joint Chiefs. Nixon learned that the hard
Sun May 26, 2013, 01:53 PM
May 2013

way long before Dick and Shrub were taken behind the woodshed and had their ears boxed.

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why bother? elehhhhna May 2013 #1
Why bother what? Speculating? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #3
Is that really what you meant? GeorgeGist May 2013 #2
Impunity might not be the best of words. I will welcome suggested improvements. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #4
If you want to say 'they did bad things without accountabiliity' then you want to say they acted Bluenorthwest May 2013 #5
Thanks. I reworded the post. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #10
The JCS pushed back when they wanted to expand the war into Iran leveymg May 2013 #6
P.S. - Robert Gates replaced Donald Rumsfeld on Dec. 18, 2006. eom leveymg May 2013 #8
Yes. The Generals do not generally tolerate such reckless mismanagement. Ghost Dog May 2013 #14
Behind the curtain is the MIC/IC. Nobody f-cks with the Joint Chiefs. Nixon learned that the hard leveymg May 2013 #15
Yes. Sir. (Hi). Ghost Dog May 2013 #16
The US Attorney & domestic surveillance scandals were in full swing at the time. OnyxCollie May 2013 #7
But I cant see someone advising them to back off. Bush was too egotistical rhett o rick May 2013 #9
I was only analyzing on a domestic level. OnyxCollie May 2013 #11
I'd point to the US Attorney scandal and the fall of Karl Rove starroute May 2013 #12
Thank you for that. But I still question the sudden change in their behavior. rhett o rick May 2013 #13
I guess we should close our mouths, already. Ghost Dog May 2013 #17
I dont understand. Plez clarify. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #18
Intelligence Community. Ghost Dog May 2013 #19
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