A disaster for Defense

[cwo_ghwebb]

It's like making Jane Fonda senior adviser on Vietnam


President Obama is surrendering national security with a radical appointment at the Defense Department. Rosa Brooks, this month made adviser to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michelle Flournoy, will be in a position to do significant damage to U.S. security.

This position is unknown to most outside the Beltway but is at the critical locus of defense policymaking. The undersecretary for policy's office is the nerve center producing most of the Defense Department's strategic documents and governing policies. According to a George W. Bush-era occupant of that office: "If she wanted to write her wacky ideas into policy controlling the entire defense establishment, that would be the place to do it."

A review of Ms. Brooks' published work reveals her hard-left, rabidly ideological positions on defense matters. She regularly referred to Mr. Bush as a war criminal, and argues that Bush-era policies on terrorism - which prevented any major attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001 - made America less secure. Referring to Mr. Bush and former Vice President Richard Cheney, she wrote, "They should be treated like psychotics who need treatment." She has called al Qaeda "little more than an obscure group of extremist thugs" and wrongly predicted that the surge in Iraq was "a feckless plan" that would prove "too little, too late." Putting her in the policy shop "is like Lyndon Johnson making Jane Fonda a senior adviser on Vietnam," the former Pentagon adviser says. She frequently criticizes what she sees as a pro-Israel bias in U.S. policy.

EDITORIAL: A disaster for Defense - Washington Times

Another stupid appointment by our inept but 'brilliant' Prez O'pology.

[chernmax (Premo)]

And the hit's just keep on coming!!!

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

At least he's not a socialist.

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

EDITORIAL: A disaster for Defense - Washington Times

Another stupid appointment by our inept but 'brilliant' Prez O'pology.

A review of Ms. Brooks' published work reveals her hard-left, rabidly ideological positions on defense matters. She regularly referred to Mr. Bush as a war criminal, and argues that Bush-era policies on terrorism - which prevented any major attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001 - made America less secure. Referring to Mr. Bush and former Vice President Richard Cheney, she wrote, "They should be treated like psychotics who need treatment." She has called al Qaeda "little more than an obscure group of extremist thugs" and wrongly predicted that the surge in Iraq was "a feckless plan" that would prove "too little, too late." Putting her in the policy shop "is like Lyndon Johnson making Jane Fonda a senior adviser on Vietnam," the former Pentagon adviser says. She frequently criticizes what she sees as a pro-Israel bias in U.S. policy

[ImnoMensa]

What the Hell did you people expect??????????

He is doing exactly what I pictured when he was elected, and it aint over yet folks.

Certainly he is picking his leftists friends. If he had the balls he would like to appoint Bill Ayres as Secretary of Defense and Jeremiah Wright as a Supreme Court Judge.

He is still the same racist Obama who sat in Wrights church for 20 years and the same Obama who studied socialism under Frank Davis. Dont act so surprised. Sit back and enjoy the ride you sat back back and watched this Kenyan get elected now, enjoy.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

What the Hell did you people expect??????????

He is doing exactly what I pictured when he was elected, and it aint over yet folks.

Certainly he is picking his leftists friends. If he had the balls he would like to appoint Bill Ayres as Secretary of Defense and Jeremiah Wright as a Supreme Court Judge.

He is still the same racist Obama who sat in Wrights church for 20 years and the same Obama who studied socialism under Frank Davis. Dont act so surprised. Sit back and enjoy the ride you sat back back and watched this Kenyan get elected now, enjoy.

I expected Ayers to head up the Dept of Education.

[edinsomd]

Professional military staffers know all about her. I think she'll have a very lonely stint at the Pentagon.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

I expected Ayers to head up the Dept of Education.

I don't think Ayers made it past Chavez' vetting process..

[cwo_ghwebb]

And now Media Matters, Soro's far left wing media bullhorn is saying she was correct.


Yeah, right.




Her works stand on their own demerits.