Escalation architect ret. Gen. Jack Keane and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) tag-teamed in an effort to downplay the diminished strength of the military. Keane said calling the Army broken “is one of the most offensive statements we can make.”

Hunter, ignorant of the views of numerous national security experts, said to Korb, “I don’t think that any of those people you’ve quoted — did Gen. McCaffrey ever say, ‘the Army is broken?’” Korb responded, “I will give you the exact quote, ‘The ground combat capability of the U.S. forces is shot.’” Watch it:

my bold

my answer to these chicken hawks would be;

I am trying to be offensive…and the object of the my offence are the military morons that proposed the very fiasco that broke our armed forces”

btw

think progress goes on to quote a host of generals that also say the army is broke

Oklahoma kiddo @ 133

Yesterday was all gloom and doom about the falling stock market. But hey guess what? Today is different.

AP – The economy snapped out of a lethargic spell and grew at a 3.4 percent pace in the second quarter, the strongest showing in more than a year. A revival in business spending was a main force behind the energized performance.

This reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons where the kids were playing in an IKEA-like room full of balls. Once the kids were able to get almost to the top of the balls, someone would notice and yell “more balls please” at which time the kids were once again buried in balls.

It seems to me that the corporate players were concerned after the Cold War that the US public might get back on its feet. So we needed a ton of debt dumped on us (from all sources federal, home and credit card). Now, when things are about to crack, they send the Carlyle Group or some other secret off-balance sheet organization out to prop the market up — I mean what is a private equity group (funded by NY banks) anyway?

MORE BALLS PLEASE!!!!

I’ve always believed that the Carlyle Group was initially funded by the billions of missing dollars from the various CIA-connected banks and schemes that failed over the years…Castle Bank, Nugan Hand, BCCI, S&Ls. The number of intel community villains who have “graced” its board is another telling sign.

That’s our money they’re playing with boys and girls, taxpayer dollars either outrightly stolen or, in the case of the S&L bailout engineered by Poppy Bush, handed over to the thieves.

realworld @ 188

They probably want to know about the money he spent there and how he arranges iis trip, since we’re not supposed to do business with them.

(My opinion is that if a boycott doesn’t have the effect you wanted at the end of six months or a year, you’re boycotting the wrong people and should rethink the whole thing.)

When does Cheney get subpoeaned for his trading with the enemy as Halliburton’s CEO when the company was ignoring sanctions in order to make mucho dollars?

If ever there was a case of double standards…theDemocrats should make a big deal about this selective investigation during the next hearings when GOP windbags try to hijack the hearing with totally irrelevant rants.

Yes these are the parallels I have been seeing for some time. Remember no-one (except perhaps insiders)will have foreseen the real horrors of Nazi Germany in March 1993.

Let’s get rid of this “Homeland” crap too!
We’re the United States of America, not some fiefdom or Nazi myth..

I said that the other day. The Democrats have allowed themselves to be played like violins, using the rhetoric of the nutjobs running the country.

Every Democrat who uses the term Homeland instead of United States or Country should be called out publicly and confronted with caving to the Republican agenda of fear-mongering and creeping fascism.

1) if the person making this claim is one of the Fundies, simply respond, “If lying is no big deal, why is lying a sin in the Bible? Aren’t you a good Christian?” – watch head explode

2) otherwise respond, “Why is lying under oath a crime? Are you saying you support breaking the laws of our country? Are you un-American?”

It is amazing that you people can be talking about this kind of stuff when you can watch intense coverage of Nicole Richie’s DUI hearing on MSNBC. They will tell you how she was dressed, what the judge said and all kinds of shit that is way more important that what you are discussing!

snort!

They probably want to know about the money he spent there and how he arranges iis trip, since we’re not supposed to do business with them.

(My opinion is that if a boycott doesn’t have the effect you wanted at the end of six months or a year, you’re boycotting the wrong people and should rethink the whole thing.)