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Title: Marine Gen. John Allen has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Here's why that matters
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URL Source: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/sto ... nt-heres-why-matters/87539996/
Published: Jul 28, 2016
Author: Jeff Schogol
Post Date: 2016-07-28 17:12:41 by Justified
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In this July 22, 2012 file photo, Gen. John Allen gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. US officials say that Allen will serve as coordinator for the broad international effort to battle the Islamic State group, as nations begin to determine what part each will play. (Photo: Musadeq Sadeq/The Associated Press ) Retired Marine Gen. John Allen says presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is the right person to be the next commander in chief. Allen, who led troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and served as the U.S. envoy to coordinate the international fight against the Islamic State group, said on Monday that Clinton has the patience and understanding to make smart decisions about using military power “This has been a very personal decision for me,” Allen said in Clinton campaign news release. “I have stayed out of the political arena my entire adult life, but given the complexities of issues facing our country today and its longtime allies, I felt compelled to speak up and be heard. "I have no doubt that she is the leader we need at this time to keep our country safe, and I trust her with that most sacred responsibility of Commander-in-Chief.” Allen could not be reached for comment. Clinton thanked the retired general for his endorsement during her speech Monday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. "His confidence in me — and that of the other esteemed military leaders who support my campaign — means a great deal to me," Clinton said. "But it also imposes a high responsibility on me as well." Bill Schneider, an expert on political campaigns, said that Allen's move could reassure some voters who are still on the fence about whether Clinton can be trusted as commander in chief. “That’s very important because she would be the first female commander in chief in history,” said Schneider, who is currently a visiting professor of communications at the University of California, Los Angeles. “It’s an important statement because it shows that military people can work with her.” Marine Gen. John R. Allen, Army Gen. David Petraeus Marine Gen. John R. Allen, Army Gen. David Petraeus and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen at Allen's promotion ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 18, 2011. (Photo: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, Office of the Chairman of the Jo) As a deputy commander in Iraq’s Anbar province from 2006 to 2008, Allen realized that the key to defeating al-Qaida in Iraq was empowering the Sunni sheiks and tribes whom the coalition had tried to remove from Iraqi politics immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein. He helped form an alliance between U.S. and Sunni tribes known as the “Awakening” movement, which turned the tide against al-Qaida until U.S. troops left the country. From 2011 to 2013, Allen served as the top commander of all U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Afterward, he was nominated to be the head of U.S. European Command but he opted to retire instead, saying he needed to care for his wife Kathy, who was in poor health. Even though he has endorsed Clinton, Allen has not always seen eye-to-eye with President Obama, who is also a Democrat. Allen has consistently urged Obama to curtail the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, telling Marine Corps Times in September 2014 that the withdrawal plan at the time could cause the Afghan government to collapse. In June, Allen was one of 13 former military and civilian officials who wrote a letter to President Obama urging him to keep 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan for the remainder of his time in office. Obama ultimately decided in July to keep 8,400 U.S. troops in the country until January. In September 2015, Allen abruptly resigned from his position leading international efforts against ISIS amid media reports that he disagreed with White House and Defense officials about the best strategy to defeat the terrorist group. As a general officer who is widely respected within the military community, Allen’s endorsement is significant to the Clinton campaign, said Mark Cancian, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington. “It protects Clinton against arguments that she may have been anti-military, at least at times in her past,” said Cancian, senior adviser with the international security program at CSIS. “Certainly back in the '90s, when Bill Clinton was president, that was a huge issue.” Cancian, a retired Marine colonel who served with Allen in Iraq, has some concerns about the endorsement, though. While he has tremendous respect for Allen, Cancian said he worries that having retired general officers involved in political causes may prompt the White House to exclude top military leaders from the decision-making process, he said. “In the White House, everything is political,” Cancian said. “If they worry that deliberations might be leaked or people might go to work for the political opposition, then they just won’t invite those people and they’ll stick with the political appointees that they’re comfortable with.” In some countries, general and flag officers are promoted based on their political leanings, he said. One expert on civil-military relations fears that by endorsing Clinton, Allen could give the appearance that he is speaking for current senior military leaders. “A man of his prominence and his rank can be interpreted to speak for the whole military community, retired and active duty,” said Richard Kohn, who teaches military history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kohn said he does not believe any retired military officer should ever endorse political candidates. “They are in effect declaring themselves partisans and leaving the non-partisanship of the military profession and that’s a different thing,” he said. Allen is the latest retired general officer to endorse a candidate this election cycle. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn spoke in favor of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at last week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
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Anyone that endorses Clinton's is a buffoon. You may not like Trump which is fine but to endorse Clinton's just shows how fucked up you are. It shows the world how you should never be in position of power because your judgement has been shown to be distorted and untrustworthy! No wonder the military is okay with mentally disturbed people such as gay & transgender wacko's. The military is run by twisted people!!! This explains why Iran disrespected our sailors, why no one came to the aid of our ambassador and his protection team in Libya, why China does as it pleases in the high seas! Military and executive branch are run by morons that are happy to see America being harmed!
Maybe Hillary just needs to hire staff members specifically to remind her what is or isn't classified data. Otherwise, she is strong, smart, wise and a prudent leader for America...... Now that the comedy portion of my programming is over.. General Allen should remove his tongue from within the folds of whatever Marxist cheeks he now has them buried in. All rights to be interred in the same cemeteries as those he has "led" should be taken away, and his name stripped from the ranks of the USMC. Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
Have to agree with your comments. This guy has just tarnished the reputation of the Marines! Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. if you look around, we have gone so far down the the rat hole, the almighty is going to have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah, if we don't have a judgement come down on us. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
In some countries, general and flag officers are promoted based on their political leanings, he said. They're counting on it, and trying for Sec of Defense and other top positions. Marines have always tended to be better at fighting and esprit de corps than thinking. Allen fits the mold. A MacArthur he's not.
Nah, they just have him by the balls due to the Jill Kelley email. What were those tens of thousands of pages of email between Allen and Kelley?
OMG! Your right! I have been spending too much time in the sun and forgot he was the one that had the affair and was letting Jill have a little to much info. To bad we can not hold Hillary to the same standards as General Allen or pretty much anyone else.
Petraeus had the admitted affair with Paula Broadwell, a military officer with a TS clearance. He let her take and store highly classified info for which she had no access authorization or need to know. It appears to me that Broadwell unsuspectingly stepped on a hornet's nest of an unauthorized back channel intelligence operation. Petraeus was Allen's predecesor in Afghanistan. Jill Kelley was a socialite in Florida and Gen. Allen sent Kelley about 30,000 pages of I don't know what. I don't know of any affair admitted between Allen and Kelley. That email was as hidden as Hillary's.
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Marine Gen. John Allen has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Here's why that matters
#6. To: Justified (#1)
Anyone that endorses Clinton's is a buffoon.
#7. To: nolu chan (#6)
Nah, they just have him by the balls due to the Jill Kelley email. What were those tens of thousands of pages of email between Allen and Kelley?
#8. To: Justified (#7)
I have been spending too much time in the sun and forgot he was the one that had the affair and was letting Jill have a little to much info.
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