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Flying Dog
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Junior Chimp
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« on: June 29, 2008, 04:59:50 PM »


After becoming President, he installs hiw own loyal generals, with their loyalty only to him, in all the key military leadership positions.  He also installs absolute loyalists to all the cabinet positions.  This has happened already, to a certain extent.

He then tells the nation America faces a grave danger of falling to Islamist fundamentalists, and that only strong leadership, free of partisan bickering, will save the nation. Again, happened.



Please discuss.



Nope
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Flying Dog
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2008, 05:23:31 PM »


After becoming President, he installs hiw own loyal generals, with their loyalty only to him, in all the key military leadership positions.  He also installs absolute loyalists to all the cabinet positions.  This has happened already, to a certain extent.

He then tells the nation America faces a grave danger of falling to Islamist fundamentalists, and that only strong leadership, free of partisan bickering, will save the nation. Again, happened.



Please discuss.



Nope

Happened already?  Again, happened?

Could you please elaborate or explain?

In 2001, when Bush had to pick somebody to replace Hugh Shelton as Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of Staff, he had two picks. Richard Myers and Vern Clark. Vern Clark was a more out-spoken type and expressed his disagreements with Bush. Needless to say, Bush picked Myers, a yes-man.

His cabinet is full of Texas loyalists to him. Rove, Card, Cheney....to name a few.

As for the second part, he mentions that in every speech he makes, practically.
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