Vice Navy Chief Admiral Michelle Howard insisted there was no reason to be “discouraged” at the new war in Iraq, or at the growing US military buildup in the nation, presenting it as a not unexpected result.
Admiral Howard insisted a lot of nations “moved back and then moved forward again as they work their way toward democracy,” and that the US military “needs to be” in Iraq at this point.
The Pentagon has recently made much of America’s “interests” in Iraq, which is argues as necessary for the escalation of US involvement in the nation’s war with ISIS.
US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey would say of direct US fighting in Iraq only “we’re not there yet,” and has shrugged off complaints of mission creep, which have seen an “advisory” mission turn into combat troops in a matter of days as “mission match.”
Of course, trading war materials for Middle-East oil being the name of the game since World War Two, how stupid of us not to be in a position where we can maximize profit.
Vice Navy Chief Admiral Michelle Howard seems to be drunk. In the very least, the Vice Admiral is suffering from an institutional amnesia that borders on the murderous. The US needs to stay the hell out of Iraq and let the Iraqis sort out their own mess.
I don't understand this. How is it that active duty military make these pronouncements that go beyond anything their civilian leadership is ordering? In other countries Michelle would have to look for another job about now. I'm sure her actual neocon bosses have a nice position for her ready at aicrap or perhaps the turkish equivalent.
Stay out of Middle East Yankee, you have done enough damages to humankind all over the world. Iraq is your newest creation where it clearly shows that humanity means nothing to you nor your bosses. While leaving take your terrorists, barbarians and savages then your bulldogs with you, you have enough land to practically prison all of them, you can always build a new Guantanamo in Arizona or Nevada or California desert.
Democracy. D-e-m-o-c-r-a-c-y. Word which Zio-whores utter when about to whack people in the way of imposing their will on some hemisphere opposite the US. Democracy.
Please leave the USA and join some tribe in Iraq as soon as possible dear Admiral.
well hardly surprising a person who is paid to kill other people would want more war
At her level of command it´s more likely she is telling others to kill them bad people, because you need to spread commu..freed…democracy.
more war…more war…more war… This is what the military academies are pushing… even when it is not in the best interest of the American people…despite it not being in the best interest of the American people. And as RickR30 points out above, talking out of school usually ends up as precursor to a change in employment – if the CIC has stones. Ask "The Pope" McCrystal about running his mouth.
No stones.
( "Can't we all just get along?" Answer: "Show me your birth certificate.")
Democracy to the likes of this Vice Chief has become just like a violent religion. No Vice chief our military is not for imposing this violent system called democracy on other nations. It is used to defend our country and our constitution/bill of rights something you have failed to do.
The Arabs have an old folk saying, "Don't let the camel get it's nose inside your tent flap". In the US, it translates as the "Edge of the wedge". It sounds like someone needs to take the hammer away from the Admiral before she pounds on the wedge any more.
Vice Navy Chief Admiral Michelle Howard is a warmongering idiot!!! She should be thrown overboard and stripped of her command. Anybody who would make the military their career has to be sick!