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Originally Posted by intangible child  Powell should be Court Marshaled, fuck fired. for not defending the oath, first and foremost. I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic!
The wordings of the current oath of enlistment and oath for commissioned officers are as follows:
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).
"I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God." (DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.) Oaths of Enlistment and Oaths of Office
A furious row has broken out over claims in a new book by BBC broadcaster James Naughtie that US Secretary of State Colin Powell described neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as 'fucking crazies' during the build-up to war in Iraq.
Powell's extraordinary outburst is alleged to have taken place during a telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. The two became close friends during the intense negotiations in the summer of 2002 to build an international coalition for intervention via the United Nations. The 'crazies' are said to be Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. Colin Powell in four-letter neo-con 'crazies' row | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited colin powell +they are fucking crazies - Google Search He should have taken his gun out and blew their brains out. capital punishmet! |
Court-marshalled for what??? Do you even know???? Part of the oath is to follow the orders of the officers appointed above you, and the President. It would seem he held true to the oath. This criticizing the administration for only using information that supported their claim is ridiculous. It is the the repsonsibility of the opposition to bring to light information that contradicts the information.
However, if this the new standard, then apply it equally. If I am in a debate I provide information that supports my own point of view and that refutes the point of view of others. Just look at global warming, all the reports that are cited by the UN have supported their arguments, those lying fucks are ignoring all the evidence that disputes their claims.
Your final statement would have been murder not capital punishment, no wonder you have such a problem distinguishing between abortion and the death penalty.
dmk Conservatism, I repeat is not an ideology. It does not breed fanatics....But if you want men who seek, reasonably and prudently, to reconcile the best in wisdom of our ancestors with the change which is essential to a vigorous civil social existence, then you will do well to turn to conservative principles
-Russell Kirk- |