Perry Promises To End Civilian-Controlled Military

[deminks]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has staked his presidential hopes on a radical revamping of Washington’s political structure, reshaping the tax code, making the legislature part-time, enacting term limits on the Supreme Court, and closing multiple government agencies.

Perry took his radical new vision for America to a new level last night at the Iowa FAMiLY Leader presidential forum. Going against the Constitution, centuries of American history, and the wishes of our nation’s founders, Perry claimed that the United States military should not be “micromanaged” by civilians and needed military commanders to be “truly in charge”:

PERRY: There is a time and a place for us to intervene, and intervene militarily. But when we intervene militarily, we best make the decision on how we are going to win and how we are going to win convincingly and quickly, send those young men and women with the equipment to win. Don’t let some congressman sitting in an air-conditioned office in Washington DC deciding what the rules of engagement are. … And for us to micromanage them, in a civilian way, without their commanders truly in charge, is absolutely irresponsible and as commander-in-chief of this country I will not let it happen.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/11/20/372919/perry-promises-to-end-civilian-controlled-military/

And you thought the Bush Doctrine (pre-emptive strikes, Sarah) was the most evil policy every written. It was, until this.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Yikes

Imagine the military commanders being in charge of the Cuban Missle Crisis (and any future similar crises)?

Yeah, :scared:

So, Perry is proposing taking his (mostly) ceremonial job as Texas Governor and making if national???? I REALLY hope that people are paying attention these people and their scary ideas.

:wtf:

[roguevalley]

13. uh, I think the Constitution might have a say in that idea...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

28. Yeah

not that it mattered much to the last Texan and his co-President in the WH. I guess it's good though that we're finding out what kind of crazy Perry is BEFOREHAND.

[Spider Jerusalem]

23. Or MacArthur being in charge in Korea (he wanted to use nukes against the Chinese).

[Old and In the Way]

2. So he wants to create a military dictatorship?

He's not only stupid, he's dangerous, too.

[WingDinger]

18. slongas HE's the dictator. That sounds familiar.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. So he wants to install a military junta?

Even his beloved Jefferson Davis told Robert E. Lee what to do.

[RSillsbee]

5. Wouldn't perry be more a follower of Austin than Davis? NT

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

11. I don't know - Perry preaches secession from the Union

[RSillsbee]

14. You're serious aren't you?

Is he really THAT FUCKING STUPID?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. He's made at least a couple of statements about Texas seceeding

Of course when confronted on them, he calls his statements jokes.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61030.html

[lumberjack_jeff]

24. No, he wants the military junta to install him. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

4. just the other day perry was promoting his leadership because he was

in charge of 20,000 National Guard
so it is okay for governors to be in charge of military but not the president nor congress

Perry reminds me of Texas roadkill

[pinboy3niner]

10. Good point

"I'm in charge--and that's OUTRAGEOUS!1!!" :rofl:

[elleng]

6. These guys are such fools!!!!

Heard Huntsman briefly, earlier, on C-Span, mid-week interview. The guy is solid, well-informed, RATIONAL, and he's at ?1%???

[Turbineguy]

20. Solid, well-informed and rational

is certain to not play well with a repub audience.

[treestar]

7. He does not even understand the basics

of how the country is supposed to run. The military being under civilian control is essential.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. It's also in the Constitution.

Not that the Constitution would matter to that yokel.

[Bozita]

8. "Perry is GWB without the brains and ethics" - Jim Hightower

Perry proves it ... again!

[The Genealogist]

9. Uh, no thanks Slick Rick

but not interested in living under a military dictatorship. The emerging police state is bad enough.

[sendero]

12. This new breed of Republican idiots..

.. blather about the constitution constantly but it is abundantly clear they don't understand the intellectual underpinning of ANY of it.

[athenasatanjesus]

15. I think a republican has finally said something so insane that no one on the right could defend him.

[N7Shepard]

16. Who?

[spanone]

21. perry is out of his fucking mind and proud of it....stupid meets stupid

[WillyT]

22. Heil Perry...

Achtung, Baby.

:wtf:

:beer:

[txwhitedove]

25. Oh lord I wish he'd STFU.

[jmowreader]

26. Okay, Rick, let me get this straight...

When the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decides your party is a "domestic enemy" and summarily executes everyone working at RNC headquarters, everyone on the payroll at Fox News, you, your Vice President and every single Republican in Congress, you'd be okay with that.

[WinkyDink]

27. Douglas MacArthur thanks Perry posthumously.