Monday, October 29, 2012 8:50
According to this report, yesterday (27 October) Obama ordered the
immediate removal of Rear Admiral Charles M. Gaouette from his command
of the powerful Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG-3) currently located in
the Middle East.
CSG-3 is one of five US Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned
to the US Pacific Fleet. US Navy carrier strike groups are employed in a
variety of roles, which involve gaining and maintaining sea control and
projecting power ashore, as well as projecting naval airpower ashore.
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the strike group’s
current flagship, and as of 2012, other units assigned to Carrier
Strike Group Three include Carrier Air Wing Nine; the guided-missile
cruisers USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and USS Antietam (CG-54); and the ships
of Destroyer Squadron 21, the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E.
Meyer (DDG-108), USS Dewey (DDG-105), USS Kidd (DDG-100), and USS Milius
(DDG-69).
US news reports on Obama’s unprecedented firing of a powerful US Navy
Commander during wartime state that Admiral Gaouette’s removal was for
“allegations of inappropriate leadership judgment” that arose during
the strike group’s deployment to the Middle East.
This GRU report, however, states that Admiral Gaouette’s firing by
President Obama was due to this strike force commander disobeying orders
when he ordered his forces on 11 September to “assist and provide
intelligence for” American military forces ordered into action by US
Army General Carter Ham, who was then the commander of the United States
Africa Command (AFRICOM), against terrorist forces attacking the
American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
General Ham had been in command of the initial 2011 US-NATO military
intervention in Libya who, like Admiral Gaouette, was fired by Obama.
And as we can, in part, read from US military insider accounts of this
growing internal conflict between the White House and US Military
leaders:
“The information I heard today was that General [Carter] Ham as head of
Africom received the same e-mails the White House received requesting
help/support as the attack was taking place. General Ham immediately had
a rapid response unit ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he
had a unit ready.
General Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to
screw it, he was going to help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute
after making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended
General Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.”
Bob - Sounds like there were a lot of people watching this, wanting to save the Americans there and there were plenty of ways to help them (for one, fighters from Italy in twenty minutes) but Obama wouldn't okay it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad there are good men and women in the military that will keep their oath.