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The top two people in the US Air Force were fired today. Okay, they\u2019re calling it resigned but we know what it really was.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) – The military and civilian chiefs of the Air Force are resigning, U.S. officials said Thursday. <\/p>\n
Defense officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne to step down. <\/p>\n
A public announcement was expected later in the day. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Remember last August when a B52 bomber with six nuclear missiles flew across middle America?<\/p>\n
Then the USAF sent a bunch of fuses for ballistic missiles to Taiwan. Then Mosely was implicated in a scandal to steer a $50 million sweetheart contract to an old pal.<\/p>\n
These incidents were probably enough to make the Secretary a bit concerned but this is not what finally sunk these two.<\/p>\n
This was a matter of following orders. In the military, when your boss says to do something and it is not illegal, unethical or immoral, you need to do it. You certainly may protest the order and try to lead your boss in a different direction but simply ignoring the order or actively undermining it will get your ass fired every time.<\/p>\n
Secretary Gates has been on these men\u2019s asses since last year to streamline the procedures necessary to get more armed UAV\u2019s into battle. They didn\u2019t do it. In fact, it is rumored that through the USAF legislative liaison office, they encouraged the exact opposite.<\/p>\n
Remember Gates is an old CIA hand. These two are lucky they didn\u2019t get water-boarded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"