Purging the brass Why is Obama firing so many generals? The question itself is the product of fevered right-wing paranoia He's cleaning house of all Bush lackeys He's fundamentally changing the U.S. military in his own image The military got bloated under Bush - he needed to thin the ranks Probably just dumping a few bad apples He's making the U.S. military more socially and culturally tolerant Calm down. There is no unifying reason, and most - if not all - of the generals were fired for cause It's just part of his war against the U.S. military, which after all embodies values opposite to Obama’s He's purging the military of deviance and immorality in the top ranks I don't know, but I feel there's something really wrong going on Like Bill Clinton, Obama 'loathes' the military and is degrading it every way he can He's punishing the few to warn everyone else to stay in line His NSA spying revealed they were potential political enemies Obama is behaving like a tin-pot dictator who, afraid of a military coup, axes key generals whose loyalty he suspects Downgrading our military is central to Obama's intention of ending America's status as the world's sole superpower He's purging those who owe allegiance to Constitution in favor of allegiance to him Other View Results Loading ...