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kentuck

(115,482 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2014, 01:14 PM Aug 2014

Pentagon sent missiles to Israel w/o WH approval? [View all]

And the President and Bibi had strong words in a phone call last night.

Who is the "Pentagon"? Would that be Chuck Hagel? Does he have that type of authority without WH approval?

If Hagel approved this shipment of missiles, then the President should immediately didmiss him, in my opinion.

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Pentagon sent missiles to Israel w/o WH approval? [View all] kentuck Aug 2014 OP

What strong words? Trillo Aug 2014 #1

Important news - please edit to tell us the source. Divernan Aug 2014 #2

Source, please... MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

This? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #6

Thanks. I was asking the OP for his source, though. MineralMan Aug 2014 #7

Looking for it? kentuck Aug 2014 #8

Constitutional crisis? Started by the military giving unauthorized weaponry to Israel? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #4

No WH or State permission was required. FBaggins Aug 2014 #5

I think the accusation against the Pentagon (and I'm not sure at what level TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #9

Is it any wonder...? kentuck Aug 2014 #10

To be fair, the Pentagon spokesman said this has been handled TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #11

Then maybe " standard procerure" should be questioned ? kentuck Aug 2014 #12

Sure. But quietly. You don't blame agencies for doing things they were given TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #13

Not subject to WH approval leftynyc Aug 2014 #14