Reason for concern? Obama's hand-picked ISIS war czar is resigning.

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:10:17 -0400

I have huge respect for General Allen, he lead with honor and distinction in Afghanistan with genuine concern for the troops (foreign and domestic) under his charge. He is not someone to quit, that is not in his blood!

what do you make of it?

http://www.businessinsider.in/Obamas-hand-picked-ISIS-war-czar-is-resigning/articleshow/49066486.cms

Obama's hand-picked ISIS war czar is resigning

Screenshot/www.cGeneral Allen speaking at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. President Barack Obama's hand-picked general for coordinating international

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Sep 22 at 2015 4:17 PM

MSG Brad Sand — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:17:12 -0400

It appears that we had too little leadership and knowledge dedicated to the issue...and the little we has appears to be throwing in the towel? A military officer walking away during the middle of conflict because their spouse is sick, is my initials.

For the amount we are paying per trained soldier, they could pay me and I think I could find a few friends here on RP to join me? Now we are not going to have any grown up working on this?

Time to start digging fox holes in the back yard.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2015 4:41 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:41:14 -0400

CSM Uhlig-I would hope that General Allen's reasons are beyond "personal" and that he is doing so for a reason of military necessity. That said, and this is of course merely speculation on the part of a very uniformed individual...it may also be the result of an honorable and courageous American leader simply refusing to pander to mediocrity.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2015 4:43 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:43:43 -0400

Neither, and here's why...

I can think of probably 20 flag officers over the last 15 years who have influenced my career in one way or another, and who made an impact on me personally due to their stance on one issue or another, their leadership, or the character they displayed. So far, none of them have emerged spotless.

Many were pulled into the "WMD Scandal" leading into Iraq, such as GEN Franks. Some were picked off for individual acts, such as GEN Petraeus...that one had a major affect on me. Some seemed to have just given up, such as GEN McChrystal and his Rolling Stone embed/interview/tell-all and disparaging remarks toward the VPOTUS. One by one, they've all seemed to have "fallen". We have no real wartime leaders who have a shot in politics whose careers have had a major impact on me as a Soldier and a person.

We need another Eisenhower. If GEN Allen can escape unscathed, I'd love to see him on a ballot.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2015 4:59 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:59:57 -0400

I think there is reason to (potentially) be concerned any time a high ranking military member (or civilian for that matter) resigns. At the same time however we need to look at the full story to see what is going on.

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Sep 22 at 2015 7:56 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:56:44 -0400

Just my guess, but he is resigning because it is way better than being fired. I am still trying to figure out why we still have "czars" anyway???

Response by SPC David S. made Sep 22 at 2015 9:57 PM

SPC David S. — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:57:58 -0400

I always had a problem with the 4 corner triangle the derailed his NATO command - Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelley, David Petraeus and John Allen. There is something about Kelly that seems out of place. Humphries, the FBI agent informed by Kelly of the stalking emails from Broadwell, was a former Army captain and military intelligence officer and just happen to be a friend of Jill Kelley who sent her shirtless pictures of himself - remember Kelly is supposed to be married during all this. The lady went from a Tampa Bay top brASS party girl to the go between for top US brass and foreign leaders. The U.S. Central Command, based at MacDill is located in Tampa Bay

Kelley and her husband moved to Tampa a decade ago, and she quickly became the center of the social scene involving top CENTCOM officers, including Petraeus and Allen. Famous for her lavish parties she became known as the unofficial "social liaison" for MacDill and the surrounding community. However if you were anything less than a colonel, you could forget about getting an invite to one of her galas. She worked hard at becoming a fixture, even getting a special pass to MacDill which allowed her to breeze in and out: the pass, as you might imagine, has since been revoked. What makes this all stink is the mounting debt the Kelly's racked up - we are talking millions Getting sued from just about everyone they borrowed from. There are many more "strange" connections with a cancer charity were no one knows where all the money raised went missing. Mrs. Kelly smells a lot like a really attractive 37 year old intelligence officer stroking 60 year ego's. 20+ years younger, married, has a medical degree, and is rather attractive and likes to have inappropriate relationships with married personal in charge of our military and intelligence community - not weird at all. If not she missed her calling.