For the first time in our nation’s history, a foreign commander is in charge of US forces.
Obama has appointed German Army Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal to serve as the chief of staff of USAREUR (U. S. Army in Europe) headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, who took command at the end of August 2014.
One German official stated that this would likely be the first of many such exchanges.
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BULL $#%&!@*!!!
Be afraid , very afraid ! It’s getting serious , down to the wire !
not right
wow
He is in charge of nothing but the staff…..calm the hell down people…..good grief. I have no love for the POTUS but whipping up stories with just a tiny grain of truth do nothing but give grounds for the libtards to throw their mud. Do your research, and find the facts on something other than Wikipedia.
Is this Gen a communist too??!!!
Didn’t US spy just get caught in Germany. I know this is awesome trusting relationship hmm
Whoever wrote this article has never read a history book. U.S. forces have often been placed under foreign command. Ever hear of the Marquis de Lafayette? He was French, and he commanded elements of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence. U.S. forces in the South West Pacific at the beginning of World War Two were placed under the command of the ABDA (American, British, Dutch, Australian) command, lead by a British general. In the context of this article, this German Brigadier General (one star) is only a chief of staff: he manages the staff. Staff officers don’t command forces. They sit at desks and shuffle papers. He will “command” nothing. The article even says he is a senior aide. That’s all. His job is to make sure the actual commander, a U.S. lieutenant general (three stars) isn’t bothered by all the routine bull$#%&!@* that happens day-to-day in ANY office situation.
That is wrong and unacceptable!
$#%&!@* Obama