Military State!

[Major Sam]

some people here making a comparison between the US and Pakistan,and the role of the military of both, and the extent to which both have been ingrained to their respective societies, a comparison like this can simply be not made.

the same thinking which i have now

 

[anon45]

I forgot to put use some common sense as per required !! I should have added, my mistake !

Do you deny that Bush was handed that intelligence from the CIA?

Do you deny that the CIA is a civilian agency?


Do you deny that Bush, with the approval of congress, ordered the military to invade and occupy Iraq?

Do you deny that the military's primary objective during the invasion was the dismantling of Iraq's then current government, particularly its head, Saddam Hussein?

Most of this is seen as common sense knowledge in the US, at least by anyone with even a basic knowledge of the events that happened or the political structure of the US.

 

[Avisheik]

How many countries under military rule?

Policy making Military:

USA (pentagon)
Pakistan (GHQ)

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LOL you forgot the most famous military country, North korea. They feed their soldiers but not their people

 

[secularbuster]

Huh? You got your order backwards re: the pentagon. Its not the politicians saying what the generals want them to say, its the generals saying what the politicians want them to say... usually. Open disagreement tends to be a sign of retiring from higher military posts.

The US military has, since close to its inception, been getting the final order from civilians, i.e. Congress and the president. This is enshrined in the constitution, and military folks tend to take their role in the constitution alot more seriously than most (dead seriously in fact, as this is part of their vows), as well as tending to lean right in the spectrum of politics.

That is not to say A former general can't be the civilian head, and Presidents actually tend to have a military history, but at the end of the day it is the president and congress that order the military, as it has always been in the US.

A civilian President with a military background usually does what the military wants.

 

[pak-marine]

silly question , sir g the military is like your chowkidar , now you dont let chowkidar decide your house policies do you ?

 

[jdme]

silly question , sir g the military is like your chowkidar , now you dont let chowkidar decide your house policies do you ?

Exactly. Something this obvious is lost on many Pakistani members. Perhaps this is due to personal experience. US doesn't have Chief of Army Staff. That post doesn't even make sense. US Navy carries the most punch (more personnel than US army!) and by its nature, it looks outward. Obama says jump and JCOS says how high.