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RealClearDefense
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Obama Fired Top Military Officers To Align Pentagon With His Policy Vision | RealClearDefense
February 23, 2025 - Five months into office in 2009, President Barack Obama relieved Army Gen. David McKiernan as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan – making McKiernan the first wartime commander to be dismissed since Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951.
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Rense
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Obama Risks A Domestic Military Intervention
Obama Risks A Domestic Military Intervention · By John L. Perry 1-10-10 · Disclaimer · MainPage · http://www.rense.com ·
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GV Wire
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Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers - GV Wire
April 30, 2026 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends decisions to fire or sideline nearly 30 generals and admirals by falsely citing Barack Obama's record.
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MS NOW
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Pressed on Pentagon purge, Hegseth pushes false claim about Obama-era firings
The list of controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not short, but near the top is the unusually aggressive purge campaign he’s led at the Pentagon that’s seen a staggering number of U.S. military leaders fired since he took the reins early last year.
Published: April 30, 2026
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Military Times
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The Obama era is over. Here's how the military rates his legacy
August 21, 2022 - He also accused Obama of distrusting senior military leaders, and treating them as potential adversaries. Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command under Obama and Trump’s nominee to serve as defense secretary, last fall called Obama’s anti-ISIS strategy "unguided by a sustained policy or sound strategy, replete with half-measures." While overseeing U.S. operations in Afghanistan in 2010, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal was effectively fired by Obama after reports of their fights over military strategy were made public.
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TheGunZone
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How many military officers were fired under Obama? | [August Updated]
October 26, 2024 - Estimates vary, but sources indicate that approximately 197 high-ranking military officers were relieved of duty during President Barack Obama’s two terms in office (2009-2017).
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Quora
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How many of his admirals and generals did President Obama fire? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): How many innocent American citizens did he illegaly spy on? How many innocent people did Obama have killed besides the American he assassinated overseas after being told by SCOTUS. It would be illegal (Murder) how many did he kill when he ran guns to cartels in Mexico with his il...
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TheGunZone
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Why did Obama fire military generals? | [September Updated]
January 2, 2024 - While the term “fired” often carries a negative connotation, it’s crucial to understand that these changes were often due to a complex interplay of factors, including performance issues, strategic disagreements, ethical concerns, and the natural course of military rotations. Obama’s administration aimed to execute its vision for national security, which sometimes necessitated bringing in leaders aligned with those objectives.
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BBC
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US Afghan commander Stanley McChrystal fired by Obama - BBC News
June 24, 2010 - The commander of multinational forces in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by US President Barack Obama after critical comments about senior administration officials.
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The Desert Review
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Obama Accused of Military ‘Purge’ | A&E | thedesertreview.com
May 11, 2018 - Nine senior commanding generals have been fired by the administration this year, “leading to speculation by active and retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is underway,” IBD reported.
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Rense
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Obama's New Military Strategy
Obama's New Military Strategy · By Stephen Lendman 1-7-11 · Disclaimer · MainPage · http://www.rense.com ·
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While every administration has fired some military leaders ...
... Time to start busting the officer bureaucracy that the services have established. We are top heavy on Os and they just keep making more…. ... There is a fake post going around as a defense of Trump that Obama fired 197 generals.
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TheGunZone
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How many military personnel did Obama fire? | [September Updated]
August 27, 2024 - During his two terms as President of the United States, Barack Obama did not “fire” a specific, publicly enumerated number of military personnel in the traditional sense of mass terminations.
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Rense
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Obama Mocks US Military Personnel
Obama Mocks US Military Personnel · This Is From The Man Who Is Commander-In-Chief? By Paul D. Williams Master Sergeant USMC (Ret.) 8-10-9 · Disclaimer · MainPage · http://www.rense.com ·
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Quora
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What were the reasons Obama fired generals? - Quora
Answer (1 of 8): Listening to media and politicians we get confused about what really matters. Sally Yates had a senate hearing Aug 5th 2020. I took one thing away from that hearing— Before you destroy a persons life you should have overwhelming evidences and when asked about that evidences ...
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Jim LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) on X
February 23, 2025 - No, Obama did not fire “197 admirals and generals.” The 197 number comes from a list Breitbart compiled (combining years) and include field grade officers. Dismissals were wide ranging (sexual misconduct, DUIs, leadership issues etc).
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TheGunZone
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Did Obama fire 197 military officers? | [September Updated]
March 9, 2024 - Did Obama Fire 197 Military Officers? Unraveling the Truth Behind a Persistent Claim The claim that President Obama fired 197 military officers during his presidency is largely misleading.
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Skeptoid
skeptoid.com › blog › 2014 › 03 › 24 › president-obama-purge-military
Skeptoid: Did President Obama Really Purge the Military?
March 24, 2014 - Let me take you back to the heady days of October, 2013. St. Louis was playing Boston in the World Series. The US had yet to be inundated with the endless winter of the Polar Vortex. And a list was ma...