Posted by Sonya Sandage

October 23, 2013

Nine commanding Generals have been fired, and two other leaders are on  suspension, in a historic military shake up.

In our story from last week, we covered the historic occurrence of two top-ranking nuclear chief’s fired.

Today The Blaze is reporting from their sources for the reasons why the  changes are happening.

The timing comes as the five branches of the U.S. armed forces are reducing  staff due to budget cuts, and as U.S. troops are expected to withdraw from  Afghanistan next year.

“I think they’re using the opportunity of the shrinkage of the military to  get rid of people that don’t agree with them or not tow the party line.  Remember, as (former White House chief of staff) Rahm Emanuel said, never waste  a crisis,” a senior retired general told TheBlaze on the condition of  anonymity because he still provide services to the government and fears possible  retribution.

“Even as a retired general, it’s still possible for the administration to  make life miserable for us. If we’re working with the government or have  contracts, they can just rip that out from under us,” he said.

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama  administration, said the White House fails to take action or investigate its  own, but finds it easy to fire military commanders “who have given their lives  for their country.”

“Obama will not purge a civilian or political appointee because they have  bought into Obama’s ideology,” Vallely said. “The White House protects their  own. That’s why they stalled on the investigation into fast and furious,  Benghazi and Obamacare. He’s intentionally weakening and gutting our military,  Pentagon and reducing us as a superpower, and anyone in the ranks who disagrees  or speaks out is being purged.”

Brigadier General Bryan Roberts