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Home Front: Politix
A politicized US military should horrify all Americans
2021-03-18
[NYPOST] During the last administration it was hard to go a week or even a day without someone decrying a supposedly appalling "attack" on members of the press by President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......
. These assaults largely consisted of Trump objecting to loaded questions and other gasbaggery from members of the fourth estate.

We expect politicians with partisan agendas to spar with journalists. Not so much members of the armed forces speaking in their official capacity, which is what happened last week after Tucker Carlson of Fox News dared to comment about the role of women in the military. The Second Marine Expeditionary Force responded with a snotty, childish tweet, telling Carlson: "Come back when you’ve served and been pregnant." Generals, other currently serving officers and the Pentagon’s press secretary joined in the ensuing sortie.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Yes it should.
What do we do about it?

How do we get our republic back?
Posted by: Craviling Prince of the Platypi7491   2021-03-18 23:49  

#5  When this politicized military is ordered to deploy against "domestic terrorists", you just better hope the woke president's administration doesn't deem you to be a domestic terrorist just because you comment on Rantburg. They'll all be recent immigrants from Third World countries and they will follow the woke president's orders without question.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-03-18 12:48  

#4  It should worry the entire world.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-03-18 11:14  

#3  Its been woke before people used the word. Since the integration of females out of the old auxiliary corps into main stream. Ask the company and platoon leaders to tell the truth. While tens of thousands of females have served honorably and effectively, a great and disproportionate number fail to perform. However, the 'brass' say shut up and deal with it. It finally came to a boil when the Middle East field commander said he'd court martial the next female that got pregnant causing all the hearts to flutter in the Capitol. Get pregnant, get out of hardship and danger.

For those who do not know. If a female gets pregnant they're removed from theater and assigned lesser duties. Someone else has to cover or be deployed with little or no notice. Units not in theater usually have to go short handed. Some commanders prefer to let them stay back in garrison rather than having to deal with problems that arise in the field.

But suck it up buttercups, cause the big boys said make it work.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-18 07:41  

#2  

Shocked & Horrified Mom !!!
Posted by: Foolhardy Chigger2842   2021-03-18 05:39  

#1  It has been said that criminals do not think like normal people. So don't try to figure them out.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-03-18 00:47  

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