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| Duckworth to Block Promotions for 1,123 Military Officers Unless Esper Promotes Vindman |
| 2020-07-04 |
| [BREITBART] Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced Thursday that she would block the promotions of 1,123 senior military officers until Defense Secretary Mark Esper promises that he will promote Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who is believed to have communicated with the "whistleblower" that sparked Trump’s impeachment. Lt. Col Sausage disparaged our country to furriners, admittedly went outside his chain of command and conspired to thwart CiC's policy to advance his own. He can get f*cked. So can she. Her office called the move "unprecedented" but said it came in response to reports of "political interference in military matters" by Trump — the commander in chief. The statement said Trump "may be seeking" to retaliate against Vindman for testifying against him. During the impeachment hearings, Vindman testified that he was listening to the call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and later talked about it to others — including an intelligence official believed to be the whistleblower. Vindman notably showed up for his testimony in a military uniform that he was not required to wear. An Army front man confirmed that Vindman was only required to abide by the dress code of the NSC, where he wore civilian attire. The left praised Vindman as a hero. Related: Tammy Duckworth : 2020-03-15 Joe Biden ‘Virtual Town Hall’ Marred by Tech Issues, Dick Durbin’s Wailing Baby Tammy Duckworth : 2018-01-21 Duckworth slams Trump: I won't be lectured on military needs by a 'five-deferment draft dodger' Tammy Duckworth : 2017-10-04 If The NRA Is So Bad, When Will Democrats Return Their Donations? Related: Mark Esper: 2020-06-28 US Finalizing Plan to Pull 4,000 Troops from Afghanistan: CNN Mark Esper: 2020-06-09 Fort Polk to become Fort Woke ? Mark Esper: 2020-06-09 Rioters in US are linked to ‘terrorists’ in Syria: Erdogan Related: Alexander Vindman: 2020-06-19 Army Recommends Resistance Hero LTC Vindman For Promotion Alexander Vindman: 2020-05-11 Lt. Col Sausage = Another liar: Transcripts show Vindman, too, said one thing in public and another thing under oath Alexander Vindman: 2020-02-21 Former Rep. Katie Hill Says ‘Biphobia’ Caused Her Resignation |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 I seriously doubt one cock splash can block all those promotions. How about they drag Tammy behind the ally and dumpster and have a little wall-to-wall counseling session with her? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-07-04 18:04 |
| #15 Vindman seems overdue for an overseas assignment. When was his last combat rotation? |
| Posted by: Shating Turkeyneck1016 2020-07-04 17:19 |
| #14 No, just an indictment of the officer promotion system. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-04 15:48 |
| #13 So is a fat promotion Vindman's payback for testifying? Just wondering... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-07-04 14:40 |
| #12 Ignore her silly election stunt. Submit the request and then frock all the folks who passed their PT test. After the election no one will care and the list will pass. |
| Posted by: rammer 2020-07-04 14:02 |
| #11 My promotion was held up by our !st SGT. Grin. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2020-07-04 13:45 |
| #10 Granted this is Washington..but how on earth does one Senator have the ability to block military promotions? Yeah, how is that? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-07-04 13:17 |
| #9 Maybe the same way one Republican senator, a certain John McCain (RINO-AZ), voted against Obamacare repeal. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-04 11:12 |
| #8 Granted this is Washington..but how on earth does one Senator have the ability to block military promotions? |
| Posted by: Tom 2020-07-04 11:09 |
| #7 oops, should have been Tailhook. coffee stat! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-07-04 08:01 |
| #6 Ditto P2k. I suspect no investigation was or will be conducted on this sheep dipped POS. He hasn't worked for the Army in many years. Too many US embassy assignments on his Officer Record Brief (ORB). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-07-04 07:15 |
| #5 Tailwind. You get what you tolerate. A Article 32 investigation should have been conducted on the man's conduct IAW the law and regulations. The chairborne warriors of the Military District Washington were more concerned about appearance rather than doing what the system called for. Now you get this. We have too many generals per soldier than we had in WWII. The vast majority of the generals at that time were fighters not politicians. The ratio is now inverse to that. Too many uniform bureaucrats filling too many administrative 'commands.' |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-07-04 07:07 |
| #4 Her office called the move "unprecedented" Not "unprecendented" at all! If Vindman is under official investigation, his personnel file is "FLAGGED." Favorable personnel actions are suspended for flagged files. A very routine action. What's the lizzardly SOB's status? Is he under investigation? His file filed "flagged" for fat-boy program? No PT Test? Other reason(s) ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-07-04 07:05 |
| #3 Trump: "Go ahead babe, make my day!". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB 2020-07-04 03:58 |
| #2 I'm sure Vindman's OER's are exemplary, so a promotion for Vindman should not be a concern. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-04 01:08 |
| #1 So she's going to interfere with promotions for political reasons? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-07-04 01:06 |