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Grasswire2

(13,571 posts) Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:45 AM Aug 2018

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WSJ: Military Faces A Sweeping Turnover Among Upper Commanders (could be an ominous sign)

"The changes, which include commanders for the Middle East and Europe, will mark the administration’s largest imprint on military leadership thus far. The personnel moves stand to affect top officers overseeing conflicts in the Middle East, U.S. policy to counter Russia, the detention center on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as stealth operations globally"

[link:https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-faces-a-sweeping-turnover-among-upper-commanders-1534700301?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/TCnoEcoPXn|

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WSJ: Military Faces A Sweeping Turnover Among Upper Commanders (could be an ominous sign) (Original Post) Grasswire2 Aug 2018 OP

SIFUABS Tactical Peek Aug 2018 #1

translation... nt Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #2

Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit Tactical Peek Aug 2018 #3

Do you fear the same thing I do here? nt Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #4

We need to do more than simply vote and hope here, folks!! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #5

The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is waiting for the kremlin's list Achilleaze Aug 2018 #6

Great, edhopper Aug 2018 #7

It seems even more ominous to me, Ed. Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #8

That is scary. edhopper Aug 2018 #9

Tactical Peek

(1,209 posts)

1. SIFUABS

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:52 AM

Aug 2018

Bigtime.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

2. translation... nt

Reply to Tactical Peek (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:54 AM

Aug 2018

Tactical Peek

(1,209 posts)

3. Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit

Reply to Grasswire2 (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:01 AM

Aug 2018

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

4. Do you fear the same thing I do here? nt

Reply to Tactical Peek (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:24 AM

Aug 2018

2naSalit

(86,636 posts)

5. We need to do more than simply vote and hope here, folks!!

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 07:07 AM

Aug 2018

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

6. The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is waiting for the kremlin's list

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 08:19 AM

Aug 2018

of candidates before he makes his appointments.

edhopper

(33,580 posts)

7. Great,

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 08:43 AM

Aug 2018

can't wait for the military to be lead by incompetent suck ups.

MAGA!!!!

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

8. It seems even more ominous to me, Ed.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:00 PM

Aug 2018

He could be purging all those who might resist unlawful orders.

edhopper

(33,580 posts)

9. That is scary.

Reply to Grasswire2 (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 05:32 PM

Aug 2018

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