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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures
Navy Secretary Richard Spencers ouster was just the latest collision between military leaders and the president, who has repeatedly ignored or overruled their advice.
President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement. But now hes facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions from Mideast troop movements and the use of military funds for a border wall to disciplinary actions involving individual commandos.
Even before Navy Secretary Richard Spencers forced ouster this weekend, a handful of the Pentagon's highest-ranking officials have been debating just when they would feel compelled to resign over what they see as Trump's disregard for the chain of command, two current senior officials told POLITICO in recent days.
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Others said Trump's meddling in the Gallagher case may be only the beginning.
How do you square an established process like a UCMJ proceeding or a Trident review board with decisions by emotion and direction by tweet? said a senior defense official who was not authorized to speak publicly, referring to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. Youre trying to place traditional logic over things that cant be made logical. - Politico
President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement. But now hes facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions from Mideast troop movements and the use of military funds for a border wall to disciplinary actions involving individual commandos.
Even before Navy Secretary Richard Spencers forced ouster this weekend, a handful of the Pentagon's highest-ranking officials have been debating just when they would feel compelled to resign over what they see as Trump's disregard for the chain of command, two current senior officials told POLITICO in recent days.
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Others said Trump's meddling in the Gallagher case may be only the beginning.
How do you square an established process like a UCMJ proceeding or a Trident review board with decisions by emotion and direction by tweet? said a senior defense official who was not authorized to speak publicly, referring to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. Youre trying to place traditional logic over things that cant be made logical. - Politico
RePuticans tearing our military apart, leaving us with the Gallaghers of the world.
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Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures (Original Post)
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Nov 2019
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2naSalit
(86,622 posts)1. They want a mercenary military
thus, they must rid themselves of those who would object. Self removal, if you will. They are using the rules against us by reinterpreting the language.
TheRealNorth
(9,481 posts)5. I am more worried that he's installing his loyalists
You can't be a dictator without having the loyalty of the generals.
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)2. So tired of hearing these people talk about how they 'might' resign
After 3 years of this shit, that ship has sailed. Either act with principle and morality or youre complicit in this.
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)3. That is precisely what those soulless asshole desire.
Yavin4
(35,439 posts)4. This follows departures from the FBI, DOJ, State Department, the NSA, Homeland Security...
notice a pattern here folks.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)6. got to get his people in there...
asap...or at least prior to any election. The military will be the coup de grace