Posted on 06/02/2019 8:25:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from view during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Japan.
A U.S. defense official said Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s acting defense chief, is also considering sending out formal guidance to military units in order to avoid similar problems in the future.
Shanahan confirmed details about a Navy email that said the White House military office wanted the USS John McCain kept “out of sight” when Trump was in Japan about a week ago. The internal Navy email came to light last week, triggering a storm of outrage. …
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This is starting to look like one of two things 1) A legit issue to protect a deployment or 2) Some deep state syncophant in the DoD trying to cause trouble.
yeah - right. As if the military has never been used for political purposes before. Another deep state plant
Obama puke politicized everything. So, that horse is already left the barn anyway.
Lolita C. Baldor is a member of the Associated Press Resistance against our duly elected president.
A hallmark of our Republic (not a Democracy) is civilian (President CinC) control over the military.
This is part of Obama’s politicization, no doubt.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
Clausewitz
If this did come from the Pentagon, I’d find out who it came from and inform them that their career is over.
Having said that, I imagine that this probably came from the desk of Lolita.
You mean like Michael Dukakis riding around in a tank?
No doubt a false flag email by an Obama fan leaked to enemies in the Democrat media to make Pres. Trump look mean to gullible women voters. No matter that the USS McCain was NOT named for the late not great, John McCain. No matter that it was being repainted and never left its berth next to the other ships docked there. No matter that the President knew nothing about this planted story until the hyenas in the press corps snarled questions about it while he was in Japan. The AP still is lying about it after it was thoroughly debunked. No wonder we do not trust anything they publish.
Rebecca Bollhaus of the WSJ “broke” this fake news earlier this week.
AP presents a “second day PM lead” of the same lie.
Fake.
I got a crazy idea. Howzabout the Pentagon bout giving orders to the White House and instead doing exactly, precisely, what they are told. First the FBI, then the CIA, then State.
Is the entire damned government in a state of rebellion?
There are many, many traitors, seditionists and quiet followers in the government. Many in the civil “service” should be fired immediately. It is a den of thieves.
I’m pretty sure that after Obama was elected, Valerie Jarrett had a meeting with all department heads and said,
“Now, what can each of your departments do to help the Democrat Party?”
That is there Commander in Chief. They better watch their mouth. Obama would have been kicking asses out the door. And produce the email. Someone must have it.
Did the Pentagon say anything to Obama all the times he did that with his social engineering crap? I doubt it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Harvey_Milk_(T-AO-206)
The military has never been used for political purposes, right?
Isn’t Trump the CiC?? STFU, Pentagon! He is your BOSS, you fools!
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