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Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump’s firing of senior military leaders
Associated Press ^ | 2/27/25 | Lolita C. Baldor

Posted on 03/02/2025 4:55:16 AM PST by Libloather

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As former secretaries of defense, they should already know that's not how the game is played, but thanks for participating.
1 posted on 03/02/2025 4:55:16 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Who was it that called them Perfumed Princes?
2 posted on 03/02/2025 4:58:15 AM PST by ComputerGuy ( )
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William Perry, Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel, Jim Mattis and Lloyd Austin - all freakin commies.

"Oh, not Mattis?!"

Yes, even tough guys can be commies.

3 posted on 03/02/2025 4:59:12 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Libloather

Five Ultra Left-wing heads of the DOD,

There fixed it


4 posted on 03/02/2025 5:00:49 AM PST by stockpirate (A group of baboons is referred to as a "Congress" of baboons.)
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To: Libloather

Not only no but H double hockey sticks no


5 posted on 03/02/2025 5:01:14 AM PST by databoss
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DEI hires all!


6 posted on 03/02/2025 5:03:15 AM PST by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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To: Libloather

If I remember correctly, Obama’s admin and Biden’s admin came in and got rid of every conservative military leader they could find.

It was hardly mentioned when it was them.


7 posted on 03/02/2025 5:05:49 AM PST by dforest
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Perry; Panetta; Hagel; Mattis; Austin.....

Some 'likely lads' there - as we say in the UK..

8 posted on 03/02/2025 5:06:12 AM PST by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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The letter — signed by William Perry, Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel, Jim Mattis and Lloyd Austin

Five idiots who obviously don't know how things work. Proof they should have been fired or never should have served.

9 posted on 03/02/2025 5:08:38 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (Burma Shave)
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> there were no real justifications for the firings <

I just looked it up in my copy of the Constitution. The word “justification” does not appear anywhere in the description of the president’s role as commander-in-chief.

I guess the signers of that letter don’t have copies of the Constitution. Because otherwise they could have looked it up too.

🤔


10 posted on 03/02/2025 5:08:48 AM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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“There’s no Super Bowl do-over, guys!”


11 posted on 03/02/2025 5:08:57 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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David Hackworth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hackworth

A warrior, up from the ranks, made it to colonel after Korea and Viet Nam wars, on the way home to be promoted general he gave an honest interview in Australia re the conduct of the war and became persona non grata in the US, for years after he stayed abroad until the Pentagon gave up trying to court martial him.


12 posted on 03/02/2025 5:09:04 AM PST by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: Libloather

When Obama did it, no one blinked an eye.


13 posted on 03/02/2025 5:09:32 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: Psalm 73

Mattis was and is the worst offender. He was beloved by marines. He lead them off the cliff to insubordination of the worst kind

What is his goal here?

Hopefully the Pam bondi Geraldo fiasco is a fluke and not harbinger for the Trump first term fiascos to come


14 posted on 03/02/2025 5:11:12 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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“...politicize the military...”???????

LOL...WTH has the leftist/liberal/democrats been trying their best to do????


15 posted on 03/02/2025 5:11:21 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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“ The five men — who represented Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades”
Let me correct represented the deep state over the past three decades

The rats are coming out of the woodwork exposing themselves


16 posted on 03/02/2025 5:11:24 AM PST by blitz128
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I couldn’t remember. Thanks.


17 posted on 03/02/2025 5:11:41 AM PST by ComputerGuy ( )
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To: dforest

If we had a real media this would be covered properly, there is a reason theu are called legacy media.

Please stick with the playbook, it is “flawless”😎


18 posted on 03/02/2025 5:14:08 AM PST by blitz128
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Don’t care what they want. Tough crap their Leftist/Deep State Neocon buddies are getting fired. That’s the president’s prerogative as per the Constitution.

Did they call for Congressional hearings when Obama fired hundreds of military officers when he was president? Of course not.


19 posted on 03/02/2025 5:14:40 AM PST by FLT-bird
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Lloyd Austin is particularly amusing, the guy who hid xidens dementia, and his medical condition. Perfect


20 posted on 03/02/2025 5:15:23 AM PST by blitz128
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