You said: What I find disturbing is the growing and unprecedented trend toward politization of the military, CIA, and the diplomatic corps, which both parties, but primarily the Dems, have fostered along with the willing cooperation of some in those organizations
I don't think you should add the military in there. Other organizations you mention, yeah, probably, but .001 percent or whatever it was doesn't amount to a mass protest.
I never said mass protest. There has not been any mass protests by the CIA or the State Department either. When you have retired flag officers and ambassadors attacking, as a group, administration policies, it becomes big news, especially with a partisan MSM.
I agree with kabar's point, but might modify the above to "politization of the Pentagon bureaucracy and senior officers, CIA, and the diplomatic corps." Would that be more accurate?
I've seen nothing to indicate that the ranks are being politicized. But the folks in the offices with the funny angles? Just look at all of the "political komisars" that got promoted by the Klintons.