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Trump preparing to nominate key military personnel: report
The Hill ^ | 19 Aug 2018 | Megan Keller

Posted on 08/19/2018 4:35:56 PM PDT by blueplum

President Trump is expected to switch out commanders across the Middle East and Europe in the administration’s most dramatic change to the US military leadership so far, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that the personnel shifts will affect officers fighting in the Middle East, as well as those working to counter Russia, overseeing Guantanamo Bay and engaging in stealth operations around the world. Officials told the Journal that Army Lt. Gen. Richard Clarke is anticipated to be formally appointed to U.S. Special Operations Command....

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: guantanamobay; middleeast; military; richardclarke; specialforces; trump
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1 posted on 08/19/2018 4:35:56 PM PDT by blueplum
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I hope he is dealing with the Obama butt boys.


2 posted on 08/19/2018 4:40:06 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: blueplum

Do these media a-holes ever know when to zip there treasonous mouths? have they never heard the expression “Loose lips sink ships”?


3 posted on 08/19/2018 4:40:36 PM PDT by JME_FAN (uired to)
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To: blueplum

The draining of the swamp continues.


4 posted on 08/19/2018 4:40:44 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: blueplum

Sounds like a good plan. They forgot to say when this will occur. The media is given all this information and there is no date set. Something doesn’t smell right.


5 posted on 08/19/2018 4:41:57 PM PDT by DrDude (Waiting for the Game to start. Gotta move the Goal Posts again!)
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have they never heard the expression “Loose lips sink ships”?

The expression they support is .... "Loose lips sell laundry detergent".

6 posted on 08/19/2018 4:42:46 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Mark17

This is how he deals with the past obama butt boys. They are more entrenched at DOJ and FBI though..


7 posted on 08/19/2018 4:43:12 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: UCANSEE2

If that’s the case, then they need to have their mouths washed out with BORAX!


8 posted on 08/19/2018 4:50:55 PM PDT by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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To: blueplum

Let’s pray that he cleans house and appoints some badass combat veterans.


9 posted on 08/19/2018 4:53:41 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: JME_FAN
Do these media a-holes ever know when to zip there treasonous mouths? have they never heard the expression “Loose lips sink ships”?

I just read the entire article and found no information that wasn't open sourced and appropriate for public discussion. The president's appointment of senior military leadership is a matter of public record and is subject to open confirmation hearings by the Senate. Which specific items in this article prompted your concern?

10 posted on 08/19/2018 4:54:42 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: DrDude
They forgot to say when this will occur. The media is given all this information and there is no date set. Something doesn’t smell right.

The joint command appointments described in the article generally run for a set number of years and are a matter of public record. The process smells normal to me -- except this time we've got a commander in chief that I trust.

11 posted on 08/19/2018 5:00:26 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Good, dump Obama leftovers more concerned with transgender, gay and lesbian rights than fighting and engaging the enemy with real arms


12 posted on 08/19/2018 5:04:28 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Always A Marine

“Which specific items in this article prompted your concern?”

Only the general principle of telling the world that we are changing high-ranking military officers in a theater of war.

I don’t think any of this should be public knowledge. Period.


13 posted on 08/19/2018 5:08:46 PM PDT by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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LtGen McKenzie is sharp. He sifts information like I've never seen before. He doesn't miss the smallest detail.

LTG Clark is the real deal too. Both are great selections.

14 posted on 08/19/2018 5:09:54 PM PDT by Salvavida
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Do these media a-holes ever know when to zip there treasonous mouths? have they never heard the expression “Loose lips sink ships”?

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I think it’s all a matter of public record. For instance, Stars and Stripes regularly publishes things like this for the Army.


15 posted on 08/19/2018 5:10:45 PM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Always A Marine

JME_FAN is a known troll, ignore it.


16 posted on 08/19/2018 5:17:32 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: blueplum

By now Sec. Mattis knows what should be done.


17 posted on 08/19/2018 5:29:30 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: blueplum

De-pussifying MIL hopefully.


18 posted on 08/19/2018 5:51:00 PM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: JME_FAN

The DOD News releases are available to all and you can receive them by email.

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/


19 posted on 08/19/2018 5:55:56 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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it’s fine. Some are centered around filling retirement slots with those who need to add a command to their resume before they, too, retire, and some likely to counterbalance mission changes of foreign players. Doubtful it will turn into a 200+ officer purge like Zero pulled.


20 posted on 08/19/2018 5:57:35 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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