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Pentagon's embrace of wokeness undermining ability to wage war, critics warn
Just the News ^ | February 24, 2022 - 10:38pm | Aaron Kliegman

Posted on 02/25/2022 11:03:05 AM PST by Hojczyk

In May 2017, an interviewer asked then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis what keeps him up at night.

Today, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, increasing Chinese belligerence toward U.S. ally Taiwan, and the ongoing fallout from the loss of Afghanistan to the Taliban, some lawmakers and military experts question whether the Pentagon is projecting the kind of warfighting focus and ferocity that intimidate adversaries and deter aggression.

This eroding confidence in the U.S. military largely stems from a belief that the Pentagon's senior leadership, both civilian and uniformed, is too focused on priorities other than deterring and preparing for war.

One such priority is climate change, which the Pentagon under the Biden administration has declared a "national security issue" and a top priority integral to the military's planning at all levels — tactical, operational, and strategic.

Of course, when it comes to the Pentagon's priorities other than training for war, the one that has come under the most fire is the notion that Defense Department leaders have embraced "woke" ideas.

On Thursday, as Russian troops attacked Ukraine, the NATO alliance put out a video saying "diversity is our strength."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: highheelcombatboots; lipstickbrigade; milleysgirls; wokesoldiers

1 posted on 02/25/2022 11:03:05 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Well, duh


2 posted on 02/25/2022 11:05:58 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Their focus is on Domestic Politics.

It’s their Religion.

And domestically, with the media. It’s easy to spin Fairy tales and sell fiction.

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3 posted on 02/25/2022 11:08:58 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: Hojczyk

Wokeness….weakness…..not much difference.


4 posted on 02/25/2022 11:09:40 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Hojczyk
You dont say!


5 posted on 02/25/2022 11:11:07 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Hojczyk

Excuse me, but isn’t this the obvious goal?


6 posted on 02/25/2022 11:11:32 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: Hojczyk

But what about the growing fame within military ranks over the power of Emma who has two moms?


7 posted on 02/25/2022 11:12:07 AM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: blueunicorn6
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Big Money in fear

8 posted on 02/25/2022 11:12:14 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘)
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9 posted on 02/25/2022 11:13:48 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘)
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To: AnthonySoprano
It’s their Religion.

Yes. The woke ideologues of DC are as blinded by their ideology as the Soviets were. Such people can't imagine a world outside of their mental frames and biases - even while they are getting smashed in the head by consequences.

10 posted on 02/25/2022 11:15:18 AM PST by PGR88
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To: AnthonySoprano

The Woke must be imperialists.

They must either conquer the entire planet or they will be crushed.

They are fighting to make the world safe for perverts.


11 posted on 02/25/2022 11:16:11 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Hojczyk

bkmk


12 posted on 02/25/2022 11:52:32 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: Magnum44

...and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered transgender for a great global army, fights a never-ending battle for personal truth, social justice and the obsolescence of the American way.


13 posted on 02/25/2022 12:06:13 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Hojczyk

Patton and other true warriors are spinning in their graves. Disgusting!


14 posted on 02/25/2022 12:06:27 PM PST by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed with the clot-shot, the more evidence I see supporting my decision.)
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To: Hojczyk

Wokeness in the military excludes white conservatives who support DJT. There has been some reporting of the military wanting to weed them out.


15 posted on 02/25/2022 12:10:58 PM PST by CodeJockey (If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes journalism. )
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To: Hojczyk

the NATO alliance put out a video saying “diversity is our strength.”

Our enemies are laughing. In military matters “diversity” is suicide.


16 posted on 02/25/2022 12:24:55 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Hojczyk

Years ago, David Wilkerson prophesied that Russia would nuke the US, and the US would not fire a single response. Then, Europe would surrender to Russia.


17 posted on 02/25/2022 1:39:52 PM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: Hojczyk

President Retard only needed 7000 queers to stop the Russian army 🤪


18 posted on 02/25/2022 1:58:01 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: blueunicorn6

Just put the men in skirts and makeup on the front lines. The enemy will laugh so hard they will choke themselves laughing


19 posted on 02/25/2022 5:39:10 PM PST by oldasrocks
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