Posted on 07/31/2023 4:09:50 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama. The choice ended months of thorny deliberations, but an Alabama lawmaker vowed to fight on.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday that Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson’s view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details of Biden’s rationale for the decision.
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That, and they want to keep all those federal dollars in a solidly blue state, vice a solidly red one. This is pure politics.
“We’re going to reward our friends and punish our enemies. “ Barack Hussein OZero
Electoral College politics....entirely predictable from Rat Party Headquarters.
Alter Kaker wrote: “Clear payback for Tuberville holding up Pentagon nominations.”
Wrong. Tuberville was holding up the promotions to keep the Space Command in Huntsville.
The real reason is the top airforce brass are used to Colorado Springs and wanted to stay there.
“We can’t move it now; then the Communist Chinese government would have to do the whole balloon thing over again.”
Thx for the correction.
Makes sense, National Reconnaissance Office is in Colorado Springs.
Data source on satellite monitoring.
If you know what to look for, as you drive thru you can see the office from the Interstate.
“That, and they want to keep all those federal dollars in a solidly blue state, vice a solidly red one. This is pure politics.”
Yrump let it stay in Colorado in the hope of carrying that state in 2020. Pure politics.
Yep. Reminds me of what Obama did with the Shuttle.
Yeah, this is just electoral politics and not worth getting upset about at all.
the balloon was my first thought.
You mean that huge armored door with the armed guards that obviously leads to underground in the mountain ?
Yep, aside from the fact that the left hates the south.
I thought it was in Aurora, near Denver. Not in COS.
I was stationed at space command as the senior reserve JAG for four years. The Air Force JAG school is in Alabama. Give me Colorado Springs any stinkin’ day.
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)
“Thx for the correction.”
You’re welcome. He’s my senator so I try to know what he’s doing.
Moderator,
Would you please tell me, an over 20 year registered member and long term monthly and periodic donor, why my comment was deleted? Thanks.
No it is not! The NRO HQ is in Chantilly Virginia right off of US 50 & Lee Road!
https://www.nro.gov/contact-us/
Biden doesn’t even decide to use toilet paper or not.
Let’s face it...
Please let Texas know.
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