Posted on 03/04/2025 7:10:37 PM PST by texas booster
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, was fired from his post last month, along with several other high ranking military officials. Many of the Left rushed to say that President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were “politicizing” the Pentagon. However, “This is not the politicalization of the Pentagon. It's the depoliticalization”, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ They said, ‘This is reckless, it hurts morale, and it will depress recruitment.’ Let's analyze that just for a second. Recruitment reached near-record levels after the election of Donald Trump. It's on the way up. It was depressed prior to that. Why would it be depressed? If you go through the Pentagon data, it's very hard to decipher.
“ More importantly, Leon Panetta signed this letter. He was one, also, of the 51 intelligence authorities that said, right on the eve of the election and on a few days before the 2020 debate, that Hunter [Biden's] laptop, which was in the hands of the FBI and authenticated, had all the hallmarks of a Russian information, which meant disinformation, campaign.
00:00 Introduction to the Controversy
01:29 Analyzing Recruitment Concerns
03:24 Historical Context of Military Firings
04:32 Current Issues in the Pentagon
05:32 Critique of the Letter Signatories
06:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
09:08 Closing Remarks and Subscription Info
Excellent 7 minute video by the one and only Prof Hanson.
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When those progressive former leaders complain Trump’s actions will depress recruitment what they mean is it will depress the recruitment of the “correct type” of recruits as they would define them.
And they aren’t referring to the recruitment of patriotic straight white males.
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BTTT
Just looking at the military brass in the chamber says alot. How many of them are traitors and need to be ousted. Not one of them cracked a smile, says something
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