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intheflow

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4. General is fine with bombing Iran, tho.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:45 AM

Apr 3

At least he’s not racist, I guess?

Edited to add: reading other threads suggest it probably was due to refusing to participate in further illegal war crimes he was being asked to do. Whatever it was, Kegseth is an ass.

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"... the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth's directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers..." [View all] demmiblue Apr 3 OP

Profiles in courage. Irish_Dem Apr 3 #1

Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 3 #20

News flash! Racist misogynistic scumbag does something racist and misogynistic. Ray Bruns Apr 3 #2

Purging the military during dangerous times is so fucking stupid. Swede Apr 3 #3

Lets just make sure real historians write the history MadameButterfly Apr 3 #22

General is fine with bombing Iran, tho. intheflow Apr 3 #4

Dismissing somebody because they refuse to break the law doesnt sound like a lawful firing SSJVegeta Apr 3 #5

So it begins orangecrush Apr 3 #6

Um...'it' started a while ago. nt GenThePerservering Apr 3 #17

I'm referring to military officers standing up to Trump orangecrush Apr 3 #19

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Uh Oh. Sounds like someone else just got fired. JohnnyRingo Apr 3 #8

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Oh, but it gets better AverageOldGuy Apr 3 #10

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Can't wait for Hegseth to get his just desserts. Joinfortmill Apr 3 #15

By desserts you mean Ft. Leavenworth. Crowman2009 Apr 3 #16

The female Commandants of the Navy and Coast Guard were shitcanned. usonian Apr 3 #18

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Anyone who was coping by asserting that this dismissal showed some brass were pushing back RockRaven Apr 3 #23

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Standing up to corruption and racism Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #25