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jgmiller

(689 posts)
8. When these people are gone there will have to be a lot of house cleaning done
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 05:40 PM
Yesterday

The good news is this has happened before, not every military leader throughout the history of the US has been great or even competent. The new guy Hegseth picks might be horrible but whatever he does can be fixed.

This has nothing to do with Trump or Hegseth but honestly our military has been doing a lot of stupid things for a while especially on the weapons system side. It's not such a bad thing that we churn through some of these people.

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Another sycophant incoming. JBTaurus83 Yesterday #1
Someone's Iran math wasn't mathing with Hegseth's... nt EarthFirst Yesterday #2
Casualties. Lots and lots of casualties. paleotn Yesterday #9
Refused illegal orders orangecrush Yesterday #3
This is a good thing for that general wolfie001 Yesterday #4
Agree orangecrush Yesterday #7
How in the fuck can a no good DRUNK bastard DESTROY a life of a soldier that really cares bluestarone Yesterday #5
Remember, MyOwnPeace Yesterday #12
And one Democrat from Pennsylvania angryxyouth 22 hrs ago #13
Vichy America thought crime 21 hrs ago #17
huh progressoid Yesterday #6
When these people are gone there will have to be a lot of house cleaning done jgmiller Yesterday #8
He probably wants the former 82nd ABN commander bc he's planning on using them in Iran. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #10
I smell Kid Rock Kid Berwyn Yesterday #11
A drunk and a chickenhawk want to reshape the Army Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 22 hrs ago #14
Boots on the ground this weekend duckworth969 22 hrs ago #15
This is a very bad indicator angrychair 22 hrs ago #16
It seems that a Fox talking head thinks he's a great military leader instead of the incompetent fool he is. Lonestarblue 13 hrs ago #18
Just a little Question nwliberalkiwi 12 hrs ago #19
"What's to stop Trump from using a nuclear weapon" BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #20
I am guessing those checks and balances would disappear just like all the rest of travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #21
The one "check" BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #22
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