Posted on 11/05/2021 7:43:25 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday accused the Pentagon of preparing U.S. armed forces for culture wars rather than real wars after their humiliating 'defeat' against British Royal Marines in a training exercise.
U.S. forces had to ask for a 'reset' halfway through the five-day mock battle in the Mojave Desert as they took heavy simulated losses.
It comes with the Pentagon already under intense scrutiny, following the hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban takeover.
And this week the US Navy fired a nuclear submarine's commanding Officer, executive Officer and chief of the boat for after their vessel collided with an 'uncharted seamount' in the South China Sea.
Hawley said competitors such as China would be baffled by the U.S. approach.
'They're probably wondering why it is that people like General Milley and Secretary Austin spend so much time recommending books on white rage, on critical race theory and are not more focused on warfighting,' he told the 'Ingraham Angle' on Fox News.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attracted the fury of conservatives earlier this year when he said he wanted to understand 'white rage' and why thousands of people attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in January.
During the same House hearing, the country's first Black secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, also defended the military's efforts to address racism and extremism.
Hawley said Pentagon leadership should let warfighters do what they are best at.
'I mean, here's my view, Lord, we've got the best soldiers, airmen, Marines in the entire world,' he said.
'Our soldiers are amazing warfighters. Let them fight,' he said.
'Train them to fight. Let them do what they do best and stop using the military as a giant social experiment, which is what the left seems to want.'
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Was being sarcastic. However not surprised that this chump would actually say it. Sounds like some German general saying he obeys the Fuhrer.
It’s my understanding that the areas surrounding D.C. are the most affluent in the country.
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With the river of money flowing into Washington DC how could it be otherwise?
The elites and powerful interests in the Swamp feed at this trough and take care of themselves first and foremost.
The bureaucrats in the area who make all this possible are well rewarded for their complicity in this national scam.
I’m a veteran too. Glad my service didn’t occur in times like these.
So if U.S. Marines did surrender...
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So maybe the training objective WAS accomplished.
After the disgraceful debacle in Afghanistan its hard not to see things in this light.
(Note also that our diplomatic embarrassments of late are also evidence of this mentality. Displays of national strength are not appreciated by this regime.)
What good is our military when the borders are open for terrorist and China controls our elections.
Except when you disagree with your commander in chief, then you collude with enemy nations military.
If we get into a major war I would not want my sons fight under these stupid SOB’s in the pentagon.
The Sam Damons we need today are being booted out in favor of Courtney Massengales (Once an Eagle reference).
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