Posted on 02/16/2017 7:11:43 PM PST by TigerClaws
Holdovers from the Obama administration in the Pentagon are hampering efforts to fix the military’s major readiness problem, leaving Secretary of Defense James Mattis alone in his efforts to properly equip U.S. forces, according to the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services.
“I am concerned that … to fix these problems [it] is going to take a lot more money, and yet a lot of the folks who are coming up with the budget to fix them are the same people who have been fighting every step of the way against our efforts to fix these problems,” said Chairman Mac Thornberry during a Capitol Hill press gaggle Thursday.
Thornberry noted that Mattis is “alone” in his attempts to alleviate the readiness problem at the Pentagon. He added that there are some people, including “political appointees and others from the Obama administration,” who have been “trying to deny there was a problem.”
The Vice Joint Chiefs of Staff warned the armed services committee last week that the lack of military readiness across all branches was putting the military’s capabilities at risk. Their reports revealed, among other substantial problems, only three of 58 Army brigade combat teams are ready for combat, while fewer than half of the Air Force’s aging aircraft fleet is ready to fight.
Thornberry emphasized that Mattis can’t solve the problem by himself, and that the slow process of filling defense roles at the Pentagon is preventing the Trump administration from fulfilling its promise to rebuild the military. He also said the the issue goes beyond budgets, and that the U.S. has a moral obligation to support the troops.
In Obama’s version of the military, the most urgent task is determining how many genders there are today.
I wish they would name names so everyone knows who these buttheads are.
I figured it wouldn’t be easy. Gotta do it though.
All that he has to do is fire them.
Simple. “Your services are no longer required. Turn in your badge at the door.”
After all the Skunks, Moles, Voles, Snakes,Rats, Worms and Chameleons have been identified, they can be tossed over the side or under the bus.
They may not be able to do the “naming names,” but calling them butt heads might be a step in the right direction. Hopefully, the names will get out there to the right people. I’m sure the holdover’s don’t want the military fixed, it would then be too effective.
There’s generally a lot of sludge in the swamp that might take a bit to drain. Not all the scum is floating on the surface.
There is a bulldozer coming for those treasonous bastards. WE WON THE ELECTION!! Get on board or get HANGED!!
The foul residue of the Obama regime will take some scouring to remove.
Yep, fire them. No weight is better than dead weight.
And combating global warming.
Has an ex-President ever been charged with sedition or racketeering??
**Holdovers from the Obama administration in the Pentagon are hampering efforts to fix the military’s major readiness problem, leaving Secretary of Defense James Mattis alone in his efforts to properly equip U.S. forces, according to the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. **
Get these people out of the Pentagon and the government.
There still are political appointees ????
WHY
That is the truth. He cared about cross dressers and homosexuals than caring about lives of Americans.
political appointees ???
Mattis is the head guy. Can he adios these people ?
A satellite DOD office at the USAF base Thule, Greenland would be a great place for these obstructions to get transferred.
Active Duty ping.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.