[a real Sheila]

I really do NOT understand what is going on. I keep telling myself if the media is going apesh!t, then it must be a good decision. But, for the pentagon to be “blindsided” by it (as the media reports) does not sound like a good thing.

[JBW1949]

You have to remember that a lot of the Pentagon still has many Obama people there...Plus, that is the media claiming “blindsided”...

[M. Thatcher]

for the pentagon to be “blindsided” by it (as the media reports) does not sound like a good thing.

It's BS. Trump ran on this and has been talking about it and making moves to do it his entire presidency. The pentagon wasn't "blindsided" - certain media sources in that building are simply mad that Trump is actually enacting his policy.