The Atlantic – Donald Trump’s plans for the military will weaken it
Kori Schake, of The Atlantic, penned an article warning of the impacts that Donald Trump’s intent for the military would have. She took aim at Donald Trump’s plan for a warrior board which would review and recommend woke senior officers for removal, as well as Trump’s plan for using the military to assist with deportations. Schake also insinuated that Trump politicized the military and corroded it in the process.
From The Atlantic:
During his first term as president, Trump stopped short of invoking the Insurrection Act, but he did set about corroding the professionalism of the armed forces by making its use as a partisan political force acceptable and attempting to create military loyalty that was personal to him. As commander in chief, he used meetings with service members as campaign stops, encouraging them to agree with him that “we had a wonderful election, didn’t we? And I saw those numbers–and you like me, and I like you.” He asked military audiences to lobby their members of Congress in support of his policies, and he pardoned a serviceman who had been convicted of serious crimes–including war crimes–by court-martial and then included him in campaign events.
Trump also attempted to reach past the senior leaders who discipline the rank and file by ridiculing “the generals” and accusing them of stupidity, cowardice, and betraying the fighting forces. He has since said that, once back in office, he will fire all the “woke” generals and that he’s considering creating an external board of preferred veterans to determine which active-duty military leaders to remove. He insinuated that retired General Mark Milley in particular should be executed for treason. The scholar Risa Brooks has written that these are efforts to create a military coalition committed to keeping him in office.
Is Trump disciplined enough to devise and enact a plan to use the military against constitutional authority? To believe that he’s not is tempting. Unfortunately, it also underestimates the protean instincts that have made him successful and the authoritarian ambitions that animate him and many around him.
In the final months of Trump’s first term, the “adults in the room” left the building, and the president appointed such reckless partisans as Christopher Miller, Kash Patel, and Douglas MacGregor into senior defense roles. Some of Trump’s current Cabinet picks, such as defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, resemble these appointees in their attitudes and positions. If confirmed, they will likely inject partisan politics into the military, creating dissension within the ranks, driving out experienced commanders, and alienating a large segment of the public.
Additional Reading:
Schake, K. (2024, November 30). What Trump doesn’t understand about the military. The Atlantic. Link.
Category: Donald Trump, Military issues
Bullsh*t!
“alienating a large segment of the public”
Apparently not that large if you look at the election results.
“Everything that guy said is bullshit” – legal scholar Vincent LaGuardia Gambini
I’m sure DJT did rub the industrial military complex-establishment-DC swamp-warhawk top brass the wrong way, and that’s a good thing. Ever watch The Don with the troopers, marines, airman, and sailors? They love the guy. That’s what’s important. Not General with one foot out the door to Grumman or Raytheon. Putting and end to the wasting of time, energy, and resources on DEI/CRT is a good thing. Bringing meritocracy back is GREAT thing. Booting the trannies saves time, money, and improves morale which is another GREAT thing.
I can see why the writer is bummed. He’s just another guy that NEVER served trying the transform our military into some societal petri dish for experiments in wokeness. Eff him and all that think him/her/they/whatever-the-fuck-they-are-today…
To Kori Schake of The Atlantic:
Elections have consequences.
Learn to code.
I lernt CW from a local HAM when I was a kid.
Can still pass the 21 wpm code test with a straight key.
Of all the memory problems that come with aging, CW is the
least affected.
So here we see The Atlantic showing its true colors as just another DNC rag.
When I peruse magazines at my local library I don’t even bother picking them up- along with The Week, Time, Mother Jones, et al.
Hahhahahahahahhahhahahahhahhahhahahahahahahahhhahhahahahahahahhahahhahhh.
They are stupid.
Take some time out to breath and don’t choke….