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Girard442

(6,770 posts)
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:12 PM Sunday

Seems to me that if Hegseth has some grand radical plan for his gathering of the generals...

...it would be nothing sort of miraculous if this drunk loser could have kept it all under wraps so far.

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johnnyfins

(2,970 posts)
2. I was thinking the same thing.
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:14 PM
Sunday

Is this more political theater? This is the "reality tv" administration.

DBoon

(24,320 posts)
5. Generals gathered in their masses ...
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:21 PM
Sunday

... Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh, Lord, yeah

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)
6. I am fairly certain the top brass know what they are walking into.
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:22 PM
Sunday

They are not about to get ambushed.

The US military has its own intelligence services.

FraDon

(540 posts)
8. I was imagining the thick doors of the hall locking as they slam shut and
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:28 PM
Sunday

a few canisters of Zyklon B dropped into the air circulation system.

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,952 posts)
9. Purported leak says it about "warrior ethos" (move fast break things) and grooming (manly man beards?) . . . nt
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:31 PM
Sunday

TommyT139

(1,954 posts)
11. He's already tightened up
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:36 PM
Sunday

...physical fitness requirements as well as put in process the removal of medical exceptions for man of color who get skin issues from frequent shaving.

That last change was early on, and will result in slower advancement for Black men in the armed forces.

Edited to add: No, not early on, although it had been mentioned, iirc. The policies seem to have gone back and forth, but as usual, the regime is ignoring medical science in favor of uniformity and, well, white guys getting more chances to advance.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/new-army-shaving-policy-will-allow-soldiers-skin-condition-affects-mostly-black-men-be-kicked-out.html

From a few days ago:
https://www.forcesnews.com/usa/hair-raising-new-rules-could-see-personnel-kicked-out-us-military-having-beards

TommyT139

(1,954 posts)
10. Whenever I see
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:33 PM
Sunday

...that one of the fascist dolts is about to do something, that reminds me that the figureheads are absolutely not the ones making the plans that have accomplished so much destruction in such a short time.

Champp

(2,176 posts)
12. Officers need to Honor the Sacred Oath they took
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:41 PM
Sunday

or prove to be weaklings who will forever live in a Republican-induced State of Disgrace.

Midnight Writer

(24,781 posts)
13. This is a manipulation technique. You start with small, seemingly meaningless orders.
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 06:23 PM
Sunday

They'll go along with that. "Seems silly, but where's the harm?"

The next orders will be more consequential. The next even more so.

Sort of like the frog in a pot of water that is being heated.

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