Anonymous wrote:Given the breaking NY Times headlines, the man needs to be ousted immediately.

Is this what you meant? SURELY he’ll be fired for this! /s

Given the breaking NY Times headlines, the man needs to be ousted immediately.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know guys, this… doesn’t seem great?

“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership,” said a senior defense official. “Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/18/defense-secretary-chief-of-staff-joe-kasper-departure-00299508

Let us hope they have US interests at heart,!

I assumed when I first read the story that these individuals are protecting us from dangerous actors like Hegseth. I guess I was hoping that they are thwarting him or leaking important information. I too hope that they are real patriots and are putting US interests ahead of partisan beliefs.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know guys, this… doesn’t seem great?

“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership,” said a senior defense official. “Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/18/defense-secretary-chief-of-staff-joe-kasper-departure-00299508

Let us hope they have US interests at heart,!

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know guys, this… doesn’t seem great?

“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership,” said a senior defense official. “Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/18/defense-secretary-chief-of-staff-joe-kasper-departure-00299508

I wonder if a lot of the churn is because Hegseth is going to recommend Trump invoke the insurrection act at the southern border.

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Anonymous wrote:People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

People who work in the Pentagon voted for Trump. What percentage of them voted for Trump.

0% smart people work in the Pentagon

Look, I'm as left as it comes. I like to describe myself as "left of Trotsky" when people ask my political leanings and I'm only half joking.

I'm around military people all day long as part of my job and I'll be the first to tell you the Pentagon is chock full of very, very smart people. Now don't get me wrong, it's also full of ideologues, many of whom are smart people who inexplicably got caught up in the cult of Trump, but to claim the Pentagon has "0% smart people" is ironically one of the dumbest statements I've heard in a while.

There are a lot of things out military does wrong, but there are two things it really does right; logistics and making sure really stupid people don't make it past O-6.

The big problem is that really smart people, under the right circumstances, can be convinced of some really stupid things.

I thought the PP was answering a question and saying that 0% of the Pentagon voted for Trump. They just wrote it in a run-on sentence,

Welp I guess that shows why I'm a contractor and not an O-7...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

People who work in the Pentagon voted for Trump. What percentage of them voted for Trump.

0% smart people work in the Pentagon

Look, I'm as left as it comes. I like to describe myself as "left of Trotsky" when people ask my political leanings and I'm only half joking.

I'm around military people all day long as part of my job and I'll be the first to tell you the Pentagon is chock full of very, very smart people. Now don't get me wrong, it's also full of ideologues, many of whom are smart people who inexplicably got caught up in the cult of Trump, but to claim the Pentagon has "0% smart people" is ironically one of the dumbest statements I've heard in a while.

There are a lot of things out military does wrong, but there are two things it really does right; logistics and making sure really stupid people don't make it past O-6.

The big problem is that really smart people, under the right circumstances, can be convinced of some really stupid things.

I thought the PP was answering a question and saying that 0% of the Pentagon voted for Trump. They just wrote it in a run-on sentence,

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

People who work in the Pentagon voted for Trump. What percentage of them voted for Trump.

0% smart people work in the Pentagon

Look, I'm as left as it comes. I like to describe myself as "left of Trotsky" when people ask my political leanings and I'm only half joking.

I'm around military people all day long as part of my job and I'll be the first to tell you the Pentagon is chock full of very, very smart people. Now don't get me wrong, it's also full of ideologues, many of whom are smart people who inexplicably got caught up in the cult of Trump, but to claim the Pentagon has "0% smart people" is ironically one of the dumbest statements I've heard in a while.

There are a lot of things out military does wrong, but there are two things it really does right; logistics and making sure really stupid people don't make it past O-6.

The big problem is that really smart people, under the right circumstances, can be convinced of some really stupid things.

There's a lot of sexy attractive women in the service. You know Pete, he thinks with that other brain. You know, the one that gets men in trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

People who work in the Pentagon voted for Trump. What percentage of them voted for Trump.

0% smart people work in the Pentagon

Anonymous wrote:People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

People who work in the Pentagon voted for Trump. What percentage of them voted for Trump.

People who work in the Pentagon are worried.

I don’t know guys, this… doesn’t seem great?

“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership,” said a senior defense official. “Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/18/defense-secretary-chief-of-staff-joe-kasper-departure-00299508

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Anonymous wrote:Trump only hires the best!

Imagine starting our with James Mattis as your Defense Secretary and then winding up with this Hegseth idiot. Downward trajectory
personified.

And also thinking it was a good idea to fire JOS chairman, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., followed by Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Air Force Gen. James Slife, and several JAGs.

Because how many pushups he could do was clearly an indicator on fitness for the SecDef role.

Well...in an administration where Trump's doctor cited his "frequent victories in golf events" as evidence that he is fit for office...rating a SecDef on pushups is par for the course.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump only hires the best!

Imagine starting our with James Mattis as your Defense Secretary and then winding up with this Hegseth idiot. Downward trajectory
personified.

And also thinking it was a good idea to fire JOS chairman, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., followed by Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Air Force Gen. James Slife, and several JAGs.

Because how many pushups he could do was clearly an indicator on fitness for the SecDef role.