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Mike Young
Mike Young@micyoung75·
He sent the email to Hegseth. The man who fired him was one of the recipients. “Our soldiers are truly the best in the world - they deserve tough training and courageous leaders of character.” His replacement was Hegseth’s personal military aide. The Pentagon described him as able to carry out the vision “without fault.” George’s fault, apparently, was refusing to discriminate against officers by race and gender and then asking for a meeting to discuss it. He served thirty-some years. West Point. Desert Storm. Iraq. Afghanistan. Two years early out the door. The email had a subject line. It said “Thank you.” That’s it.
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Ousted Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George says U.S. soldiers deserve "courageous leaders of character" in outgoing email cbsn.ws/4slCNIN

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Harris
Harris@Harrisbro777·
I have a friend who's been in defense contracting for 22 years. Called me last night. His exact words: "I've never seen this kind of asset concentration in my career. Not even Iraq. This is everything we have." 3 carrier strike groups. USS Abraham Lincoln. USS Gerald R. Ford. USS George H.W. Bush. $1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 being spent PER DAY. 7,000+ Marines from THREE Marine Expeditionary Units. 82nd Airborne Division — America's rapid-deployment invasion force — on ALERT. B-2 stealth bombers. F-22 Raptors. EA-18G Growlers jamming every radar in Iran. U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance planes mapping targets in REAL TIME — haven't deployed those since the Cold War. He told me: "When you see U-2s and EA-18Gs together, it means one thing — they're preparing to go in BLIND and DEAF the other side completely." This is what $220,000,000,000 in additional war appropriation looks like. Trump isn't bluffing. The military isn't bluffing. And the American people? We're not bluffing either. 48 hours. Let's go, Mr. President. Every patriot is with you. i post what everyone else is too afraid to say.. follow if you want the truth with no filter.
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benoitlabrecque
benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@fsufan007 @micyoung75 The guy has a purple hearts, 3 bronze medals, and a bunch of combat medals you wouldn't know. He enlisted thirty years ago has a E-1 and deployed multiple times in every war since. How many E-1 do you know became generals? Do you think all that was just Biden pulling strings?
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RLowe
RLowe@fsufan007·
@micyoung75 Yeah leaders who care more about merit than DEI bullshit. This guy was nominated by Biden. Tells you everything you need to know.
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GHOST OPERATOR V
GHOST OPERATOR V@Viperion_OSINT·
The obsession with DEI is probably why Iran is fucking massacring everyone sent in right now. Winning countries never institute total news blackouts on their wars Every officer promoted during the DEI era needs to be fired immediately regardless of gender or skin color because all of them are clearly and indisputably garbage
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@BigMoonKR @micyoung75 He enlisted has E-1 30 years ago. He rose to four star general and army chief of staff from E-1. He deployed, has a purple heart, multiple bronze stars, and even more combat + commender medals.
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BigMoon 빅문
BigMoon 빅문@BigMoonKR·
The 4 star general has been in power for what 30 years? What successes have there been can he point to anything hes accomplished? Did he win the iraq war what exactly did these people actually ACCOMPLISh in the last 30 years fraud waste and abuse trump shoudl seize his assets for all the government money hes wasted with his constant failure
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@realJZervos @823jjd @academic_la Targetting water infrastructure and civilian power would mostly kill civilians. The regime would be have some capabilities reduction, but military instalations are less likely to be dependent on the civilian grid and aquaducts than the residential areas.
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Shaiel Ben-Ephraim
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim@academic_la·
Talks between the US and Iran have reached a dead end: 1) Iran has officially informed mediators, a committee led by Pakistan, that it is unwilling to meet with U.S. officials in Islamabad in the coming days. 2) Tehran has rejected the Trump administration's latest proposal, reportedly a 15-point plan or a 48-hour ceasefire, calling the demands "unacceptable" and "one-sided". 3) Iran is seeking a permanent end to the war, reparations, and guarantees against future attacks, while the U.S. has demanded full access to the Strait of Hormuz and the surrender of enriched uranium. The reasons for this impasse are obvious. Trump believes Iran should surrender because they have been seriously bombed and he plans to escalate. Iran believes Trump is in serious political trouble as a result of the war and will eventually withdraw. Iran is right. Trump is wrong.
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@realJZervos @823jjd @academic_la Pretty sure the target is the broad Iranian populace to punish them for not having changed the regime. Targetting civilian power plants and desalination plants mostly hurt civilians.
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@ISeeUOSINT @Harrisbro777 Trump has not lost any meaningfull support amongst the MAGA/GOP voters in any recent polls. The people who voted him in office do support his actions.
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I See U OSINT
I See U OSINT@ISeeUOSINT·
@Harrisbro777 Yeah only one teeny tiny problem. He ran on no wars. We voted for that not this. Our military is bad ass, our country is bad ass, our president lied.
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Marshall S. Billingslea
Marshall S. Billingslea@M_S_Billingslea·
I propose these measures as a former NATO Assistant Secretary General. I believe in the value of the Alliance. But I agree that strong reform measures are needed. @SecGenNATO, please take this on board. These may seem tough, but you may get soon presented with even more severe measures… @USNATO @USAmbNATO 5/5
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Marshall S. Billingslea
Marshall S. Billingslea@M_S_Billingslea·
President Trump’s frustration with @NATO nations is understandable. It should be directed at the deadbeats in Western Europe, not at NATO as a whole, & certainly not at our Eastern European allies (who “get it”). NATO absolutely needs reform. Here are 4 measures that would bring real pressure on free-loading countries without damaging the Alliance as a whole: 🧵1/5
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benoitlabrecque
benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@LindseyGrahamSC @POTUS Just to confirm, this is an official endorsement of strikes against civilian energy production and desalination plants?
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Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham@LindseyGrahamSC·
I just had a great conversation with @POTUS. I totally support his ultimatum to the Iranian regime to open up the Strait of Hormuz and to do a peace deal. A massive military operation awaits Iran if they choose poorly. This regime has been severely crippled through Operation Epic Fury. Their reign of terror against the region and the world needs to come to an end, hopefully through a peace deal. After speaking with President Trump this morning, I am completely convinced that he will use overwhelming military force against the regime if they continue to impede the Strait of Hormuz and refuse a diplomatic solution to achieve our military objectives. If it’s not clear to Iran and others by now that President Trump means what he says then I don’t know when it will ever be. Choose wisely.
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Marc Thiessen 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱
So many longtime NATO supporters saying the same thing right now. I helped bring Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic into NATO. But denying us basing and overflight is inexcusable, as is their failure to help with Strait of Hormuz. No one asking them to bomb Iran, just let us use our bases and help escort ships. If they can’t do that, NATO has no purpose.
Clifford D. May@CliffordDMay

I'm pro-NATO. But I can't think of a single argument to refute what @MsMelChen says here. Not one. If others can, please weigh in.

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benoitlabrecque
benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@richardbridd21 @McFaul The US treatened to go to war/annex military Greenland, Canada and the UK, (in order of seriousness and threat level) You even sanctioned the NATO countries that participated in the effort to bolster Greenland's defences
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SuburbEnjoyer
SuburbEnjoyer@richardbridd21·
@McFaul Except Trump never actually invaded or annexed a NATO country. But NATO materially acted and sided with the Jihadis that chant death to America while pursuing nuclear ICBMs. NATO is helping our enemies kill us. How exactly do you overcome this "issue"?
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Michael McFaul
Michael McFaul@McFaul·
I regret that some NATO allies are denying us access to our bases in their countries. I also regret that the US president threatened to invade and annex NATO countries. This ridiculous Trump policy is obviously negatively impacting our national security now. I hope both of these issues within NATO can be overcome soon.
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@Politics_Matter @McFaul He explicitely said multiple times that he would use military force if he didn't get Greenland and that there was nothing NATO could do about it. He only backed off after NATO troops where mobilised there and upped the country's defenses.
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Politics Matter
Politics Matter@Politics_Matter·
Except President Trump never did that. But, I could be wrong. 🤷‍♂️ Please provide an explicit quote of Trump threatening to invade and annex NATO countries. All I remember is Trump shrewdly claiming to keep all options on the table as any good businessman would do during negotiations.
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@HalfTangible @FHustede What pack of lies? The US was actively treathening the use of military force to annex Greenland and only backed off after NATO troops where mobilised and defensive mesure where taken to protect the country. Hell, you even sanctioned countries that helped Greenland defenses.
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HalfTangible
HalfTangible@HalfTangible·
Wow you really believe that pack of lies? You ignored us telling you to build up your militaries for decades. Since Eisenhower America has been telling you you needed to step up but no, you don't need America, you have NATO. You didn't just not help us, you actively helped Iran. A country that just slaughtered its own people by the tens of thousands. "This is the America Alone you wanted, right?" America was already on our own, all you did was prove it. What we wanted was for Europe to stop being freeloading worthless losers and start acting like actual allies. You were, at one point, an entire continent of world powers. But no, you did worse than nothing. You called us traitors because we wanted something in exchange for our help.
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HalfTangible
HalfTangible@HalfTangible·
WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN UKRAINE. You wanted us there, putting more money than the entire rest of your continent put together. You don't treat us like an ally, you don't even treat us like a friend, you treat us like a piggy bank and attack dog. We asked for mineral rights in exchange for our help, you called us traitor. We asked to buy Greenland (for the hundredth time), you called us traitor. We ask you to do in Iran what we've been doing in Ukraine, you not only say no, but ACTIVELY HELP IRAN who is also btw ACTIVELY HELPING RUSSIA IN UKRAINE The strait of hormuz benefits YOU, not us!
Radicalizado@radicalizado61

America has made things only worse

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Gummi
Gummi@gummibear737·
Hey Europe There are Americans that care deeply about the Trans-Atlantic alliance that is NATO And we’ve taken our hits in the past for standing up for NATO And yet we are all in agreement that Europe fucked up big time regarding Iran 100%, no divergence This is a EU problem
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@KurtSchlichter They had to make preparation against a US invasion, and the US only backed down when European troops had mobilised to defend against it. Pretty sure asking them to deplete their defensive assets at this time for an elective war outside NATO's area is a bit to much right now.
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Kurt Schlichter
Kurt Schlichter@KurtSchlichter·
The Europeans are not dealing with “a man.” They are dealing with the United States of America. The United States needed the most innocuous kind of cooperation from them. They denied the United States that cooperation. The implied argument is that their obligations within our alliance depend on whether they like the guy we chose as our president. “Sure, we’re allies…if we approve of who you elected.” Nope. We are not going to forget, and we’re not going to forgive. I’m indifferent to their excuses or their rationalizations. The United States of America needed their help and not very much help. They turned us down. That changes everything. And they aren’t going to like how it changes everything.
Gerard Baker@gerardtbaker

The casuistry here is remarkable. This is the simple reality: Like most Americans, most Europeans think this war is a bad idea.Their governments are being asked to take a huge risk by a man who has proved unreliable, volatile and intemperate over and over. Who would do that?

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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@catturd2 You want to expel all the troops curently fighting Iran from the bases they are currently occuping?
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Catturd ™
Catturd ™@catturd2·
- Pull out of NATO. - Close all bases and remove all military personal from the UK, Germany, Spain, and France. - Never protect these countries again. - Stop all trade with these countries. ZERO. - Refuse to share any military technologies and don't allow to them to buy any military equipment. Ever. - Don't share any intelligence with them. NONE. - Tell them they have to provide 100% of weapons and money to Ukraine. - Cut them off completely.
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benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@AnalyticaCamil1 That is assuming they didn't take the "no quarter" statment seriously. The wars RoE, has far as publically available is to not take prisonners. They may chose to treat american prisoners like iranians would be treated according to DOD.
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Analytica Camillus
Analytica Camillus@AnalyticaCamil1·
I mean, not really no — on a scale of 1 to 10, this is a solid “not great, not terrible.” The Iranian government (unlike the Russian government or *cough* certain partner governments) doesn’t have a habit of killing prisoners of war, spies excepted. If this F-15 were shot down in PMF territory, then we’d have a problem, big problem, but the IRGC’s most likely just going to mildly torture them and parade them around to rub in their “big victory.”
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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner

This is really bad

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benoitlabrecque
benoitlabrecque@benoitlabrecque·
@ZylstraJohn I don't see an open border for freight and passenger, especially with no firearms restriction and no environmental standards.
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John Zylstra
John Zylstra@ZylstraJohn·
If the referendum succeeds... In fact, negotiations start today. 1. Alberta will assume all the national parks to belong to nation of Alberta, and will assume all the management o them. 2. Alberta will assume all the military bases as National Alberta property, but allowing canada armed forces to operate and manage those bases, as on leased land, for $1.00 per year. 3. Alberta will assume responsibility for the reserves, improve their access, their health care, their education, their water supply. 4. Alberta will no longer send any taxes to Ottawa. 5. Alberta will not assume any federal debt, since Alberta has not contributed to the debt, paying in billions more to canada than it has received back in services. 6. Alberta will assume the national Alberta Pension Plan, taking over the appropriate level of reserves from CPP under the formula of how much Alberta taxpayers have paid in vs how much they have taken from the CPP reserve. 7. Alberta will enter trade agreements with Canada which ensure continued open borders for freight and passengers, under the guarantee of freight and pipelines providing access to international markets across canada. 8. Alberta will negotiate mutual defense agreements witih Canada. 9. Alberta will assume all Old Age Security, Health Care, Seniors Benefits presently available from canada. 10. Alberta will develop a new national anthem and a new flag (together with Saskatchewan, if Saskatchewan also joins). 11. Alberta will set its own conditions and limits to protected areas and parks. 12. Alberta will set its own standards for gun control, ghg emissions, vehicle licensing, and property rights. 13. Alberta will develop its own constitution, including developing its own governmental/legislative system, with the proper checks and balances. (If Saskatchewan joins in, then this will be done jointly.) 14. Alberta will set up its own police force, as well as operational agreements with canadian and american policing in the case of trans border crimes. 15. Alberta will reinforce its international trade offices, and expand them. 16. Alberta will join NATO, and will set its own standards and conditions with regard to UN, WEF, Pacific Trade Agreements, and North American Trade Agreements.
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