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Old 04-03-2026 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
The generals that were recently fired aren’t in anyone’s operational chain of command.
True. But neither is the Secretary. Shades of the Lebanon disaster darkens the stage. No booties. One can only hope not.
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Old 04-03-2026 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Freds Ex
The DoW is cleaning house of dissenters, the fact that they aren't in the operational chain of command is gee-whiz info at best.

Dissent within military leadership clearly will not be tolerated moving forward.

"Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered his view on why he believes US generals are being dismissed by Hegseth.

“It’s likely that experienced generals are telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly,” Murphy said in a Friday post on X.

“Hegseth is firing a ton of experienced generals right now,” he added."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/...-of-dismissals
‘A ton of generals’ is that a lot? At 200 lbs each, 10 or more?
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Old 04-03-2026 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Freds Ex
The DoW is cleaning house of dissenters, the fact that they aren't in the operational chain of command is gee-whiz info at best.

Dissent within military leadership clearly will not be tolerated moving forward.

"Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered his view on why he believes US generals are being dismissed by Hegseth.

“It’s likely that experienced generals are telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly,” Murphy said in a Friday post on X.

“Hegseth is firing a ton of experienced generals right now,” he added."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/...-of-dismissals
I think you should read that article and see if you think this is significant. Firing a chaplain to me doesn’t seem significant. Firing a COCOM CC would be significant.
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Old 04-03-2026 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by METO Guido
True. But neither is the Secretary. Shades of the Lebanon disaster darkens the stage. No booties. One can only hope not.
The secretary is in the chain of command.
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Old 04-03-2026 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
The secretary is in the chain of command.
in as much they may get the bosses ok to replace dissidents, ok
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Old 04-04-2026 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Freds Ex
The DoW is cleaning house of dissenters, the fact that they aren't in the operational chain of command is gee-whiz info at best.

Dissent within military leadership clearly will not be tolerated moving forward.

"Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered his view on why he believes US generals are being dismissed by Hegseth.

“It’s likely that experienced generals are telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly,” Murphy said in a Friday post on X.

“Hegseth is firing a ton of experienced generals right now,” he added."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/...-of-dismissals
If I've learned anything in this life and military career, it's never to take the opposition hater's 'opinion' at face value.

And in this car, Senator Murphy is full of malarky. Politicians can say anything they want, so long as they preference it with "it's likely" or "it seems".

The fact is, you have no more an idea of what really happened than anyone (and that includes me). So maybe, don't stoke the partisan fires?
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Old 04-04-2026 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by METO Guido
in as much they may get the bosses ok to replace dissidents, ok
I was speaking literally. You can call him a puppet, but he still signs operational orders in the SDOB. Or maybe the SWOB. Whatever they call that now.
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Old 04-04-2026 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by FangsF15
If I've learned anything in this life and military career, it's never to take the opposition hater's 'opinion' at face value.

And in this car, Senator Murphy is full of malarky. Politicians can say anything they want, so long as they preference it with "it's likely" or "it seems".

The fact is, you have no more an idea of what really happened than anyone (and that includes me). So maybe, don't stoke the partisan fires?

”Partisan fires”. Seems like there are more republican politicians questioning the firing of the Army Chief of Staff than Democrats. I guess it another one of those “yawn” “emoji shrug” moments.
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Old 04-04-2026 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FangsF15
If I've learned anything in this life and military career, it's never to take the opposition hater's 'opinion' at face value.

And in this car, Senator Murphy is full of malarky. Politicians can say anything they want, so long as they preference it with "it's likely" or "it seems".

The fact is, you have no more an idea of what really happened than anyone (and that includes me). So maybe, don't stoke the partisan fires?
Partisan fires? what? lol
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Old 04-04-2026 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
I was speaking literally. You can call him a puppet, but he still signs operational orders in the SDOB. Or maybe the SWOB. Whatever they call that now.
Quite so. A given struggle in that role. Especially in service of you know who. Urgency carrying out directives is passed down from CIC, secretary, chairman, joint chiefs and so on, yes. But the gold braided boomer in question wasn’t summarily stripped of post because the admin got wind of subversion. Withdrawal of enthusiasm conceivably did him in. Same reason Truman had McArthur benched. Only in this case, we have a publicity stunt so rank amateur and pointless it’s worked in reverse.

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