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Defense Sec Esper fired…..

November 9, 2020 By jamesb

No surprise.... Esper has taken the General's side against following crazy stuff from Trump... President Trump announced the ouster of Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Monday, marking the exit of Trump’s fourth Pentagon chief and naming a senior intelligence official … [Read more...] about Defense Sec Esper fired…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Defense Sec Esper, Politics, US Military

Is the Pentagon gonna cut $2 Billion of health benefits for the troops families?…*Update…

August 16, 2020 By jamesb

Hmmmm? THAT don't seem like a good idea for our service people, and for Donald Trump coming up on November...especially with a virus around.... How about cutting a few F-35 over-cost fighters? Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's … [Read more...] about Is the Pentagon gonna cut $2 Billion of health benefits for the troops families?…*Update…

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Military, Politics Tagged With: Defense Sec Esper, Healthcare, Healthcare for Military Families, Military Budget cuts, Pentagon, Politics, virus

Defense Sec Esper announces a 12,000 American troop cut from German soil….

July 29, 2020 By jamesb

This isn't gonna happen the way Esper is saying it will... The prime reason for this is that Donald Trump is pissed at German Chancellor Merkel...And Trump doesn't really care for NATO and American internationalism... While Merkel and other leaders tried to get along with … [Read more...] about Defense Sec Esper announces a 12,000 American troop cut from German soil….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Biden, Congress, Defense Sec Esper, Merkel./Trump, Military, NATO, Pentagon, Politics, Russia, US Troops inn Germany

Defense Sec Esper tries to stay with his General’s…..

July 24, 2020 By jamesb

The Defense Sec has been on the job for a year.... He was the Army Sec before .... And he's been pulled from two different directions.... His boss...The President.... And his trips led by their bosses,  the General's in the Pentagon.... It's been tough.... Esper … [Read more...] about Defense Sec Esper tries to stay with his General’s…..

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Defense Dept, Defense Sec Esper, Military, Pentagon, Politics, PRESIDENT TRUMP

The Pentagon goes its own way in banning the Confederate Flag…

July 18, 2020 By jamesb

In another example of how the American military IS at odds with its commander-in-chief who could be gone as soon as 6 months from now....... The Defense Sec has cut back on authorised flags for his department.... The order excludes the Confederate flag being on Defense … [Read more...] about The Pentagon goes its own way in banning the Confederate Flag…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Confederate Flag, Defense Sec Esper, Politics, Race, Racism, ReNaming Army bases, The Pentagon, Trump, US Military

Trump actually wanted 10,000 active duty combat troops to take over Wash DC against Protesters…

June 6, 2020 By jamesb

That's what CBS News is reporting.... It wasn't just Defense Sec Esper who fought against Trump's demands... (The units involved where not just active duty,...they where COMBAT units) We don't know if this report is true or not... But it IS very disturbing … [Read more...] about Trump actually wanted 10,000 active duty combat troops to take over Wash DC against Protesters…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Active Duty American Combat Troops, AG Barr, Defense Sec Esper, Military, National Guard Units, Politics, protests, Trump, Wash DC

National Guard units in Wash DC told to disarm….Update…ALL active duty troops sent back to base…

June 5, 2020 By jamesb

In a rapid turn of events it seems like Defense Sec. Esper has returned back to listening to old hand General's in The pentagon, who do NOT want the American military in a situation they got into back in the 1960's where military units fired on American civilians (Kent State) and … [Read more...] about National Guard units in Wash DC told to disarm….Update…ALL active duty troops sent back to base…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: American military, Defense Sec Esper, Disarming National Guard Units, Pentagon, Politics, protests, Trump, Wash DC

Wash DC Mayor end’s curfew…Requests ‘Troops’ leave…Esper to send active duty troops back home…Again….

June 4, 2020 By jamesb

Because of the way the city is governed? The Mayor has no control of what the President in the name of the Federal government does... The Mayor only has Disticts Police Department reporting to her and has seen Federal law Enforcement , National Guard and Active Military … [Read more...] about Wash DC Mayor end’s curfew…Requests ‘Troops’ leave…Esper to send active duty troops back home…Again….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Defense Sec Esper, Federal Troops, National Guard, Pentagon, Politics, protests, Trump, Wash DC, Wash DC mayor, Wash DC Mayor Muriel Bowser

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