NSFW Anon Archived Defense Secretary Mattis Had Secret Dinner With Amazon Official Before $10 Billion Contract Announced, Tucker Carlson Reports (QRV)
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NSFW Anon Archived Defense Secretary Mattis Had Secret Dinner With Amazon Official Before $10 Billion Contract Announced, Tucker Carlson Reports (QRV)
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[–] 19227014? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Over the span of 8 years of Obama, 8 years of W, and 8 years of Clinton, a military career is cemented. Don't ever believe that careerist/politician officers and senior noncommissioned officers don't exist at the highest levels of our military because they do. Their political slant and willingness to 'do what they're told' regardless of the morality, virtue or necessity for doing so gets men and women killed, maimed, and families destroyed. I spent 24 years in. You know the ones that are politicians and those who aren't. Those who aren't don't often rise about 2-star ranks...if they get that far. Not talking about all generals above 2-star but I can speak with some degree of certainty that there are far more officers and senior non-coms that worry far more about pleasing the President and service Chief of Staff/Secretary to boost their careers than speaking up for what is right, speaking against the use of military resources when there is no threat to the US, and paying nothing but lip service to being apolitical in decision-making.
In all, I think the military folks are far more dependable Patriots than career bureaucrats because their careers generally don't last more than 30 years (if that long) and many of those years they are not in positions of power that enable them to serve the politicians or bureaucrats and get 'noticed' like in bureaucratic circles. However, there are far more than we need and sadly, I'm left hoping that Mattis isn't one of them but the evidence doesn't look that great.
[–] 19227721? [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
ty for your service first of all and thanks for your comment here. It makes a lot of sense. I too hope Mattis is a good guy but.........
[–] 19230658? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Thank you; I appreciate it. It's a sad thing to have to admit but it's very true. I think it's why we end up with military professionals contributing to the services being used as a laboratory for social experiments, warriors being prosecuted for killing the enemy, and sketchy deals involving contracting kickbacks. They swear their allegiance to the Constitution and end up showing their allegiance to politicians who further their careers or hold the promise to line their pockets somehow.