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The transition team for President-elect Trump is working on an executive order that would speed up the firing of top military brass if signed, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The draft executive order would set up a “warrior board” of retired generals and noncommissioned officers given power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend anyone “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to the document, reviewed by the Journal.
If signed by Trump once he takes office, it could allow the quick removal of generals and admirals and purge the ranks of those the future commander-in-chief takes issue with for whatever reason.
Such a move could gut the Defense Department and create a fearful atmosphere among top military officers, given Trump’s past promise to rid the Pentagon of so-called “woke generals” – those seen as promoting diversity in the ranks.
Yup- gotta get rid of those “woke” Generals and Admirals. Methinks there will be a broad application of the term “woke”.
If you won’t obey an unlawful order from the president, you must be “woke”. If you won’t voice your loyalty, not to the Constitution, but to the president himself, you must be “woke”
Purging disloyals” among the officer corps, particularly the general officer corps is ALWAYS the first step taken by an authoritarian in order to consolidate his power.
Worked really well for Joe Stalin in the late ‘30s when he purged his military officers who were not ideologically pure enough.
Worked really well, too, until Germany invaded Russia and Stalin found himself without a competent officer corps.
