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| Obama Holdovers in Pentagon Are Fighting Gen Mattis Efforts to Fix Military Problems |
| 2017-02-19 |
| [Free Beacon] The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Mac Thornberry (R., Texas) revealed on Thursday that former Obama officials were "undermining" Trump administration efforts to "rebuild" military strength. His comments came in the wake of a recent Committee hearing, where U.S. generals lamented the poor state of military readiness after former President Barack Obama imposed mandatory spending caps in 2011. Thornberry told the press on Thursday that many of the personnel preparing the defense budget were the same people "fighting every step of the way against our efforts to fix these problems," according to the Daily Caller. Obama holdovers "have been fighting against rebuilding & are still undermining agenda," Thornberry's office tweeted on Thursday. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 BHO only brought it to a boil. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-19 20:29 |
| #8 BHO had 8-years to plant, nurture and spread the cancer. It is going to be a rough ride. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2017-02-19 18:34 |
| #7 Outsource to the private sector. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2017-02-19 12:25 |
| #6 Neither the military senior grades or men of the ranks control Pentagon outcomes. GOs are politicians. A lot got installed in the last 8 years not because of assignment history, but trusted to carry out the wishes of the O administration. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-19 11:13 |
| #5 HASC Chair Thornberry wants a report that clearly states "readiness crisis". It's reasonable to speculate he wants a bludgeon for congressional appropriations. Obama holdovers at DoD are a speedbump compared to the potential obstacles they face with the Congressional balanced budget types. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-02-19 10:49 |
| #4 Fire 'em. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-19 09:59 |
| #3 Neither the military senior grades or men of the ranks control Pentagon outcomes. They are vastly outnumbered by the 'B-Company' civilian feather merchants. 'B-Company' - Be there when you get there, be there when you leave. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-19 08:04 |
| #2 Sounds like time for one of those cyclic RIFTs among the middle and senior ranks. Given that we have an incredible unbalanced ratio of GOs to service members compared to WWII, that shouldn't be too hard to execute. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-19 07:59 |
| #1 Twenty-five thousand people in no hurry to see the 'swamp drained.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-19 06:42 |