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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:32:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe purge spec-ops of “white supremacists” like Merkel did the GSG? That is how rambo was formed. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:33:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There was a big faction of Dems that wanted a "first female" SECDEF. I'm at least glad they didn't get their way. FUCK that, I want...no DEMAND a trans SECDEF NOW I want the entire cabinet to be TRANS. It must be so! |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:34:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He's military so he has kept his mouth shut about his politics for the most part. You won't find out until he shows his cards. To be a biden guy we all know where he most likely stands. WRONG. his IS a politician in military clothing. All general officers are... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:38:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wasn't he retired in '16? He needed 7 years to federally qualify for the position. Guess the Constitution doesn't matter yet again. Cocaine Mitch voted to give him a waiver on the 7 year requirement...bending over backwards just like he always has |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:39:11 PM EDT
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I'm probably the only guy in here who liked Mattis. Yeah, yeah, calm down.
I think that even if this guy is all that and a bag of chips, he's going to be on way too tight of a leash to be effective. EDIT: I'm not seeing MIL icons anymore. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:40:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've seen his e-mails when I was in Baghdad. He's an illiterate imbecile. affirmative action success story |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:40:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cocaine Mitch voted to give him a waiver on the 7 year requirement...bending over backwards just like he always has Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wasn't he retired in '16? He needed 7 years to federally qualify for the position. Guess the Constitution doesn't matter yet again. Cocaine Mitch voted to give him a waiver on the 7 year requirement...bending over backwards just like he always has They set a precedent with Mattis. They will waiver them all now |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:41:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Was he the dude saying that he was going to focus on getting rid of the Domestic terrorist within the military ranks? Thought I read something about him the past couple of days, maybe not. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:41:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just a paid politician in military clothing! He’s a civilian now. If he were still on active duty, he would be ineligible to serve as SecDef. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:46:42 PM EDT
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/for-1st-black-pentagon-chief-racism-challenge-is-personal/ar-BB1d0Aka
Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a massive military bureaucracy, but also with a challenge that hits closer to home: rooting out racism and extremism in the ranks. Austin is not the first secretary to grapple with the problem. Racism has long been an undercurrent in the military. While leaders insist only a small minority hold extremist views, there have been persistent incidents of racial hatred and, more subtly, a history of implicit bias in what is a predominantly white institution. Austin is not the first secretary to grapple with the problem. Racism has long been an undercurrent in the military. While leaders insist only a small minority hold extremist views, there have been persistent incidents of racial hatred and, more subtly, a history of implicit bias in what is a predominantly white institution. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:52:32 PM EDT
[#11]
Is he legit, or just another liberal asshole?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:53:31 PM EDT
[#12]
Hey look in OPs second picture it’s @screechjet / the guy in screechjet’s avatar. I think he was the 1-25 BDE commander if that is who I think it is.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:15:24 PM EDT
[#13]
Too bad size has nothing to do with character, intelligence or patriotism. But whatever.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:35:09 PM EDT
[#14]
I'll bet Biden at some point asks this guy for a high gloss shoe shine.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:47:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Came here to post this  Cornpop was a bad dude Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Cornpop. Came here to post this Cornpop was a bad dude He may have been, but proved himself somewhat reasonable accepting chain wielding Joe’s apology. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:55:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Serious question: are there any White, straight, married with children, Christian men in leadership roles in the Biden* Administration besides FJB himself? you said straight. ETA ' Christian men ' |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:57:30 PM EDT
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He's pretty big. NOT the fat kind of big. But like he'll stomp on you.
He was my division commander, and my interactions with him are he is a great commander/leader. So I'm good with it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:10:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/for-1st-black-pentagon-chief-racism-challenge-is-personal/ar-BB1d0Aka Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a massive military bureaucracy, but also with a challenge that hits closer to home: rooting out racism and extremism in the ranks. Austin is not the first secretary to grapple with the problem. Racism has long been an undercurrent in the military. While leaders insist only a small minority hold extremist views, there have been persistent incidents of racial hatred and, more subtly, a history of implicit bias in what is a predominantly white institution. the only racism I ever saw in 12 years on AD (and it was rare) was from black toward white. Especially if it was black Masons in the NCO corps fucking over white NCOs to make sure their fellow black Mason NCOs got ahead. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:15:12 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: He was my former Division commander. Seemed like a good dude at the time. We shall see. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:26:48 PM EDT
[#20]
Yes he is.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:31:46 PM EDT
[#21]
Under the circumstances, this is probably about the best defense department pick we could hope for. At least the guy has some actual military knowledge and isn't just some nerdy civilian pencil pusher, bean counter, political hack...the type you'd normally expect to see a dem nominate. Even in a worst case scenario, I can't see him being any worse than Mattis in the role. In fact, we might get lucky and he'll end up being Biden's "Mattis". By that, I mean someone who ends up resigning in protest, then becoming a vocal critic of Biden on the media stage.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:37:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.revolver.news/2021/01/not-your-grandfathers-patriotic-military/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired Army General Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he would work to rid “racists and extremists” from the ranks of the U.S. military, mend alliances and focus strategically on China if confirmed as President-elect Joe Biden’s defense secretary. Austin would become America’s first Black defense secretary and has declared his intention to improve diversity within the U.S. military, which is diverse in the lower ranks but largely white and male at the top. “If confirmed, I will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault, to rid our ranks of racists and extremists, and to create a climate where everyone fit and willing has the opportunity to serve this country with dignity,” Austin, 67, said at his confirmation hearing. “The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies. But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks,” Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee. [Reuters] Tells me all I need to know, fuck that guy |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:46:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The dumbass has probably forgotten who he is by now and will get scared when he sees him in a meeting. Nah, it will be like meeting Von Staufenburg for the second time in the Wolf's Den. 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:47:49 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I want to read his citation for that Silver Star... He was a General at that time....hmmmn. I'd like to see it too. I have seen guys get the bronze star just for being a squad leader in Iraq. Don't know what it takes to show gallantry these days though. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:51:19 PM EDT
[#25]
One wonders what the write up for his silver star says....
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:00:36 PM EDT
[#26]
He interviewed for the position under Trump, but didn't make the cut.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:01:18 PM EDT
[#27]
I assume anyone who got promoted in the senior officer ranks under Obama is a worthless piece of shit. Hopefully he's one of the good guys and will disprove my assumption. Time will tell.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:06:01 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So where's the next war and when does it start? Invading Taiwan in 5... 4... 3... 2....... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:15:16 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: He's pretty big. NOT the fat kind of big. But like he'll stomp on you. He was my division commander, and my interactions with him are he is a great commander/leader. So I'm good with it. Glad to see something reassuring on the guy. Thanks for the comment. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:17:30 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: the only racism I ever saw in 12 years on AD (and it was rare) was from black toward white. Especially if it was black Masons in the NCO corps fucking over white NCOs to make sure their fellow black Mason NCOs got ahead. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/for-1st-black-pentagon-chief-racism-challenge-is-personal/ar-BB1d0Aka Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a massive military bureaucracy, but also with a challenge that hits closer to home: rooting out racism and extremism in the ranks. Austin is not the first secretary to grapple with the problem. Racism has long been an undercurrent in the military. While leaders insist only a small minority hold extremist views, there have been persistent incidents of racial hatred and, more subtly, a history of implicit bias in what is a predominantly white institution. the only racism I ever saw in 12 years on AD (and it was rare) was from black toward white. Especially if it was black Masons in the NCO corps fucking over white NCOs to make sure their fellow black Mason NCOs got ahead. I call that the McDonalds Strategy. Once you hire an AA manager at McDonalds, you usually end up with 99% AA employees in short order. I also call it racism. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:06:06 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've seen his e-mails when I was in Baghdad. He's an illiterate imbecile. "Just to caveat off of what the SGM said"... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:12:53 PM EDT
[#32]
Did he sign the loyalty oath?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:45:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:51:41 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.revolver.news/2021/01/not-your-grandfathers-patriotic-military/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired Army General Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he would work to rid “racists and extremists” from the ranks of the U.S. military, mend alliances and focus strategically on China if confirmed as President-elect Joe Biden’s defense secretary. Austin would become America’s first Black defense secretary and has declared his intention to improve diversity within the U.S. military, which is diverse in the lower ranks but largely white and male at the top. “If confirmed, I will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault, to rid our ranks of racists and extremists, and to create a climate where everyone fit and willing has the opportunity to serve this country with dignity,” Austin, 67, said at his confirmation hearing. “The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies. But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks,” Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee. [Reuters] "Racists and extremists" being anyone not loyal to the Party, of course. Nice, someone else apparently on China's payroll. Do some token faux opposition internationally while obediently implementing their destabilization directives domestically. Whole fucking country is just going to roll over for Beijing without them firing a shot. This is embarrassing. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:52:41 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @Harv24 Silver Star AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Global War on Terror Service: Army GENERAL ORDERS: CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Lloyd James Austin, III, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, 3d Infantry Division, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM during the Battle for Baghdad, Iraq, in April 2003. Brigadier General Austin's heroic leadership and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 3d Infantry Division, and the United States Army. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:59:14 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.revolver.news/2021/01/not-your-grandfathers-patriotic-military/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired Army General Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he would work to rid “racists and extremists” from the ranks of the U.S. military, mend alliances and focus strategically on China if confirmed as President-elect Joe Biden’s defense secretary. Austin would become America’s first Black defense secretary and has declared his intention to improve diversity within the U.S. military, which is diverse in the lower ranks but largely white and male at the top. “If confirmed, I will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault, to rid our ranks of racists and extremists, and to create a climate where everyone fit and willing has the opportunity to serve this country with dignity,” Austin, 67, said at his confirmation hearing. “The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies. But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks,” Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee. [Reuters] So he is going to take out the majority of the gov? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:45:39 PM EDT
[#37]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/us/politics/biden-lloyd-austin-pentagon-waiver.html
He looks a lot taller than 6'4" |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:48:40 PM EDT
[#38]
holy shit, wasn't this mfer in the green mile?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:52:47 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Dog tired, boss."  |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:58:02 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We will see. Just like we were all excited for SCOTUS, we had it ALL WRONG. I will wait to see his actions before I judge the man. Agree. I remember how GD was fellating Mattis, and he turned out to be a bag of shit. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:15:43 AM EDT
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Quoted: That right there is a bullshit use of a Silver Star. Sad. And that is a perfect example of what is wrong with the Awards system... I suspected as much. Like another poster said, what is it exactly that he did under fire that warranted our nations third highest award for bravery. I want Specifics. Call me old fashioned, but I want to read " While under intense enemy direct fire, and after being wounded multible times, Gen Austin, in spite of his wounds, charged into the enemy ranks and destroyed there defensive position with grenades and automatic weapons killing them and securing his units position, which allowed the unit to destroy enemy opposition and secure the objective." And for all of you who served with him and say he's good to go... I'm not falling for the Mattis Gambit again... unless you were his right hand man, being in the same division with him, you know jack about him. I guess we will just have to wait and see.... |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:20:13 AM EDT
[#42]
He'd better be decent, but I doubt it. Sonofabitch has the H-Minus on him for his affiliation so, again, he'd better be.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:25:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:32:12 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I cant wait for the hot mic of a paniced and confused biden screaming, "are we being robbed!?!" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The dumbass has probably forgotten who he is by now and will get scared when he sees him in a meeting. I cant wait for the hot mic of a paniced and confused biden screaming, "are we being robbed!?!" 
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:37:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @Harv24 Silver Star AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Global War on Terror Service: Army GENERAL ORDERS: CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Lloyd James Austin, III, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, 3d Infantry Division, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM during the Battle for Baghdad, Iraq, in April 2003. Brigadier General Austin's heroic leadership and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 3d Infantry Division, and the United States Army. I think I’m feeling annoyed.  One family relative received the Silver Star for something he did as an FO with an artillery battalion in which he was killed by a German artillery barrage in Holland (I’ve never been able to find the formal citation). Unless Austin did something particularly heroic in Iraq, this cheapens other awards.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:51:12 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The dumbass has probably forgotten who he is by now and will get scared when he sees him in a meeting. .....corn pop? I thought you were dead. About that uh, chain around your head , you know the thing..I was just joking. Come on man. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 1:18:10 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: He was my former Division commander. Seemed like a good dude at the time. We shall see. The same can be said of Mattis and we all know how that played out. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 1:40:38 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I cant wait for the hot mic of a paniced and confused biden screaming, "are we being robbed!?!" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The dumbass has probably forgotten who he is by now and will get scared when he sees him in a meeting. I cant wait for the hot mic of a paniced and confused biden screaming, "are we being robbed!?!" "It's hard to remember" -Joe Gaffmaster Biden - circa 2021 |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 1:41:30 AM EDT
[#49]
“That’s a big bitch”
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Posted: 1/23/2021 1:50:22 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Racists and extremists" being anyone not loyal to the Party, of course. Nice, someone else apparently on China's payroll. Do some token faux opposition internationally while obediently implementing their destabilization directives domestically. Whole fucking country is just going to roll over for Beijing without them firing a shot. This is embarrassing. It’s funny but my Dad’s unit in the 50’s had black noncoms and yet the Army has a history of “racism”. Wasn’t it a Democrat (cough, cough Roosevelt) that was the last segregationist CINC? |
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