Word has come out that the leader of the War Department has called a meeting like no other…..
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of US military generals and admirals stationed around the world to an urgent meeting, scheduled to take place at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, next week, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
There are approximately 800 generals and admirals in the US and at US bases worldwide, and sources told the Post that Hegseth’s order applies to every senior officer with the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral and above. The directive has been described as highly unusual and possibly unprecedented.
“None of the people who spoke with the Post could recall a defense secretary ever ordering so many of the military’s generals and admirals to assemble like this,” the Post report said.
The reason for the meeting is unclear, and even the generals and admirals are reportedly unaware of the purpose. The meeting may be related to Hegseth’s recent orders for major changes at the Pentagon, including a directive to reduce the number of four-star officers by 20%.
Another possibility is that Hegseth is ordering the meeting to prepare the senior military officers for a new war of major military escalation. A congressional aide speaking to CNN said that unless Hegseth planned to announce “a major new military campaign or a complete overhaul of the military command structure, I can’t imagine a good reason for this.”
There are several areas around the world where the US could potentially launch a new war, including Venezuela, as the US has deployed a fleet of warships to the Caribbean and has begun bombing boats in the area under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking, though US officials have told The New York Times that the real purpose of the deployment is regime change.
The US and Israel could be preparing to launch another war on Iran, as the US has maintained a hardline policy against the Islamic Republic since the ceasefire that ended the 12-Day War, and tensions are soaring in Eastern Europe between Russia and NATO. President Trump has also recently floated the idea of retaking Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, an idea that would require military force since it has been rejected by the Taliban.
The War Department may also be looking to turn military operations inward, as President Trump recently declared that Antifa is a “domestic terrorist organization.”
Later on Thursday, both President Trump and Vice President JD Vance downplayed the meeting. “It’s not particularly unusual that generals who report to the secretary of War and then to the president of the United States are coming to speak with the secretary of War,” Vance said. “It’s actually not unusual at all and I think it’s odd that you’ve made it into such a big story.”
(antiwar.com)
WTF is going on?
Everyone is speculating on just what does this means….. so I guess I will join in….
With Donny’s newest EO declaring anyone in opposition as the ‘enemy’ I feel that this move by Hogsbreath is a meeting to plan the possible use of US troops to carry out Donny’s ‘dismantling’ of the ‘radical Left’.
If I am wrong then why does he need ALL the top generals and admirals in one place for a secret meeting?
Since the popular meme for this week is the destruction of the radical Left then my assumption makes sense (at least to me)….
Or
Could it be that the War Department is ready to drop the hammer on Greenland?
So much bullshit coming out of DC these days it is hard to pinpoint what the chowder heads are thinking.
Any deep thoughts?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
My first thought is basically a personal one: Im glad Im old, Im glad we will probably not be around to see the (you should excuse the expression) fallout from this garbage. This man is not only deranged, he’s dangerous. He is turning this country into a Nazi state, and it seems that no one is willing to change his mind. What’s left of it.
I sincerely hope that all those people who actually voted this man into office get to see first hand what happens next, to their families, their kids, their lives.
Do we deserve this? It’s a punch to the throat for just about anyone.
We do deserve this….side effect of being politically lazy. chuq
I have to disagree. You don’t downgrade every kid in school because one was caught cheating. You don’t turn your entire family out into the street because one of them said a bad word at the dinner table. He is seemingly turning this country into a war zone and then attacking it for being a war zone.
I suspect his next bold move will be to make the Presidency a life term, not a four year stint. then again, it may be a short life…
His tenure so far has been confusing as well pathetic…..a mental breakdown is coming. chuq
I think the breakdown has arrived, we just haven’t seen it for what it is. I simply do not understand why the actual government people allow this to continue. We have a dangerous nutter in the WhiteHouse, and no one seems to notice. Or cares. Or dares.
It has been this way for nearly a century: the Republicans make the messes, the Dems have to spend so much time returning the good china to the shelves that they lose that edge, and the Republicans come back, blaming the Dems for being ‘do nothing’ people….
The solution might just be a 3 party system, or even better, a no-party system that let’s you choose your candidate on his merits, and not his party affiliations… that would basically end the idea of the ‘straight ticket’ vote for someone, just ‘because” you belong to a party…
Damn Judy! I love the way you think. I have a future post on the party thing…..please look for it. chuq
well thank you, sir. Im flattered. when it comes by, let me know. (blushes. trips on her hem, staggers out the door.)
I am working on a draft should be next week…..thanx for the interests. chuq
The War Department may also be looking to turn military operations inward,— this is my best guess.
That is what I said…..it seems to be the popular meme these days. chuq
I suppose what happens at the meeting all depends on how drunk Hegseth is at the time. It’s terrifying to think that such a man has the power to make decisions that affect the whole world.
Best wishes, Pete.
I am curious on what is so damn important….I will be watching…..chuq
First thing that crossed my mind when I heard this is that Hogsbreath thinks they aren’t sufficiently “loyal” to our Fearless Leader and he’s going to demand they sign loyalty oaths or they’ll get fired.
But considering the way things are going now, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this is a prelude to declaring martial law and to placing US troops in dozens of cities across the country.
GF that seems to be the consensus right now…..some silly loyalty thing….interesting that this meeting was called just days after the EO giving free reign to attack the “Left”…..chuq
I go with this one myself: With Donny’s newest EO declaring anyone in opposition as the ‘enemy’ I feel that this move by Hogsbreath is a meeting to plan the possible use of US troops to carry out Donny’s ‘dismantling’ of the ‘radical Left’.
That seems to be the thought….and a loyalty oath could be the other. chuq