As we noted on September 25, the most incompetent, authoritarian and dangerous Secretary of Defense in U.S. history, Whiskey Pete Hegseth, has put out an order for the top commanders of our armed forces around the world to meet Tuesday at Quantico, VA, for a speech on the "warrior ethos." Here's some updated information from ABC News:
"At next week's unusual gathering of several hundred senior U.S. generals and admirals, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will deliver his message of restoring the "warrior ethos" to the U.S. military and present new standards toward that goal, according to five U.S. officials.
Many of the senior military officers will come to the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, from all over the United States and from around the world to hear Hegseth in an event that could last just 30 minutes, according to two officials.
ABC News has previously reported that only officers in command positions and not staff positions are being summoned to the gathering and that they will also be joined by the senior enlisted adviser in that unit.
Five U.S. officials told ABC News that the rare gathering will allow Hegseth to personally tell the officers about the warrior ethos he envisions for the U.S. military and the path forward. [snip]
Several questions have been raised about the increased security requirements that will be needed at the large Marine base located 35 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Questions have also been raised about the significant travel and lodging costs that would be associated with transporting so many senior military officers and their senior enlisted advisers to Quantico, said two U.S. officials." (our emphasis)
Whiskey Pete's gathering is intended primarily to demonstrate that he can summon senior officers on a whim to blather about a "warrior ethos" that they know about far better than him, and damn the expenses and waste of their time preparing and traveling to a brief session. A memo, Zoom meeting or other modes of communication aren't adequate for Whiskey Pete; he needs to strut his stuff in front of them personally. Here's Steve Schmidt's take on the farce:
"Can you imagine the disrespect that the generals feel for the drunken National Guard major whose press department recently lied about his receiving the 'Bronze Star Medal for valor?'
Can you imagine the disdain that senior professional soldiers feel for a man accused of rape, who entered into a confidential settlement agreement with his alleged victim?
Can you imagine the embarrassment for someone who is festooned with Christian nationalist tattoos, who has desecrated the Armed Forces with this insanity?
Can you imagine the shame of men and women who talk about honor, duty and integrity as they rise to attention for the entrance of Secretary Pete and General Caine, first chairman of the Trump Force?
How many ambitious generals are in the room?
How many have a knife in their hand and stars in their eyes?
How many see opportunities to advance right to the top? How many want to show the secretary a picture of themselves in a MAGA hat at a church service while in uniform?"
There will probably be some willing to cash in their honor and oath to the Constitution to join Whiskey Pete's authoritarian cabal. But the majority will undoubtedly see the danger to the nation, especially as the Malignant Fascist orders National Guard troops into American cities and installs loyalists in the Pentagon's civilian management. Stay tuned and vigilant.
BONUS: The unstable Malignant Fascist is now planning to attend the MAGA indoctrination, apparently to take the spotlight from Whiskey Pete and likely to rail against his "enemies" / air his grievances in front of our military leadership.
(photo: Bottoms up, Whiskey Pete. Fox News)
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