Whiskey Pete's Rampage Though The Ranks

 

In the midst of a war on Iran, out-of-control zealot and comic book tough guy "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth fired the Army's Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who apparently had policy differences with the cocky and reckless Secretary of Defense War Crimes.  Not stopping at that surprising action, Whiskey Pete also fired General David Hodne, who leads the Army’s Transformation and Training Command, and Major General William Green, head of the Army’s Chaplain Corps, the latter likely because he had religious reservations about Whiskey Pete's blood lust in the name of Christianity. From CNN:

"Hegseth’s move comes a day after President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war. In the speech, Trump signaled the US will intensify strikes on Iran, after earlier suggesting the US could be done with the war within two to three weeks.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed George’s departure Thursday, writing on X, 'General Randy A. George will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation.'

Senior Army leadership was caught off guard by Thursday’s abrupt announcement, the US official told CNN — learning of George’s forced departure along with the rest of the Defense Department, when it was announced publicly.

George found out in a phone call from Hegseth on Thursday while he was in a meeting, a second US official said. He later spoke to his staff in person about the announcement, and his staff was 'very stoic' when receiving the news, the official said.

As the Army chief, George has worked closely with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll — a senior official close to the White House whom Hegseth has perceived as a threat and at times had a contentious relationship with.

The abrupt and public nature of George’s immediate retirement, the first US official said, left little room for officials to argue against removing one of the joint chiefs amid ongoing conflict with Iran — particularly as the Army, under George, is deploying forces and is primarily responsible for providing crucial integrated air and missile defense capabilities to the joint force."  (our emphasis)

Tensions between Whiskey Pete and senior Army officers has grown over his firing of numerous flag officers in the past year (it's been reported some in the Pentagon refer to him as "Dumb McNamara").  There's also the theory that he's setting up scapegoats for his bungling in the planning and advice concerning the Iran War, mirroring his cult leader / boss.  The Malignant Fascist seemed to throw Whiskey Pete under the bus recently when he said he was the first one to urge attacking Iran. 

(photo: Whiskey Pete starting the day with his Dutch courage breakfast)