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Gen. Boykin: Military denying real impact of ‘wokeness,' failing America in the process
2023-10-08
[STARRS] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have offered grave concerns of "military readiness" in the face of the pro-life strategy of Tommy Tuberville.

The Republican senator from Alabama has become a hot-button news topic after placing "holds" on military promotions in an effort to force the Department of Defense to reverse its abortion access for personnel and other woke agenda items.

Now a retired Army general and former Delta Force commander says the current state of military readiness is a grave threat to national security — and it has nothing to do with colonels trying to become generals.

Gen. Jerry Boykin points out the military has missed recruiting goals by more than 25,000 troops over the last two years, which has given the U.S. its smallest fight force since the early days of World War II.

Has the inability to attract recruits jeopardized national security?

"Oh, there’s no question about that," Boykin said on Washington Watch Wednesday. "All you have to do is look at what’s happening with Russia, Iran, North Korea. As they are building up their forces and gaining strength — the kind of strength they will need in a war against America, which is their primary target — we ought to look at ourselves and ask, ’Are we keeping up with them, at least?’ ... and the answer is we are not." . . . .

. . . . "We are doing things that have nothing to do with preparing for war. They have everything to do with the radical leftist agenda of this administration and others like them around the world which we call Marxists," Boykin told show host Tony Perkins.
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  I'm missing the mobilization reports of America's forces. /disappoint
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-10-08 08:16  

#1  'Failing America'

No failure here, they are succeeding. Betrayal is the word the General is looking for.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-08 03:27  

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