Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of numerous generals, admirals
Source: CBS News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia next week, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Thursday.
"The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week," said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
There were no other details about the meeting given.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pete-hegseth-generals-admirals-meeting/

Bernardo de La Paz
(58,848 posts)Aristus
(70,966 posts)You! Lots-of-gold-braid guy! Get me a bucket to puke in!..."
rurallib
(64,173 posts)Pint swilling Petey needs someone to tell him where it is
wolfie001
(6,223 posts)Most incompetent and downright stupid administration possible. Maybe they're all getting on the same page with their version of the apocalypse?
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roscoeroscoe
(1,785 posts)Who's in charge? Pvt Snuffy?
IronLionZion
(49,971 posts)
thomski64
(751 posts)Step #1 Government shutdown
Step #2 Martial law
hadEnuf
(3,409 posts)Gotta do something to stop that.
EarthFirst
(3,833 posts)
MAGA will emphatically lap it up.
They seem to have a penchant for boot leather
LiberalArkie
(18,986 posts)There are about 800 generals and admirals spread across the United States and dozens of other countries and time zones. Hegseths order, people familiar with the matter said, applies to all senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above, or their Navy equivalent, serving in command positions and their top enlisted advisers. Typically, these officers each oversee hundreds or thousands of rank-and-file troops.
eppur_se_muova
(40,117 posts)LiberalArkie
(18,986 posts)martial law ?
eppur_se_muova
(40,117 posts)... and start berating everyone who's not an unquestioningly obedient soldier.
KS Toronado
(21,382 posts)which country would you suggest we start a war with and prove we had legitimate reasons to do so?
Remember we'll need to keep it going until dumpie can stop elections here!
Rhiannon12866
(243,700 posts)


KS Toronado
(21,382 posts)was actually returning to port. Wonder if it's possible through the freedom of information act to
obtain all the videos from the destroyer and helicopter?
Would make it harder for dumpie to start a war if we could prove our military was the aggressor
in these bombing. Maybe get the U.N. to point a finger at dumpie.
Bayard
(27,150 posts)It can't be good for us.
Full out war on Venezuela? Who else has pissed trump off lately?
sellitman
(11,717 posts)I wouldn't put it past the bastard.
Zorro
(17,937 posts)when the budget doesnt pass and a national emergency is declared.
OldBaldy1701E
(9,135 posts)Wifes husband
(579 posts)kacekwl
(8,604 posts)America.
Turbineguy
(39,433 posts)KPN
(16,926 posts)into leadership up and down the DoD organization. ICE is already a Trump/MAGA force, it makes sense that the military is next.
LymphocyteLover
(8,806 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,621 posts)Captain Zero
(8,454 posts)For all of them.
PatSeg
(51,022 posts)
Emile
(37,819 posts)PatSeg
(51,022 posts)And almost everything they do ends up being even worse than I'd imagined.
hamsterjill
(16,597 posts)This guy always seems to have a level headed and sane interpretation.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/173TrECSHd/
LymphocyteLover
(8,806 posts)orangecrush
(26,824 posts)progressoid
(51,996 posts)twodogsbarking
(15,980 posts)Sure sucks when you get a new boss who sucks.
NNadir
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ImNotGod
(1,146 posts)Prairie Gates
(6,347 posts)HubertHeaver
(2,534 posts)The equivalent of being recalled to Moscow.
Blues Heron
(7,625 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(28 posts)I don't think the US military has done the necessary logistical preparation for a long term military operation. Remember how long we prepared for Iraq. Gen Norman Schwartzkopf famously said about his preparations for the invasion of Kuwait that "Amateurs talk tactics, Experts talk Logistics". I think it's controlling the forces during the shutdown and also to see who is on board with using troops in the event of civil unrest. There were reports that the Guard troops and Marines sent to LA were saying they felt that what they were doing was wrong. And we've all seen the Guard picking up trash in DC.
Another possibility could be gauging the effect on loyalty in the ranks to Trump if the Epstein files are released.
genxlib
(5,996 posts)However, that gives me no confidence that it would stop them.
It would be entirely within character to make a military move without preparations.
It is right their in your quote. There are no 'experts' in charge here.
kimbutgar
(26,136 posts)With the premise the president cant be voted out in the midst of a world war and they will cite FDR in WWW2. And with his compliant Supreme Court they grant him the permission to cancel the 2028 election.
We Americans need to do a major pushback.
That said his poll numbers must be worst then they are telling us. Only the brainwashed magaloons are still the cult who might be waking up and experiencing financial distress.
surfered
(9,429 posts)ashredux
(2,773 posts)Obey illegal orders, or stand firm and abide by their oath of office and the constitution of the United States
This could get really dicey
OmegaX
(24 posts)...Saddam Hussein convened an "'emergency" meeting of Ba'ath party leaders in Baghdad in 1979, proceeded to read off the names of 68 people who were then removed from the auditorium one by one and never seen again?
This looks like a purge to me; everybody who walks into that room an officer isn't going to leave that room an officer...
riversedge
(77,984 posts)...........
C_U_L8R
(48,165 posts)... amassing all your military leaders in one location. Sheer brilliance, derp.
Puppyjive
(848 posts)Trump is meeting with the Turks. Turkey has a strategic air base in the region that is vital to the US. Look how close it is to Ukraine. I'm thinking this is about Russia.
quakerboy
(14,558 posts)But id be surprised if a loyalty oath doesn't play in heavily
Hope22
(4,179 posts)A notice of this sort is nothing but abuse. If Hegseth could put two thoughts together it would take more than a week!
Grins
(8,901 posts)They have secure rooms in the Pentagon
BigmanPigman
(53,835 posts)since his June 14th B -Day sucked. All these military dudes are going to pop out from hiding to yell "Surprise".
*** It's not over. At that point they are all going to turn on him in vengeance, like the ending of the film "Some Like It Hot".
TomSlick
(12,735 posts)Anything Hegseth wants to say to senior flag officers can be said in a secure video conference. There is no reason to spend the money or take flag officers away from their commands.
truthisfreedom
(23,480 posts)Its so exciting to get a call from the Fox News morning show guy.
bluestarone
(20,377 posts)TSF has really done some BAD SHIT!! Count on that!! I don't think winning both house's is gonna stop theses MOTHERFUCKERS!!
RockRaven
(18,076 posts)There will be litmus tests. Only the lawless will survive.
Hassler
(4,546 posts)Dispatched to Democratic cities and they will give orders to open fire on "radical left lunatics."
Ford_Prefect
(8,445 posts)will be eliminated from command. Expect to see seriously senior commanders removed in disgrace, if not arrested.
The US military is not structured such that it can resist a tyrant like Trump, since that would be a coup by definition. It would require supremely independent senior leadership to do so, coordination with Congress or the Senate, and members of the administration to succeed.