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You don't get that job without being the type of person who will only ever respond to coercion attempts with an equal amount of indigance. The sole reason for the position to exist is to act as a canary in a coalmine so to speak

She even admits she was due to stand down at the end of the year, they could have just waited her out. Instead it seems her calling a spade a spade was just too intolerable for them to bare

If that's all it takes to provoke the desired reaction from them it doesn't bode well at all. It's no wonder they were so easily led into a war with Iran on a leash

by lukan3 hours ago|

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"they could have just waited her out. "

Well, they need the troops willingness to do whatever Trump tells them now, not next year. So they want propaganda for the troops and stars now and Stripes should be the medium, not annoy the administration by providing the troops with uncomfortable truth or facts.

by pjc503 hours ago|

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Despite my other post I find it grimly amusing in a sort of Eastern European fatalist way that people expect the military to be anything other than a total propaganda-and-secrecy argument. You're the people who will kill who you're told to, guys.

by lukan3 hours ago|

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"You're the people who will kill who you're told to, guys."

Yes, but sometimes they think for themself, refuse stupid orders and sabotage equipment (or even toilets), like what seemingly happened to some US battleships.

by cindyllm2 hours ago|

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by t-33 hours ago|

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"The troops" don't read that stuff any more than you or I do, at least none of those I've asked had. Maybe it's more popular among officers.

by lukan3 hours ago|

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Well, I ain't even from the US, but I did sometimes stumble upon a stars and stripes article.