Tucker Carlson exposes the dangers of the Biden military
Article by Andrea Widburg in The American Thinker
Tucker Carlson exposes the dangers of the Biden military
In
an epic segment (and I do not use the word “epic” lightly in this
case), Tucker Carlson directed desperately needed attention to the Biden
administration’s policies regarding the American military. Obama
started the process of turning the military into a social justice
institution. While Trump managed to slow the process, Biden’s
administration, with help from a highly partisan Pentagon. is purging
the military of people expressing views with which Democrats disagree
while doubling down on race, radical feminism, and transgenderism.
Defense is an afterthought.
On Monday, in honor of International Women’s Day, Joe Biden read from his teleprompter
about the military’s pro-women initiatives. He boasted about promoting
women, combatting sexual assault, and getting them into fighter jets and
attack helicopters. He got a lot of flack for a seemingly silly statement
about “maternity flight suits,” although healthy pregnant women were
already flying during the Trump administration. Conservatives erred in
focusing on this because there was more going on and it was quite
serious.
The
really nasty thing was the implication that the two women Biden was
promoting had previously been denied the opportunity because of Trump.
Back in late February, the New York Times had reported that the two women hadn’t been promoted last fall because Trump only promoted white men:
For
the defense secretary at the time, Mark T. Esper, and Gen. Mark A.
Milley, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part
was that both of the accomplished officers were women. In 2020 America
under President Donald J. Trump, the two Pentagon leaders feared that
any candidates other than white men for jobs mostly held by white men might run into turmoil once their nominations reached the White House.
That is complete and unmitigated horsepucky. First, notice the weasel words about “jobs mostly held by white men.” The left-leaning Council on Foreign Relations
looked at both race and gender in the military – and what you’ll see if
you follow the link is that the military as a whole is predominantly
white and male and that the officer ranks roughly reflect the general
representation of both women and minorities in the military. As young
officers rise up, and older officers from a more white and male era
retire, presumably the representation will be even more accurate.
Second, going back to the 1970s, Trump was the first major developer in New York City to promote women to important positions. Trump was also hugely pro-female
in his White House hiring, including giving women highly responsible
jobs. He has been the most effortlessly and naturally pro-woman
president ever.
Let’s be straight here: Esper and Milley were lying.
The
fact that the Pentagon would lie this way is an important insight into
the problems facing America’s military. As Tucker Carlson explains in a
“must-see” video, the Pentagon has become highly partisan – a departure
from the American military’s 238-year history of being a non-partisan
institution. This trend started under Obama.
Indeed, it probably started even before then, as college graduates
marinated in leftism started to rise in the ranks beginning in the late
1980s.
Obama
purged generals, presumably for malfeasance or incompetence, but
somehow all the ones left behind were Democrats. His military leaders
focused hard on feminism (remember the troops made to walk in high heels?) and encouraged transgender people to serve, as well as promoting homosexual activities
– something separate from allowing homosexuals to serve. And of course,
there was the obsession with race in what had long been America’s
purest meritocracy. In addition, the military went all-in on climate
change, which meant subordinating quality to carbon emissions. All of
this took time, energy, money, and focus away from the military’s real
job: defense.
Trump
managed to slow the process. He poured funding into weapons’ systems
again but still drew the wrath of the military-industrial complex
because he refused to start new wars and was drawing down troops from
the old wars. Not only did this put him at odds with weapons
manufacturers, but it also put him at odds with high-level officers who
had fewer promotion opportunities and, worse, had fewer chances of
highly paid sinecures in the defense industry after they retired.
With
Biden in office, all the worst trends are accelerating. Rather than
laboriously write it all out, let me hand the baton to Tucker Carlson
who, after ribbing Biden about maternity flight suits, gets to the main
point: The left is turning the military into a partisan institution that
is highly focused on “social justice” and that views half of America as
the real enemy:
Full Tucker Carlson segment responding to the DOD's criticisms of his show:
"If the Pentagon can show that pregnant pilots are the best, we will be the first to demand an entire air force of them."
