Hegseth Is in the Grip of 'Jacked' General 'Gorilla' on Iran: Insiders

[Zorro]

The Pentagon secretary is listening to a four-star with an extraordinary nickname.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is handing authority on the escalating Middle East crisis to a general nicknamed “The Gorilla,” it emerged Wednesday.

Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief has come to rely heavily on four-star General Erik Kurilla, nicknamed “The Gorilla” for obvious rhyming reasons and for being “jacked,” Politico reported, saying that the Cabinet member’s apparent deference to the officer had been raising eyebrows in government. Kurilla, who received the Bronze Star for valor after continuing to command his troops despite being shot three times during action in Iraq, enjoys “an outsize role” due to the chaos and “instability” inside Hegseth’s department, a source added.

“He’s got the look of the general that both Hegseth and Trump are looking for,” one ex-officials said. “He’s a big dude, he’s jacked, he’s exactly this ‘lethality’ look they’re going for.”

Kurilla is the general in charge of Central Command, or CENTCOM, which organizes U.S. forces in the Middle East from Egypt in the west to Afghanistan in the east, giving him extraordinary influence over the world’s hottest zone.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-is-in-the-grip-of-jacked-general-gorilla-on-iran-insiders/

CENTCOM's headquarters is located in what's been called Tampastan...

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Appearances are all that matters to TV minds out of their league

The Gorilla?

Recall last week Sen. Padilla "looked like a Mexican". Reality is what you see. Facts don't matter. You can run the world on optics. It's enough to pace the way for Chuck Todd's comeback.

[Torchlight]

2. The only admin that goes to Central Casting for political experience and talent.

Gilligan as Pres and Barney Fife as Veep... seems a rather natural extension to help reverse their flaccid natures.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Brig. Gen. Jack Ripper just wasn't available

He was, apparently, off looking for a drink of fresh pure rainwater to replenish his precious bodily fluids

[chowder66]

4. Another Informative article.....

Did the Israelis strike Iran when it did because Michael Kurilla is still commander of U.S. Central Command and a “window” for a prospective joint operation with the U.S. might be closing?

Some are speculating that because Kurilla is expected to retire from the military this summer that the Israelis saw their chance. The Army general, 59, has been widely reported to be on one side of a split in the Pentagon over whether the U.S. should support and even be part of Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear program.

In April, Israel news outlet Ynet coined him as “The U.S. general Israel doesn’t want to strike Iran without.”

“Israeli defense analysts say the window for a successful attack on Iran’s nuclear program is rapidly closing,” wrote Alon Strimling on April 19. “That window could narrow dramatically once Kurilla steps down, as his successor’s stance remains unclear.”

snip....

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/kurilla-israel-iran/

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5. That parade was his audition...

Can't wait to see how he runs an actual war