Senator Chris Murphy: It's likely that experienced generals are telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable,

[Passages]

It's likely that experienced generals are telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly.
Also, Hegseth is firing a ton of experienced generals right now.

Link to tweet

Remove anything and anyone who gets in the King's way, regardless of reality.

[sunflowerseed]

1. May they promptly run for office.

[Autumn]

2. I would rather they open their mouths and tell America what is really going on.

And what these people are planning on doing. That would do more to save America than running for office

[TheRickles]

9. Yes, 100%! Why don't they do that? And do it as a group - it would be even more effective than individually.

I know there's the threat of losing their pensions in retribution, and Sen. Mark Kelly's suit against his pension loss hasn't been decided yet. But it'd be a huge catalyst for change if they all spoke out now.

[Bluetus]

10. How about both?

Although I don't think it is necessarily healthy for military lifers to be in Congress where they are likely to vote for huge increases to the Pentagon budget buying bloated, useless, outdated systems.

That AWACS plane that Iran blew up last week was one of only 14 remaining. These planes went into service 49 years ago. Boeing has made a modern replacement, which several countries are now using, but we haven't taken any -- I don't know why not.

We have spent roughly a quarter-trillion (2026) dollars on the B1 and B2, yet here we are, preferring the B52, which has been in service over 70 years. WTF is the Pentagon doing with the > $1 trillion we give it every year?

[leftstreet]

3. Hegseth taking out more US generals than Iran

Ron Filipkowski
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Seems like Hegseth is taking out more generals in the US than Iran.

Link to tweet

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[Autumn]

4. How many so far?

[peppertree]

16. Google says:

·General Randy George: The Army Chief of Staff was ordered to step down and retire immediately in April 2026.

·General David Hodne: Fired from his role leading the Army's Transformation and Training Command.

·Major General William Green Jr.: Fired as the head of the Army's Chaplain Corps.

·General Charles Q. Brown Jr.: Dismissed from his position as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

·Admiral Lisa Franchetti: Removed as the Navy’s top admiral.

·Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. James Slife

·Head of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Timothy Haugh

·Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan

·Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse

·Lt. Gen. Jennifer Short

·Rear Adm. Milton Sands

and several top military lawyers.

Many were, apparently, not replaced at all - which, of course, means he's getting marching orders from Putin and Bibi-approved handlers.

[yellow dahlia]

27. Yikes! Stunning when seen as a list.

[biocube]

5. I hope if Trump is even thinking of using nukes...

that these guys will let everyone know.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. As much as I hate to even think it...

I think our military is going to take a big hit from this foolish scheme. All of this is so unnecessary and stupid. All Trump's and the GOP's fault.

[GiqueCee]

7. Strongly worded letters...

... are not going to stop these psychotic monsters that are "Flooding the Zone" with nonstop, cataclysmic acts of flat out treason. Yeah, we all know how narrow the Constitutional definition of treason is, but in practical terms, is there really any other name for what they're doing on a daily basis?
How much more destruction, and how many assaults on common human decency will America have to endure before we say, ENOUGH? Or is it already too late?

[dlk]

8. Putin is smiling...

n/t

[peppertree]

18. And Bibi...

"Can you believe it, Itamar? We not only genocided Gaza - if Trump sends in enough of those ghetto grunts of theirs, we may soon get a little "ethnic cleansing" done in America itself!"

[dlk]

31. Indeed

n/t

[ChicagoTeamster]

11. Just like everything else, Trump is following Hitler.

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Adolf Hitler consistently removed, reassigned, or sidelined senior generals who disagreed with his strategic plans, particularly as the war progressed. He replaced critical or traditionalist military leaders with loyalists or Nazis, especially after 1938, creating a command structure based on blind obedience to his "intuition" rather than traditional military expertise.

After publicly blaming foreigners, Jews, communists, Hitler made a secret pact, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, with the Russians to split Poland and not invade further east (later violated). Then they each invaded Poland in 1939. Similar to the Trump administration's 2026 National Defense Strategy that emphasized focusing on the Western Hemisphere (not Europe) and allowing other powers to have their own spheres of influence and the Russians saying they agreed.

Add to that Trump and Hitler both having obsessions with government architecture, creating new ballrooms, remaking existing buildings etc.

Trump being a micromanager (like Hitler), many of his administration being former and continuing sex offenders like Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. He was a prolific sexual predator who engaged in numerous extramarital affairs. Despite maintaining a public image of himself and his wife, Magda, as the "First Family of the Reich" (representing Aryan loyalty and fertility), Goebbels was known within the Nazi High Command as "the ram" due to his aggressive pursuit of actresses and young women.

These people are sick. Just like the Nazis.

[karynnj]

12. Can they speak to Congressmen/Senators on committees

that would give them both the security clearance and need to know? Congress needs to invite them.

Who is actually doing the military planning?

[yellow dahlia]

28. I hope Congress invites them.

[underpants]

30. This is where the former Pentagon press corp could be handy.

Remember Kegsbreath ran out the long time reporters with basically a loyalty oath. He brought in all their little twerp podcasters and influencers including Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz.

The old timers talked to Generals and Admirals all the time. If there’s a leak it’s coming through them.

[peppertree]

13. Only Nazis need apply

[Baitball Blogger]

14. That sounds about right.

[paleotn]

15. Stalin did that too

and if not for the equal stupidity of the “Austrian corporal” it might have been the end of him. Of course Stalin had them shot. At least we’ve not gone that far……yet.

This will end with a failed operation and mass casualties. At the very least no change in status quo with mass casualties. Hope it doesn’t take that to end the orange bastard but it might.

[BComplex]

17. Those generals need to get together and kick Hegseth's ass out.

Not part of American history or culture, but neither is having our entire system of allies and support thrown out of our military policies.

[markpkessinger]

25. That's easy to say, but . . .

. . . there is no legal mechanism that would enable the generals to do that.

Next idea?

[Coolgoober]

19. Hegseths Goal Is Like Trumps

Surround himself with losers and stupid people that are yes men. It might make him look great and successfull. NOPE!!!

[Mblaze]

20. As long as they keep Raisin' Caine

Trump will be happy. He digs the nickname.

[JT45242]

21. And War Crimes ... and illegal orders but Kegseth does not believe in laws

They keep telling him
a) This is illegal we cannot target civilians, it's a war crime
b) That violates the rules of engagement and would be a court martial offense
c) This will not work -- it will just risk lives with no real accomplishment

Kegseth -- We'll find someone who says what we want to hear. You are fired

[hay rick]

22. Sycophant General Grok AI reporting for duty!

I bet most of those ex-generals and ex-admirals couldn't do 50 pushups!

[usonian]

23. Weaken the U.,S. military? Who would want such a thing?

[Mysterian]

24. The republican regime of idiots will be a disaster for our military

and the entire nation, what's left of it.

[lindysalsagal]

26. Destroying our once great country, piece by piece.

[haele]

29. Someone in the office joked with the O-6 embedded with us

Saying the way things were going, this time next year, he'd be on the CNO's staff...
The look on his face was "I'll retire first..."