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In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

cnn.comTrump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN PoliticsIn an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and...

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"A great purge is necessary to cleanse the government of those who sabotage progress" - Stalin "We don’t want generals who are too good at their jobs. We want generals who are loyal." — Stalin "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." - Trump

The HUGE problem with political appointees as military leaders is they they won't be allowed to deliver bad news to Trump. If America suffers a military setback how the hell can these generals sugar coat that situation in telling Trump? The answer is they can't because Trump would simply fire them.

This is a coup! America wake up!! They are selecting the press, firing key people in key departments, colluding with Russia, making enemies with Europe and now firing generals

When is there going to be a time to talk about what is happening! He’s firing all that have ethics, that are smart, & minorities. Anyone who may question the king! When & where is the strong people that will stop this?

On a totally unrelated note, if the chair of your HOA says take down all your burglar alarms and security, by the way they have an amazing pal, who they obviously adore, that pal just happens to be a world class burglar....... Wouldn't that raise an eyebrow or two

They fired the qualified Black man and the qualified woman and replaced the qualified Black man with an unqualified white man. And violated the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act in the process.

'Obsessive' moves against diversity has no benefit to country as 'diversity' is the main factor forming the inner peace of our USA derived from a wide range of different ethnicities, colors and religions, all of which may feel fair and peaceful as long as they 'see' they are represented in the rule!

So how much does it take until Americans realize that this is a full blown coup? They want compliance at the top of the military, so nobody will ask any questions once the orders are given to invade NATO allies or use troops against Americans.

and appointed a white male who does not have the required qualifications - such that he needed a presidential waiver. So, not a merit placement..."I'm sure General Caine has had a lot of barriers in his life that prevented him from having a chance at those qualifying positions" [sarcasm]

#USA enemies are wringing their hands with glee. This is a massive #NationalSecurity issue #trump is going to replace all these officers with ppl 100% loyal to him He now has control of all #USGovt depts and military. I can't imagine #MartialLaw and a dictatorship are far off now

It took #hitler less than 2 months to declare the end of the republic in #Germany I suspect both these things will happen quite soon, on a Friday night, which is when #trump makes most major moves because he thinks it's a low ratings time I'm going for Mar 14, 9pm EST.

Trump just made a civilian the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Chairman is legally required to be an active-duty military officer. This is another illegal move by the Felon-in-Chief. The law also requires senate confirmation.

NAZI Trump & his pro-birther supremacists fear gender differences & sexual orientation. They think women ONLY exist for male pleasure & reproduction. POC, immigrants, disabled, trans, gays & every minority (their scapegoats) won't ever get good jobs. Diversity. Equity. Inclusion? (DEI) No way!

This is why he is firing these fine and qualified persons. He doesn't want to risk that they keep their oath and stops this lunacy, takes control of the nation and arrests Trump, Muzk and their entourage of co-criminals.

So, the army is getting switched into line. While Trump is just laying out the law according to his will and Musk got the keys for Fort Knox and personal data if everyone in the government. How much more do you need?

Why weaken USA military so badly? What's the plan? Who goes to front when/if war breaks out? Guy who was fired "C.J.Brown" was a 4 star General but trump NEVER SERVED. 2 other people fired were minorities too. Russia is celebrating! The Russians are happy mission accomplished by their felon in oval.

It has begun. The purge and replacement of the military leaders with ones that will support trump and his plans to completely take over the US. All directed by putin.

You are off course right. This, however, goes further and beyond. It is a mutany in progress. Don't let them divide and split you into black and white or whatever. You, the everyday American, must stay strong together and act instead of talk. Prevail or prepare to live in a dictatorship.

It’s all about concentration of power, unchecked power, within the executive. Trump thinks he’s a king. I think there’s a real possibility of him using nuclear weapons during his term. If that happens, it’s game over for all of us. States opposed to Trump should form an alliance.

CNN, always demonstrating your complicity with your ommissions. Why did you fail to mention that this purge included every black and female officer in senior leadership? Did you just conveniently not notice the significance of this and how it may speak to actual motives?

Am I alone in sensing that, sooner or later, this is all going to come down to which elements of the US military, National Guard and law enforcement are loyal to the Constitution and which are loyal to Trump?

It’s obvious to anyone who has lived through a dictatorship or recent civil war. You gut the national military to weaken it and by default weaken any potential powerful dissent that could call you to account. Then you create a shadow/alternate militia you can control 100%.

You missed the story, it wasn’t the positions that were fired, it was the people holding those positions. Qualified women and men of color, being replaced by less / unqualified white men. Thats the story.

Recall that Hitler fired top generals von Fritsch and von Blomberg to replace them with loyalists. Trump has been following Hitler’s script from Day One.

When questioning motivations, we suspect of each other what we know of ourselves; thieves think everyone would steal, conservatives think welfare recipients are ripping off the system (they would, and do), etc.