Last week we learned that Florida resident and GOP senator for Alabama, Tommy "Coach" Tuberville had lifted most of his holds on military promotions. Alas, since then we learn that the persistent holds on the top positions - Joint Chiefs of Staff and several theater commands - has resulted in a domino effect through the chain of command.
Think of it like a bad hangover coming on the heels of the Coach's ten month binge of political theatrics.
Putin continues his relentless efforts to annihilate Ukraine, Hamas continues to put innocent Palestinian civilians between themselves in their effort to annihilate Israel. US forces in Iraq and Syria face military threats on a daily basis. Carrier battle groups have been deployed in reasonably short order. The world is a dangerous place.
Tuberville's abuse of power is nothing new to American politics. Nevertheless, his jerking around of military leadership has every possibility of impeding military operations and can be problematic to our security interests given the context of the previous paragraph.
Tuberville is entitled to take a stance on the abortion issue but being a dick about the military chain of command to score political points is out of line. Just my opinion. But if it walks and talks like a dick and looks like a dick; a dick is a dick. Coach is a dick.
I'm sure this will get sorted-out over time; the military can handle a Florida panhandle dick.
Meanwhile if you're interested in a short but good read; Politico scored an exclusive on the drama behind the closed-door meeting where coach got tackled.
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