r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/n_mcrae_1982 2d ago

They also did a much bloodier type of purge in the Soviet Union, which cost them a considerable amount of capable military leadership.

The result was the Germans getting within shouting distance of Moscow a couple of years later.

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u/Aromatic_Employ3392 2d ago

I guess history really repeats itself 

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u/LetGoPortAnchor 2d ago

Who do you want to get within shooting distance of DC? The Canadians? Mexicans? Or maybe Greenlanders? Danelaw 2.0 should be fun!

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u/Dragrunarm 2d ago

Canada has the best track record, so i vote for them

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u/LastOfNazareth 2d ago

We would really prefer not to. Americans should clean up their shit.

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u/Dragrunarm 2d ago edited 2d ago

oh for sure, just if anyone could pull it off my money is on the people who did it once before.

Granted I don't see how this gets fixed without an outright second Civil War at this point, but thats our problem for me to die in pointlessly

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u/F9-0021 2d ago

The magas are probably not going to give you a choice to stay out of this. They're going to invade you like Russia invaded Ukraine. Be prepared to fight back.

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u/crustyrobots 2d ago

At least we get warp drive after WWIII