Just like Milania Trump recently said, “I heard you missed me”. Yup I’ve had writer’s block. Wanted to say a lot but didn’t know what or how to say it. So much shit going on, it was difficult to decide on what I wanted to write about. I couldn’t get motivated. Then Jen and I had dinner with a long-time friend of mine and his husband when we were down the beach. In our conversation over dinner my friend says “that’s the way they want it. They want to keep things in disarray, so eventually you just give up.” That got me thinking. Then Tony, in his usual way, throws out a few posts of his own just for additional motivation. Well, I’m back
Yup I made up the title word for this post. The title of this post, Shitretary. It is being a shit head secretary of some agency. You could be the Shitretary of Education, the Shitretary of Health & Human Services or the Shitretary of Defense. Yup, defense, not war. You see our oath of enlistment is to protect & defend the constitution of the United States. Protect & Defend. Not bring war to other countries. Now before you get your panties in a wad, I understand, sometimes there is a need to defend yourself against all enemies foreign & domestic. We did it during WWII when we were attacked. We have done it on foreign soil when our service members have been attached, and we should have done a better job on Jan. 6, 2020, but that is another discussion because it really didn’t happen.
If we had a competent Secretary of Defense & not a Shitretary of Defense, we would be in a better position with our military and our position in Iran. But I can see why Donald Trump hires the folks he does. They aren’t that bright, they do a poor job of policy implementation, and he can say how much smarter he is than everyone else. Then when the shit hits the fan, he can blame the incompetent people he hired. Leadership 000 – throw people under the bus, while you are driving.
It started when the current Shitretary of Defense gave a ra ra speech to an audience of Generals whom he couldn’t hold their jock straps for (both male & female). He then proceeded to remove other General Officers who have much more experience, knowledge & competence than he will ever have. He removed at least 2 dozen ranking Generals in the Army, Navy & Air Force because they don’t meet his macho view of the military, he holds some grudge against them or are not political loyalist. He has removed other General officers expected to be next in succession, as well as many women and officers of color. He has left our military in shambles. You can try to argue that recruitment is up, but I argue it’s because job prospects are down. What more secure job is there, than joining the military.
We are fighting a “war” in Iran that we’re not sure how we will end. We keep moving the goal post on our own. If we completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear arsenal & program, then we have already met our mission goals. Why are we still there? Because the military leadership we have doesn’t know why we started it and doesn’t know how we will end it. Any qualified military leader knows you cannot win a war (one you start or not) just with bombing. It doesn’t work. You need troops on the ground to give you any chance. That is why the Air Force, Navy, Army & Marines work so well together. We are a full complete fighting force. I really don’t want to say it, but Tulsi Gabbert the former Shitretary of Intelligence tried to provide insight into the Iran conflict by stating that it was not a good idea. When dumb is telling dumber not to do something, and you think it is a good idea to listen to dumb, we are not in good hands.
Wait, Pete Hegseth has a better idea on how we win wars. We are going to test each member of the military for testosterone. And then anyone with low testosterone has the choice to get treatment. Then we can all unzip our pants, take out our penises and run directly toward the enemy, aaaaaggggghhhhh. That will scare the shit out of them. Maybe we use our hard scrotums like bayonets! I have a WWII bayonet, and it doesn’t look like a penis. The problem is, the Shitetary of Defense doesn’t know anything about testosterone in men.
Does he realize wars are not won with brawn and muscle alone. You need brains, technology & strategy. Men & Women in the field, on the flight line, in the office.
Does he realize that the testosterone level in a person varies based on who they are, what is going on in their life, and the time of day?
Does he realize the many side effects that are caused by too much testosterone? Treating someone with low testosterone, but showing no symptoms, can cause more long term harm that necessary?
Probably not. He doesn’t know anything! Maybe he should ask the Shitretary of Health or Rand Paul, the ophthalmologist turned immunologist expert. I’m sure one of them has a great answer. The Shitretary of Defense believes if you remove people who are smarter than you, and you look like the smartest.
“He’s a dangerous joke” as quoted by Morning Joe on MS Now.
I agree!