The military has a woke problem, and part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's job is to root out the rot in the Armed Forces. Leftmedia outlets like The New York Times have characterized the Trump administration's dismissals of military leaders as discrimination against people of color and women. If one only reads the Times, one would assume there were no good reasons for the firings beyond racism and misogyny.
The latest "victim" is Colonel Susannah Meyers, the base commander at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. She was fired last week after Vice President JD Vance visited the base. That visit, as some may recall, was when Vance strongly expressed the need for the U.
S. to acquire Greenland for national security reasons. He called out Denmark, saying, "You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland.
You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful land mass filled with incredible people." Meyers decided that her loyalties were to the people of Greenland, not the American commander-in-chief. She had the audacity to send a mass email to all base personnel, including members from Greenland and Denmark.
In her email, she wrote: "Spent the weekend thinking about Friday's visit — the actions taken, the words spoken, and how it must have affected each of you." "I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S.
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