Purge at the top of the US Army. “Dangerous move”
Seth Moulton, a democratic congressmen of Massachusetts and a former marine infantry soldier, sharply criticized the US Secretary of Defense Pete HegeSth, claiming that his last decision to reduce the number of officers in the army is too dangerous movebecause it resembles models of authoritarian regimes in countries such as Russia, China and North Korea.
Multon knows a lot about generals. As a maritime infantry officer who was stationed in Iraq for several years, he was one of three adjutants in the elite operational group of General David Petraeus to fight the rebels.
Later, when in 2014 he ran for the Congress of the United States, he was supported by retired General Steckley McChrystal. Multon also openly criticized the strategic failures of the Military Command in Iraq, stigmatizing the careerism of the army, which too often rewarded leaders who did not take difficult decisions and advanced despite the failures.
However, he does not have any positive feelings for what he calls “Primitive and openly political” wayin which US Secretary of Defense Pete HegeSeth decided to rebuild the highest levels of the army.
Recipe for the politicization of the army
HegeSeth, also a veteran from Iraq, recently announced reduction of the number of four -star generals (the highest degree in the US Army) by 20 percent.as well as the number of other generals and admirals by 10 % to “encourage innovation and operational perfection not burdened with unnecessary bureaucratic layers.”
In an interview with the Politico Multon magazine, which sits on the Commission for the Armed Forces of the House of Representatives, he explains why he agrees with HegeSethe that the army is in the best condition, but why purge seems completely political and ultimately weakens combat readiness.
“This is a recipe not only on the politicization of the army, but also on the authoritarian army. This is how the armies in Russia, China and North Korea work. And by the way, this is the main reason why these armies are not as strong and functional as ours,” said Multon.
In his opinion, it is unclear why HegeSeth introduces these changes, although he emphasizes that he agrees with the opinion that the US “may have too many generals”, especially those with the highest degrees.
“This is exactly how the army works in Russia, China and North Korea”
“But the point is that you have to have a good strategy. The security environment, which we had to face, is much more diverse. In 1965, no one was worried about Africa as we do today. We didn't have two opponents with nuclear weapons, like Russia and China today, and no one knew the meaning of the word” Cyber ”. So we should develop, and do not make random sewn in every field, only Something looks nice ” – explained a former maritime infantry soldier.
When asked about the fact that many African Americans and women were released, he replied that only 10 percent. Women reached the rank of four -star general or admiral, and US President Donald Trump released two of them. He added that the release of the black General CK Brown is “pure racism”.
For soldiers, this is to be a signal that Merit does not matterthat no one is responsible for the decisions made and that everyone can be released simply because they do not agree with the Supreme Command.
“This is exactly how the army in Russia, China and North Korea works,” emphasized Multon. He added that HegeSeth refused to answer the questions about why they were released.
Pete HegeSeth
Uncertain future
As for the arrangement of the army on the border of the president, according to Multon, these people could use “illegal, political fundsbecause Trump told them he wanted it. “
“The next time Trump will not like Trump and ask the secretary of defense to give soldiers the order to shoot protesters, I expect HegeSeth to comply with this,” Molton summed up.
“There is nothing unprecedented in this. President [Trump] He deserves to choose his team of the most important national security advisers, “said HegeSeth, according to AP.
He said that “there are many presidents who made changes” in the army after taking office, giving as examples of Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, who “released hundreds of” military officials.
Hegeseth and Trump did not hide that they wanted to remove officers who were in favor of diversity and equality in the ranks of the army, stating that they focus on determining mortality.
