Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) on Thursday slammed the Pentagon’s hunt for extremists in the military without having any data to back up how many there actually are.
The issue came up at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Christine Wormuth as Army secretary.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said to Wormuth, “Based on our conversations, I know you share my concern about the unacceptable rise of white nationalism and other extremist ideologies in the military,” and asked her what policies she would pursue to detect and prevent the spread of extremist ideologies within the Defense Department if she is confirmed.
Wormuth responded she believed the number of extremists in the military “is likely small,” but said she does think soldiers can be better educated against disinformation.
Sullivan, a Marine reservist colonel who has criticized his colleagues before for suggesting the military is filled with extremists, spoke up.
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The so-called 'extremists' in the military are the patriots.
ReplyDeleteAnd where the heck is the civilian Militia, they are the
keepers of the country, men like Bo Gritz though he is too
old for the job.
Bet he'd come back, though.
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