Esper Abruptly Reverses Decision To Send Home Active-Duty Troops Deployed Around DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C., region, amid growing tensions with the White House over the military response to the protests.


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Nice camo shock collar ya got there, Markie.

It obviously works just fine.

Bad SECDEF!

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Jesus Christ but this farce is exhausting.

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It is a necessity, otherwise, it’s back in the bunker he goes.

And we can’t have that.

Besides, seeing the troops at the Lincoln Memorial is so inspiring.

@canuckistani nailed it. This is exhausting.

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good job projecting competence and leadership, Esper.

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Looks like Trump’s hand is back up Esper’s ass making his mouth move again. What a bunch of spineless slugs. They all need to be eliminated, one way or another.

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That flushing followed by a plunging sound is the last of Esper’s reputation being properly disposed of.

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But did they secure rights to the Bennie Hill theme song, or is that covered by an Emergency Decree? We wouldn’t want them doing anything, you know, illegal or anything…

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US military needs to have its budget slashed by about 80%.

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There seems to be a terrible spine shortage in DC.

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So does this mean Captain Crozier gets fired / not fired yet again?

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Any guess what the soldiers themselves think? I’m guessing “FML”.

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Welp, so much for the theory that the Esper and the military would take a stand.

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In fairness it did take three flushes. It was a Pentagon-procured toilet after all.

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https://twitter.com/jose_pagliery/status/1268269855762976770?s=21

Um

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Anti-fascist are the new communist.

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I believe a certain Bunker Baby complained about those, didn’t he?

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Jeez, just how fast can this guy dance?

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The answer to the agents should be “Sure, I’m anti-fascist, aren’t you and everybody else who believes in democracy?”

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Jeez…way to instill confidence.

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