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Senate Armed Services Committee suggests halting efforts to root out extremists in the military, raising questions on motives and fiscal responsibility, met with strong opposition and calls for scrutiny.
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The full transcript provides a deeper understanding of the concerning request made by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the strong opposition it faced, prompting a call for transparency and accountability in addressing extremism within the military.
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Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Beau again.
So today we're going to talk about a rather unusual request
that came from the Senate Armed Services Committee
and went to the Pentagon.
It was attached to their budget.
This portion of the report,
going along with the Senate's NDAA,
it made it in because every Republican voted for it.
Every Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee
voted for it and an independent,
Angus King, Senator King.
The request, the suggestion,
was to stop trying to root out extremists in the military.
Now, normally when somebody says something like that,
that would be hyperbole.
This is exactly what it says.
Spending additional time and resources
to combat exceptionally rare instances of extremism
in the military is an inappropriate use
of taxpayer funds
and should be discontinued
by the Department of Defense immediately.
That's wild.
Every single Republican, every Democrat voted against it.
That is something else.
I cannot imagine the reasoning behind this.
I would really like to know why Republicans think
that it's okay if extremists are in the military,
trained by the military,
have access, perhaps get equipment.
Is that a good use of taxpayer funds?
I would love to see the cost-benefit analysis on this.
This sounds like people trying to create a narrative.
This sounds like rhetoric
that maybe they don't understand the impacts of.
It's what it seems like to me.
I think that this little part of this report
should probably get a little bit more debate,
a little bit more discussion,
definitely more coverage,
because I can't imagine the motive behind this.
Now, for those at home, there is some good news.
If you're not familiar with how this process works,
this is a suggestion.
It is a suggestion.
Normally, suggestions that are included,
they are normally given consideration
by the Department of Defense.
However, they are suggestions.
They are not binding.
DFD does not have to do this, and it will not.
I can tell you that now.
They are not going to stop looking for extremists
in their midst.
That's not going to happen.
But even the suggestion bears a whole lot of scrutiny.
We have to find out why exactly Republicans
don't want the Department of Defense
getting rid of extremist elements.
This is a question that needs to be asked,
and it needs to be answered.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Y'all have a good day.
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