Excellent article to which I couldn’t agree more — the Generals listed are all guilty of violating their Oaths of Office by supporting the anti-American policies of Obama 1,2,3/Biden which greatly weakened our Army. Since most were also Chairs of Joint Chiefs they and their Joint Chiefs from each service are particularly responsible for the decline of our military during their tenures. I would argue that there are many such flag officers in the Navy and Air Force and some even in USMC who are equally guilty. They are the ones who presided over the following:

1. Pushing Marxist CRT/DEI on our military.
2. Identifying Climate Change as #1 threat to national security.
3. Opening up close combat positions and special opns schooling to unqualified women and reducing war fighting & PT standards to do so.
4. Allowing mentally ill Transgenders into our military and paying for their transition surgeries and medications.
5. Pushing the LGBTQ+ Agenda.
6. Changing deployment guidelines allowing far too many personnel to be non-deployable.
7. Making all of the above more important than combat readiness and/or capability to fight and win wars on 2 fronts.
8. Ordering Stand downs to ferret out so military with extreme views meaning Trump supporters.
9. Drumming out qualified personnel who refused to take the dangerous COVID vaxx.
10. Experimenting with taking civilians with special skills but no military training, giving them officer ranks and bringing them into military.
11. Presided over disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan which led to the unnecessary deaths of 13 Marines and wounding of scores of others and turned over $90 billion worth of U.S. military equipment; Bagram Air Base and $200M in cash to Taliban who promptly sold some to other enemies around the world.

And many other such examples……

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More Brass Than Backbone: The Generals Who Sold Out the Army

September 18, 2025 by David T. Cloft

The U.S. Army has lost its edge — not because of the troops, but because of the brass. There are now more general officers on active duty than there are infantry companies in the field. Think about that: more men with stars on their collars than captains leading rifle companies into combat. And the face of this rot? Lloyd Austin — the Secretary of Defense who embodies everything wrong with America’s top-heavy, politically corrupted military leadership.

Lloyd Austin: The Poster Child of Failure

As a four-star general, Austin presided over the train wreck that was the U.S. exit from Iraq and Afghanistan. The “end” of those wars became humiliating withdrawals that left thousands of allies behind and emboldened terrorists. Then, as SECDEF, he botched the Afghanistan withdrawal so catastrophically that the world watched American power crumble on live television.

And yet — somehow — this man was rewarded. Not for victory, but for loyalty to the political class. Between retirement and appointment as SECDEF, Austin sat comfortably on the board of Raytheon Technologies, one of the largest defense contractors in the world. He also collected checks from Nucor Steel and Tenet Healthcare. This is the revolving door at its worst: fail in uniform, then cash in on the very corporations feeding off bloated Pentagon budgets.

The Brass Club of Political Generals

Austin isn’t alone. He’s surrounded by a gallery of general officers who put politics and profit above mission:

• Gen. Mark Milley: Preached “white rage” to Congress while the Taliban rolled into Kabul. A man who made the Army woke but never made it victorious.
• Gen. Martin Dempsey: Helped usher in policies that prioritized social engineering over lethality, all while selling himself as a sage elder statesman.
• Gen. David Petraeus: The golden boy of Iraq who pushed “nation-building” that drained lives and treasure, only to resign in disgrace — and then find refuge in Wall Street and academia.
• Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Once feared by terrorists, now adored by corporate boardrooms and liberal think tanks. Another general who traded his rifle for a keynote speech.

The Woke Army They Built

These men presided over the Army’s transformation into a woke experiment. DEI quotas, pronoun training, “safe spaces” in the ranks — all while basic readiness withered. Rifle ranges sat empty while PowerPoint briefings on “equity” filled the schedule. The Army’s official mission is to “fight and win the nation’s wars.” Instead, it’s become to “appease the ruling class.”

The Scorecard of Defeat

The proof is in the history books:

• Korea — stalemate.
• Vietnam — retreat.
• Iraq — chaos.
• Afghanistan — catastrophe.

Every conflict since World War II has ended in defeat or indecision, but the number of generals and their perks keep growing. Success is no longer measured in victories, but in board appointments and book deals.

Dereliction of Duty in Broad Daylight

This is not accidental. It is dereliction of duty. The general officer corps has abandoned its mission in favor of politics and profit. They’ve presided over a woke, distracted Army that bleeds morale and readiness. Meanwhile, our adversaries — China, Russia, Iran — are laughing.

Time for a Reckoning

It’s time for a house cleaning:

• Slash the bloated general officer corps.
• End the revolving door between failed generals and defense contractors.
• Dismantle the DEI bureaucracy.
• Promote warriors, not politicians.

Because America doesn’t need generals who cash in at Raytheon. It needs leaders who can win wars. And right now, the Army has more brass than backbone — and Lloyd Austin is the perfect symbol of that failure.

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