A New Skip In Their Step

[Norm]

Received via email.

From a friend.

Most of you know that our son works in a leadership position within the Pentagon. I spoke with him last night to get his view of how the first week of the Trump administration was perceived there. It was a short conversation but very informative.

The difference he said is nothing short of amazing. It is almost as though you can feel it in the air, in the pace of people strides, in the expressions on their faces. But beyond that, the change in process has been immediate. Within 48 hours several action orders that had been languishing for up to six months between State, NSC (National Security Council), and the White House, were approved and executed. Over the last 8 years and particularly, the last 3 to 4, the atmosphere has been stifling. Every little thing had to be vetted by dozens of 30-year old State Department lawyers ( with no military experience) before it even got up the chain, effectively neutering the senior officers and reducing effectiveness to near zero. This past week, ____ took something to General Dunford, our Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and within minutes it was approved by the Sec.Def, General Mattis ( both Marines, by the way) and greenlighted.

There is new energy flowing through the whole building. There is a new sense of purpose, a new resolve that is palpable. A cloud has been lifted.

Say what you will about our new President, and there certainly is a lot ( pro and con) that could be and is being said, the folks at the Pentagon are walking with a new skip in their step.

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by Norm

Say what you will about our new President, and there certainly is a lot ( pro and con) that could be and is being said, the folks at the Pentagon are walking with a new skip in their step.

I'll be the first one to say he's not perfect. For example, while I support his Executive order on Immigration, the rollout could have been handled much better. That said, you never, ever short change the people who protect this country.

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

I'll be the first one to say he's not perfect.

but the opposite is not true; Democrat leaders are cult perfect. Just ask anyone that's snookered by them.

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

but the opposite is not true; Democrat leaders are cult perfect. Just ask anyone that's snookered by them.

Yeah...my batshit crazy neighbor Mrs. Kravitz was telling me yesterday how "A lot of Republicans are now turning against Trump!"