Tommy Tuberville insists his blockade on military confirmations isn't hurting the armed forces. As stevebenen writes, the Pentagon keeps offering evidence to the contrary.
. Army Gen. James McConville is retiring, and while Biden has tapped Gen. Randy George to succeed him, Tuberville’s blockade has prevented his confirmation, too.
“Today for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense, two of our services will be operating without Senate confirmed leadership,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin explained on Friday. As an Associated Press , the Pentagon chief spoke at a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, warning that Tuberville’s antics were jeopardizing everything from troop readiness to retention to U.S. relationships abroad., noting, “U.S. forces are on high alert in the Persian Gulf. As Tehran attempts to seize merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. is sending warships, fighter jets and even considering stationing armed troops aboard civilian vessels to protect mariners.
What’s more, the two vacancies are poised to become three: Navy Adm. Michael Gilday is also poised to step down this month, during Congress’ summer break. The Senate could’ve confirmed his successor, but Tuberville, again, wouldn’t let that happen.that Austin has issued a guidance on the need to reshuffle military leadership roles as a result of the far-right senator’s radical tactics.
In a memo dated August 2 and obtained by CNN, Austin wrote that the “unprecedented, across-the-board hold is having a cascading effect, increasingly hindering the normal operations of this Department and undermining both our military readiness and our national security.
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