Pompeo Urges Military Leaders to ‘Stay Out’ of Political Fights, Put Mission above Social Justice
District of Columbia | August 1, 2021
Mike Pompeo believes the military has been weakened by the same social-justice currents that have convulsed American education and corporate America over the last year.
Speaking with National Review after his Monday night speech at the Reagan Library, the former secretary of state and Army cavalry officer urged the Pentagon’s top brass to restore the American military’s apolitical tradition.
“Our military leaders have to stay out of these political fights,” he said. “It’s possible to do. You can be both a really great general and not opine on the political turmoil of the day. This is the mistake that I see too many senior military leaders make: They feel compelled to respond to the political noise.”
Pompeo joins a growing chorus of elected Republicans decrying the creeping trend of left-wing indoctrination which they say has infiltrated the military over the last year.
The lawmakers have cited the inclusion of texts espousing critical race theory on recommended reading lists and the proliferation of diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings within the ranks. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas has gone so far as to introduce legislation that would bar the military from promoting the notion that the U.S. is a “fundamentally racist country.”… (Excerpts from National Review)