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Senator to block 1,123 promotions unless SecDef says Lt. Col. Vindman’s promotion won’t be stopped

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Putin built Trump to abuse and deconstruct our own armed forces so it is a positive factor to see a senator who is a war veteran standing up to Putin-Trump in the promotion of Alexander Vindman to bird colonel as is currently pending.

Sen. Duckworth wants SecDef Yesper to say yes on the promotion of Vindman recommended by the colonel's promotion board and now pending. Yesper does Trump's bidding daily so maybe now this side can get a rare yes out of Yesper that isn't the strict obedience to Trump.



Senator to block 1,123 promotions unless SecDef says Lt. Col. Vindman’s promotion won’t be stopped



Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1,000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who provided some of the most damaging testimony during an investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives into Trump's dealings with Ukraine, is up for a promotion to colonel. However, there is concern his promotion could be affected due to political reasons. "Our military is supposed to be the ultimate meritocracy. It is simply unprecedented and wrong for any commander in chief to meddle in routine military matters at all," said Duckworth, a former Army National Guard helicopter pilot who lost both legs when she was shot down in Iraq in 2004.


“I think it’s unprecedented that the commander in chief of our United States military would take a personal vendetta he has against one officer – who did his job when he was subpoenaed, according to the laws of this country – to prevent his promotion that he has earned from moving forward – a promotion that he was recommended for by his superior officers,” Duckworth said. Duckworth's action would make it far more difficult and time-consuming to approve such promotions, especially given how little time the Senate has before the November elections.

Senator Duckworth To Block Army Promotions Until Vindman's Promotion Confirmed - Task & Purpose
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Duckworth seems to have the clear sense too the voters have put Trump's reelection on hold.
 
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