It comes as no surprise that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued a statement all but condemning Friday’s overturn of Roe — by pledging that the United States military “be all that it can be” [sarcasm] and will do all it can in support of “seamless access to reproductive health care [on-demand abortion].”
Was ist das? Is a bit of a surprise — Austin’s apparent ignorance of federal law — is laughable.
In a statement posted on the Department of Defense website, Austin pledged the U.S. military’s (emphasis, mine) “readiness and resilience” to, in effect, “continue to provide access” to abortion.
To me, nothing is more importantIn this Department, it is the health and wellbeing of the Service members, civilian workers, and DOD family. My commitment is to take care of my people. You can ensure the Resilience and readinessOur Force.
[“Ensuring the Readiness and resilience” to conduct warfare, Mr. Secretary? Oh hell no.]
This is being investigated by the Department [Roe]Take your time and carefully consider the implications. Reevaluating current policies to ensure that we offer seamless access as allowed under federal law to reproductive health care.
Setting aside the “Nothing is more important to me” [than protecting abortion rights] nonsense from the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Austin’s “as permitted by federal law” reference is off-the-charts ridiculous. Why? There is no “federal law,” Mr. Secretary.re is no “federal law,” Mr. Secretary. The RoeOverturn incorrectly returned abortion decisions. The Hyde Amendment is also available. AlreadyIt begs for your disagreement:
The Hyde Amendment Codification Act —Prohibits the expenditure for any abortion of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law .
It is prohibited to use federal funds for health insurance that covers abortion. Federal funds are currently not allowed to be used for abortion. Plans that receive federal funds must ensure they remain separate from funds for any abortion services.
If (1) the pregnancy results from rape, incest, or (2) the woman has a medical condition that puts her life in peril, an abortion must be performed.
And here’s the deal. While Biden is an avid supporter of on-demand abortion, which he continues to refer to as an “essential health care service,” and has called for the removal of the Hyde Amendment from congressional appropriations bills, any change to Hyde, or its demise, would require approval by Congress — highly unlikely now that RoeThis has been overturned.
Stephen Miller, former senior advisor to former President Trump, summed up Austin’s statement, and the “woke” obsession by the Pentagon as a whole, in a single sentence:
DOD Secretary pledges the US Military’s support for abortion (eg “reproductive health”) as key to “readiness and resilience.” Pentagon continues its full-throated embrace of work progressive ideology.
BOOM. MOAB-style.
DOD Secretary pledges the US Military’s support for abortion (eg “reproductive health”) as key to “readiness and resilience.” Pentagon continues its full-throated embrace of work progressive ideology. https://t.co/bWAYWXKeWo
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 24, 2022
I said at the top that while Austin’s response to Roe comes as no surprise, I suggested I was a bit surprised by the DefSec’s clueless reference to federal law. Now that I’ve analyzed it more thoroughly, I am able to change my mind. [sarcasm]
Consider the following RedState reports.
There is an extremist problem in the military, but not like Lloyd Austin’s.
When retired General Lloyd Austin was designated as Secretary of Defense by Joe Biden, one of the first things he did was order an “extremist stand-down.” As a result, all training was paused for a period of time with Defense to focus on the real enemy, your fellow soldier/sailor/airman/Marine who might have a different worldview than that prevailing in Washington, D.C.
And:
SecDef Austin, JCS Chairman Milley Prove They are Completely Devoted To Critical Race Theory at The Expense Of Combat Effectiveness
Yesterday’s Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was joined by Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley on The Hill. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz called them out for their part in inflicting the CRT on US Military personnel.
Austin refused to engage. He denied CRT is being taught in the military (that is actually a lie, it is taught under that name in the service academies, and commissars enforcing its working tenets on “whiteness” and “systemic racism” are embedded in the field force).
Last but not the least
As Threats From Russia and China Mount, US Military Report Talks ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’
Report titled U.S. Military: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Necessities on the Department of Defense website, Bishop Garrison, senior advisor to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin — another winner — argues that diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI) are essential in “making the U.S. military more successful in achieving critical missions and in making forces more lethal.” (Gen. George Patton would beg to differ.)
Clearly, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s allegiance — he all but said it with his disgraceful “Nothing is more important to me” comment — is to the Biden White House and the Democrat Party, and the radical left, all of which are doing their damnedest to destroy America as we know it, You don’t have to the military strength and combat readiness of America’s Armed Forces.
Therefore, Austin’s statement was predictable in every way.
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