The last 48 hours Pompeo makes rounds to Centcom and other command posts along with hosting lunch for Sen Armed Services Committee. State Dept releases video of tanker attack. The Sec of Defense steps down and POTUS puts the Sec of the Army into Sec of Def. The writing is on the wall.
Article from yesterday.
The US is currently in its longest period without a secretary of defense. Trumps pick to lead the Pentagon had a confirmation hearing scheduled for tomorrow. It was delayed amid questions about his FBI background.
https://news.yahoo.com/shanahan-confirmation-delayed-background-check-232228623.html
Yea I wouldn’t make the mistake of thinking Iran defending their country from an attack by the US is anything close to Iraq or Afghanistan. It would be a lot closer to Vietnam than Operation Iraq Shithole Freedom
New acting Sec Of Def graduated from the US Military Academy the same year as Pompeo and is a former employee at the governmental affairs department at Raytheon.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mark-esper-acting-secretary-of-defense
Breitbart veteran Katherine Gorka is expected to be named by Trump as new secretary for Customs and Border Protection.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/politics/katharine-gorka-customs-and-border-protection/index.html