Biden keeps insulting the troops by pretending they are 'extremists'

 Breitbart:

The Biden administration’s $715 billion Pentagon budget for fiscal year 2022 proposes spending about $30 million, on top of spending $9.1 million this fiscal year, on efforts to combat “extremism” in the military.

The Pentagon’s summary of the budget, released Friday, attributed “recent events” for the spending:

While we believe the vast majority of those who serve in the military and the civilian workforce that supports them do so with honor, dignity and respect, recent events have taught us that we must be ever vigilant in our efforts to identify and combat extremist behavior within our ranks.

The budget proposes $30.8 million to “strengthen [Department of Defense] tools to identify and address extremism, enhance training at all levels of the force, and update existing Department policies to include the development of a punitive regulation on extremist activities.”

It added:

The Department will improve vetting protocols and screening of public available electronic information (aka social media) and develop and deploy an Enterprise Case Management tracking tool for tracking activities of concern.

In addition, DoD will reinforce education and implement an enhanced standardized training on combating extremism in the ranks, strengthen Insider Threat Programs and Direct Awareness Campaign to deter, detect, and mitigate extremist threats, and use continuous evaluation programs for security clearance holders.

In addition to the $30.8 million, the Pentagon plans to spend $9.1 million in fiscal year 2021 for “initial actions” to combat extremism and insider threats.

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If this program were necessary you would think there would have been some high-profile cases of troops disobeying orders or plotting against the government.  I have not seen any such cases.  Troops have always had the ability to bitch as long as they were not disrespectful to authority.  Unit commanders are perfectly capable of dealing with trouble in the ranks without throwing millions at such problems.  The troops are allowed to vote their ideas and interest without being accused of extremism.