USN 3-Star wants your vote..

JJ_BPK · 11-04-2019, 06:51

We need your vote to prevent this..

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This Retired Navy Vice Admiral Wants to Unseat Another Military Officer in the Senate, 3 Nov 2019, Military.com | By Gina Harkins

Retired Vice Adm. Michael Franken has been thinking about running for office since before he left the Navy.

Franken did three legislative affairs tours during his 36-year military career. When the flag officer retired in 2017 and went back to his home state of Iowa, he said he felt his experience and perspective was well-suited to cut through some of the inaction he sees in Washington.

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Republicans in Congress aren't doing enough to stand up to President Donald Trump, Franken says, and the Democrats aren't doing enough to fight climate change.

He went on to describe how, when President George W. Bush ordered the Pentagon to prepare for the invasion of Iraq, he -- the most junior officer at the table at the time -- alone voted against the war.

Franken said he's seen too many leaders in Washington "unsheathe our sword way too quickly and for the wrong reasons."

"I will do my very best to keep your sons and daughters from fighting an unnecessary conflict," he said.

The retired admiral credits his many years spent operating overseas with giving him the expertise to serve in the Senate during a complex national security environment. He served as commanding officer of the destroyer Winston S. Churchill and served in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Back stateside, while serving with the Navy's Office of Legislative Affairs, Franken said he watched as some lawmakers pushed the military to keep outdated programs in place for political reasons. That, he said, can become a burden.