A new report has debunked a major leftist talking point enthusiastically promoted by President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, almost from the moment they took office.
As National Review reported on Tuesday, an internal study by the Defense Department has found no evidence that the U.S. military has a “disproportionate number” of radicalized troops within the ranks.
The DoD’s 262-page report itself noted that researchers “found no evidence that the number of violent extremists in the military is disproportionate to the number of violent extremists in the United States as a whole, although there is some indication that the rate of participation by former service members is slightly higher and may be growing.”
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To recap, on Feb. 3, 2021, just two weeks into Biden’s term, Austin announced his infamous “pause” across the entire Defense Department so commanders could, as NBC News reported at the time, “discuss the threat posed by white supremacy and similar extremism.”
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was “a wake-up call” for the department. NBC News noted that “current and former members of the military took part in the siege, and the Pentagon is under scrutiny over how it vets recruits and tracks extremism within the ranks.”
Austin issued the order after meeting with the leaders of each military branch and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten.
Kirby, according to NBC News, claimed that “there wasn’t one being in the room that didn’t agree that there wasn’t a problem” with extremists, especially of the white, pro-Trump variety.
Except, because of the study, the problem was made up, another chapter in Biden’s phony narrative to promote anti-white racism.
The Institute for Defense Analyses, which conducted the study, which was released late last month, found “fewer than 100 substantiated cases per year of extremist activity by members of the military in recent years,” National Review noted.
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And as for that alleged “wake-up call” on Jan. 6,the researchers learned that “of the more than 700 federal cases in which charges were publicly available a year after these events, fewer than ten” were actually serving in the military when the riot broke out.
The report also noted that there’s “no evidence that service members were charged at a different rate than the members of the general population.”
As the report’s summary spelled out, “Anecdotal accounts of military participation in violent extremist events, like the events of 6 January 2021, draw public attention and may create the impression that the military has ‘an extremism problem.’ Such accounts magnify the actions of a few and provide little information on the overall scope of the problem.”
“Moreover, these accounts frequently fail to differentiate between those who are currently serving in the military and those who have left the military (often many years earlier) or have been removed from the military for cause with less than honorable discharges. As the Department responds to such events, it should remain cognizant of the fact that violent extremism does not appear to be any more prevalent among service members than it is in American society as a whole, and avoid steps that risk unnecessary polarization or division in the ranks.”
Part of the problem, as the IDA pointed out, is that Austin’s Pentagon never developed a clear definition of “extremism.”
Leaving it open to interpretation essentially meant that extremism would be defined however Biden, Austin and the Pentagon chiefs decided to define it — which is why white, conservative troops were nervous about being targeted for their political views.
The IDA also touched on the ripple effect brought on by a lack of clarity: “In light of the inherent gray areas in any definition of extremism, the IDA team concluded that a punitive approach to all forms of prohibited extremist activities would risk alienating a significant part of the force.”
It would also divide troops against each other and the nation against the military, which is something the report’s authors cautioned against.
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“The Department can no more tolerate advocacy of violent extremism in the ranks than it can tolerate racism, sexism, and discrimination. At the same time, the Department must not overreact and draw too large of a target,” the report’s conclusion noted.
“The U.S. military draws on the strengths of the American public and appropriately reflects the full range of political, ideological, and religious backgrounds that shape American society today. As Americans, service members have every right to their own opinions, including opinions that may appear extreme or even distasteful to others. Diversity of views, like diversity of race, gender, and ethnicity, is both a necessity and an asset for the Department, providing an aggregation of strengths, perspectives, and capabilities that transcend individual contributions.”
“For this reason,” the authors continued, their recommendation was a “carefully-modulated response to extremist activities in the Department and in the military community.”
“Extremist activities should be prohibited only when they become inconsistent with military core values — values such as duty, loyalty, respect, honor, courage, commitment, discipline and teamwork — that are designed to build a united, disciplined, and effective fighting force,” they added.
“Even in cases in which the policy is violated, the Department should keep in mind that most violators are not enemies, but Americans who volunteered to serve their country.”
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