{"id":121161,"date":"2023-08-02T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121161"},"modified":"2023-08-02T10:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:35:19","slug":"president-biden-cancels-space-command-move-to-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121161","title":{"rendered":"President Biden Cancels Space Command Move To Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121161\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.png 225w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Nikki Slusher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GOP senator who is holding up military leadership confirmations over it\u2019s women\u2019s healthcare policy on abortion has just found out that when you play stupid games, you get stupid prizes.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday the Pentagon announced that the U.S. Space Command would no longer be moving to Alabama, instead continuing its operations in Colorado. The move was originally ordered by former President Donald Trump, and Republicans erupted in outcry over the decision. The GOP accused President Joe Biden of acting out of political spite over the ongoing partisan standoff over the Pentagon\u2019s abortion healthcare policies. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has blocked military promotions for over six months in protest of the Pentagon\u2019s policy to reimburse \u201cmilitary personnel who have to travel to obtain an abortion or fertility treatments,\u201d per The New York Times. The president made the final decision after General James Dickinson, the head of the U.S. Space Command, had argued that moving to Alabama from Colorado Springs would hurt military readiness. Specifically this was related to the U.S. competition with racing China in space.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville said the reversal was giving benefits to a Democratic-led state and \u201clooks like blatant patronage politics, and it sets a dangerous precedent that military bases are now to be used as rewards for political supporters rather than for our security.\u201d Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) said in a statement, \u201cIt\u2019s clear that far-left politics, not national security, was the driving force behind this decision\u2026This fight is far from over.\u201d Rogers sits as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) tweeted that, \u201cThe White House choosing to not locate Space Command Headquarters in Alabama \u2013 the rightful selection \u2013 is very simply the wrong decision for national security. The fact that a CNN reporter is who first delivered the news to Alabama should say all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, spokesman for the Pentagon, said, \u201cLocating Headquarters U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs ultimately ensures peak readiness in the space domain for our nation during a critical period.\u201d He argued that it would \u201cenable the command to most effectively plan, execute and integrate military space power into multi-domain global operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ryder added that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and U.S. Space Command chief Gen. James Dickinson all support Biden\u2019s decision. Initially, Donald Trump agreed to move the command to Alabama after a \u201chigh-level meeting\u201d at the White House. He went on in the final days of his administration to brag that he \u201csingle-handedly\u201d rewarded the red state by putting the command there. Yes, it was a politically partisan move even though GOP lawmakers claim that is what Biden is doing.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado\u2019s Gov, Jared Polis (D) and Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet (both Democrats) supported Biden\u2019s decision with Bennet calling Colorado the command\u2019s \u201crightful home.\u201d Hickenlooper asserted the move was not related to Tuberville\u2019s ongoing antics, although he noted that the Alabama senator\u2019s decision to hold our military leadership hostage is \u201cvery frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a bad day it bugs the living daylights out of me. But it\u2019s completely separate from Space Command,\u201d Hickenlooper said. \u201cIn my opinion, I believe that\u2019s how the Defense Department looked at it. And I think that\u2019s how the White House looked at it.\u201d A huge loss of civilian workers to the command would\u2019ve been lost too had the move happened. Besides, why bring more federal funding to a place that claims to hate it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nikki Slusher The GOP senator who is holding up military leadership confirmations over it\u2019s women\u2019s healthcare policy on abortion has just found out that when you play stupid games, you get stupid prizes. 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