Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP
Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP
Senior U.S. officials say President Joe Biden has decided to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama.
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This is a readiness issue and has everyone to do with Republican culture war politics in the state. Alabama is trying to make it difficult for certain people to exist there. That means the military cannot move certain people in and out and cannot recruit to that state as well.
This has nothing to do with how butt hurt you are about women's rights or trans rights. The military needs bodies and they won't put bases in states that make that more difficult. GOP politics are actively removing jobs from these states, period. Not just jobs in the military either. The amount of economic activity around military bases is staggering. Alabama just lost tens of thousands of civilian jobs as well.
Congratulations to Colorado for keeping your economy running by simply not being hateful pricks and trying to take away freedom from a very small percentage of Americans!
You think taking rights away from all child bearing women in the US impacts a very small % of Americans?
I was more referencing trans folks with that one. Should have been more clear.
As general observations,
It would be costly to relocate an entire Federal agency, and it would take until 2030 according to this article. That can't help but impair readiness.
No shit it's political. Everything that is done by politicians is political at some level. Dems want to reward Colorado and they gain nothing by trying to appease Alabama since nothing Dems do is going to flip Alabama blue.
So by your logic they would just completely shut down space command at Cheyenne Mountain while building the base in Alabama? How stupid do you think our military leaders are lol?
It was DOD's decision to tap Alabama in the first place because of budget and it's DOD's decision to pull out because it's bad for national security. I'm not sure why you distrust or military so much but their just trying to protect us.