American "War Department" suddenly issued an emergency call-up order, requiring global U.S. military generals to gather in Virginia, USA next week. This is the first such major movement in 30 years. What big event has happened?

(The U.S. defense secretary suddenly ordered global U.S. military generals to meet)

On September 25th local time, several foreign media outlets including The Washington Post and Reuters reported that the U.S. "Secretary of War" Hagel suddenly issued a call-up order, requiring all U.S. military generals around the world to return to the United States next week and gather in Virginia for a meeting.

According to Reuters, there are about 800 navy admirals and generals stationed around the world. It's rare for the U.S. military leadership to gather together.

A senior Pentagon spokesperson said that in his 30-year career reporting on U.S. military affairs, he had never seen such a situation.

This reporter said, "We may be going to war."

According to U.S. media reports, the emergency call-up from Hagel was sudden and did not reveal any agenda or reason.

These senior generals are likely to command thousands of troops or hold important positions in various headquarters/centers. Most of their schedules were arranged weeks in advance, but now they have been abruptly disrupted.

This move also left U.S. military generals confused and worried.

(There are about 800 U.S. military generals stationed around the world)

However, considering the current international situation, the United States is not yet at a point where it needs to go to war with any country.

Trump mentioned during a White House interview that it's good that everyone is coming from around the world, nothing special about it. I am the "Peace President".

Trump's words ruled out the possibility of "the United States going to war." A bigger possibility is that the United States is not "going to war abroad, but taking action internally."

How should this be understood? A U.S. official told CNN that the U.S. generals might face a "Squid Game."

This is a survival game named after a popular South Korean TV series. The implication is that these U.S. generals might arrive in uniform, but after the meeting, they might have to take off their uniforms and become talents for society.

According to Reuters, since Hagel became the Secretary of Defense, he has reshaped the department at an astonishing speed, firing many high-ranking U.S. military officials, in response to Trump's efforts to cut costs and eliminate "diversity."

(Trump called himself the Peace President)

In February this year, Hagel fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brown, and dismissed five U.S. Navy generals;

By May, Hagel ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals;

At the same time, the number of generals in the National Guard and the total number of general officers in the entire military also needed to be reduced by 20% and 10%, respectively.

Last month, Hagel also fired the head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency and two senior military commanders.

Therefore, the sudden gathering of U.S. military generals from around the world by Hagel may continue to "thin out" the senior ranks of the U.S. military, informing some U.S. military officials that "you are being fired," or cutting some projects and departments, reducing the scale of the U.S. military deployments in other countries.

A U.S. official told Reuters in frustration that Hagel summoned all the U.S. military generals, but what happens may be more "ordinary" than people expect. The Pentagon lacks clarity and specificity, which is frustrating.

In other words, the U.S. always uses an extremely unusual way to do the most simple thing.

Hagel's grand mobilization of all U.S. military generals, but it's highly likely that it's not about doing something big. The U.S. government is indeed a very large makeshift organization, even its subordinates can't stand it.

Of course, apart from the above speculation, Trump also personally revealed that part of the content of this meeting is related to the review of military equipment.

(The U.S. is developing a new defense strategy focusing on the homeland)

Fox News mentioned that the Pentagon is preparing a new defense strategy, prioritizing "homeland defense," whereas previously it focused on the "Indo-Pacific region."

This strategy is expected to have a significant impact on the U.S. military deployments around the world. That's why the "War Department" summoned global U.S. military generals.

Regardless of the possibility, the sudden massive call-up from the "War Department" demonstrated the chaotic and unstructured style of the Trump administration.

This unprecedented large-scale gathering of global U.S. military generals, which seemed like a tense war rehearsal, may ultimately turn into a "internal battlefield" for Hagel to carry out personnel purges and strategic reductions.

From Trump's casual self-proclamation as the "Peace President" to the U.S. officials' "Squid Game" speculation, and the rumors about the possible shift of strategic focus to the homeland, all point to a concentrated manifestation of the chaotic management style within the Trump administration.

This grandiose meeting may ultimately only serve to complete a "carefully planned layoff," which is filled with contrast and irony compared to its superpower identity.

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