Five US former Ministers of Defense expressed their concern about ‘Politicization’ of the Armed Forces by the President Donald Trumpa few 24 hours after the top officers, calling on Congress to intervene, in an open letter that saw the light of publicity Thursday.

Donald Trump announced last week his decision to replace the Chief of the National Defense General Staff, Patrarchos Charles Brownbefore completing two years in office, in which the term is usually 4 years. The Minister of Defense of his government Pitt Hegsheth He then expressed the intention of replacing several more senior officers.

“We are deeply upset about the recent departments by President Trump’s major army leaders”, They report in their letter to Congress by former Defense Ministers William Perry, Lion Panetta, Chuck Hagel, James Matisse and Lloyd Austin.

“We are sending you this letter to encourage Congress (…) to require Mr Trump to account for these completely risky actions and to fully carry out his constitutional responsibilities” in controlling the executive power, They explain and require parliament members to organize hearings to explain the government.

The murders “They raise alarming questions about the government’s desire to politicize the Armed Forces and to abolish legal restrictions on the president’s powers.”they underline.

“The US cannot allow the armed forces to be infected with partisaning being diverted by their fundamental mission to defend the nation.”they judge.

Trump government assures that changes at the top of the military hierarchy are Presidential privilege, which has been repeatedly used by its predecessors.

But its critics, including five former defense ministers, oppose that these changes were not accompanied by any serious justificationespecially for the qualifications or actions of the officers who were removed from their positions.