Trump Wanted North Korea-Style Parade'

[Jimbo101]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-military-equipment-inauguration_us_58811f4ae4b096b4a23091f7

Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover

Part of being a great president is showing off America’s military strength, according to President-elect Donald Trump.

The military “may come marching down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump told the Washington Post in an interview published Wednesday. “That military may be flying over New York City and Washington, D.C., for parades. I mean, we’re going to be showing our military.”

Trump spoke about his vision of military parades in vague terms, suggesting it was something he might oversee in the future. But according to several sources involved in his inaugural preparations, Trump has endeavored to ensure that his first day as commander-in-chief is marked by an unusual display of heavy military equipment.

During the preparation for Friday’s transfer-of-power, a member of Trump’s transition team floated the idea of including tanks and missile launchers in the inaugural parade, a source involved in inaugural planning told The Huffington Post. “They were legit thinking Red Square/North Korea-style parade,” the source said, referring to massive military parades in Moscow and Pyongyang, typically seen as an aggressive display of muscle-flexing.

[CincyDem]

1. Goes with the golden toilet and the Saddam-esque interior decorating. n/t

[Hekate]

2. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

(Sound of Hekate tearing own hair out)

[JHan]

3. Welcome to four years of tackiness...

How does this gel with people who think Trump is a dove?

LOL.

[LisaM]

5. Does anyone know how much it costs to roll out a tank for a parade?

I mean, I know there's everything wrong with it, it's unseemly, it's grandstanding, it's "in your face" to a degree that seems stratospheric even for DT, but on top of it all, it's got to cost a fortune just to put one of those things on the streets.

I would guess flyovers are expensive too.

[Jimbo101]

7. He only got the 'Flyover'

An M1 Abrams weighs almost 70 tons - the roads couldn't handle that weight.

[LisaM]

9. Oh, I know it didn't actually happen.

I just wonder if he'd priced it out. It's got to be in the six figures at least.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. I would expect tRump would want the bombers (B52, B1, B2) in his egotistical military extravaganzas

That wouldn't be cheap at all. And there's no way you could write it off as "training."

He really wants to be the petty dictator of the world, doesn't he?



Russian bombers fly over Red Square during a parade.

[hunter]

15. The Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" is an amazing piece of engineering.

The first plane flew in 1952, the plane entered service in 1956, and the last was built in 1993.

There's never been another plane like it.

It's also one of the noisiest planes ever built. The sound they make is unforgettable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95

What a wonderful world this would be if all the world's engineers were working on peaceful projects.

Why do so many innovative projects have to start out as war machines?

The internet itself started out as a military project... a communication system that would automatically reconfigure itself if parts of it were destroyed. The old long distance phone system was somewhat hardened against nuclear attack, (that was one of the conditions of AT&T's near monopoly) but it was still very vulnerable to certain kinds of damage.

[Aviation Pro]

20. Same with the B-52

1950s technology and the Buffalo continues to roll.

[pstokely]

16. how much does it cost for a flyover over a stadium?

?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. Depends on whether they drop bombs or not.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

21. Tanks have "rolled out" at previous inaugurations

including JFK. And flyovers, I believe.

I don't see anything with some display of military like a flyover or military bands in a parade, but we don't need tanks, imo.

[jmowreader]

28. Quite a bit, considering where tanks are

There's a couple National Guard armor battalions in NJ, but the only tanks he could count on getting are the active duty tracks at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Reality time: the only feasible way to move them that far is rail.

[dalton99a]

6. Terrific!

[mac56]

22. Representing the Lollipop Guild?

[Afromania]

27. intermilitary administrators ahoy hoy..

"Well, this one is for typing this one is for dart champion, and this one is for surfing..."

[smirkymonkey]

10. Who the fuck does he think he is?

He's a failed business man who stole an election. He has no genuine respect for actual military people. My brother is over in the Middle East risking his life and I know Donald Trump doesn't give a shit about him and won't when and if he returns. He won't fight for his health care if he should come back wounded or traumatized. How fucking dare he consider himself a champion of the military. I so fucking HATE that guy.

[bdamomma]

11. taking his cues from putin

he wants to be a Dic.................tator, smirkymonkey I pray for your brother's safe return and thank him for his service.

Be ready for anything in the next 100 days. RESIST!

[smirkymonkey]

13. Thank you bdamomma!

I appreciate your concern. I am so worried about my brother. They give them uppers so they can fly all night long and he is a wreck. Even if he makes it ok, he is a physical mess. He barely sleeps. It is sick what they do to them. I am sick with worry, but thank you again for your well wishes!

[The Wizard]

30. Kim Jong Don (NT)

[sarcasmo]

12. Teenie-Weenie

[Blue Owl]

14. Great idea said no one ever

n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Better get it while he can

[TomCADem]

19. Maybe Trump Will Even Order American Soldiers to Goosestep

[Fritz Walter]

23. Missed the live coverage

No TV at work, but I found this clip...

[TheFrenchRazor]

24. i can hardly wait... NOT. nt

[KatyaR]

25. So how long until the military learns to goose step?

'Cause you know that's coming....

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

26. So what stopped them from the display of "strength."

Poor planning?

[jmowreader]

29. The D.C. Street Maintenance Department, more than likely

And as it turned out, the embarrassment of holding a parade with more participants than spectators.

[rpannier]

31. Tanks would damage the roads

Roads aren't built for that heavy track vehicle

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

32. So, taxpayer money soon to be spent to make them so?

[rpannier]

33. Based on his behavior so far

probably
With 20 ft tall statues of him lining the streets