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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 10:53 AM Jan 2017

What will happen when Trump attempts to misuse the military?

I imagine it starts with what they call mission creep? A few drones here some advisor boots on the ground etc. Will the top brass go along with whatever crazy plan comes out of his ass at 3 AM?

Does our volunteer army really want to tangle over the South China Sea? Or engage anywhere that , say, advanced Putins interests? Who in the hell would enlist?

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What will happen when Trump attempts to misuse the military? (Original Post) elehhhhna Jan 2017 OP
Here's a likely scenario! atreides1 Jan 2017 #1
What I truly truly fear is the Reichstag fire scenario that you know is coming elehhhhna Jan 2017 #2
heh... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #4
! (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2017 #3

atreides1

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1. Here's a likely scenario!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 11:05 AM
Jan 2017

If the US goes for those islands, the Chinese will take Taiwan, and urge the North Koreans to cross the 38th Parallel into South Korea!

Japan will go on alert, but will likely not join the US in any military adventure, the same can probably be said for most of the Pacific Rim countries!

At the same time, Russia will reoccupy the Baltic states, and dare NATO to do anything!

It's what I would do, especially if I was Putin and I knew I had a puppet, who was the POTUS!!!

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
2. What I truly truly fear is the Reichstag fire scenario that you know is coming
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 11:09 AM
Jan 2017

So, you know, we rally around our president.

Wow this is my most tinfoil post in a long long time

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