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hlthe2b

(102,278 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2019, 06:45 AM Mar 2019

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In light of Trump's 'veiled' threats re: military, police, bikers: reassuring Gen Dempsey tweet [View all]

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Our military reflects, represents, serves, and defends their fellow citizens. They are compassionate or lethal depending on what we ask of them. They are tough in protecting America from external threats. They serve a democratic system never an individual. #Leadership

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In light of Trump's 'veiled' threats re: military, police, bikers: reassuring Gen Dempsey tweet [View all] hlthe2b Mar 2019 OP

thank you, general rampartc Mar 2019 #1

we knew it Larrybanal Mar 2019 #16

This needs to be seen malaise Mar 2019 #2

General Dempsey Peace06 Mar 2019 #3

Thank you, sir. sarge43 Mar 2019 #4

Too bad MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #15

If you mean that spineless wonder and place holder, Mulvaney, sarge43 Mar 2019 #17

Yep, wrong title! MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #24

Understand. sarge43 Mar 2019 #28

The military reflects America. It has right wing thugs, but it's not a majority. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #5

The vast majority of our military supports Trump. watoos Mar 2019 #7

Since when? rusty quoin Mar 2019 #9

Wrong... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #12

What do you mean, "support"? dawg day Mar 2019 #26

Well in your defense, it may not be a majority (I couldn't say), but they are the loudest rwsanders Mar 2019 #30

Political support does not necessarily extend to following illegal orders.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #27

"Necessarily" is the word that concerns me! FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #31

true, but remember... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #34

Trump's hate Tweet was covered on msnbc and cnn, watoos Mar 2019 #6

Exactly. mountain grammy Mar 2019 #13

Thank you for some sanity, General Cha Mar 2019 #8

Somehow I'm not comforted, but thanks, General. ecstatic Mar 2019 #10

Don't forget the prayers, as in "Thoughts and Prayers" erronis Mar 2019 #23

Sworn to defend against America's enemies, foreign AND domestic Grokenstein Mar 2019 #11

It's the citizen militias who would be a problem. Lonestarblue Mar 2019 #14

Trump's rhetoric is a signal to such groups and those that sympathize bigbrother05 Mar 2019 #18

Trump is a chicken hawk Joe Nation Mar 2019 #19

I had a customer in a recent former life whose company had major Pentagon contracts Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #20

yeah, out of the blue they might think about following the cic, but mopinko Mar 2019 #25

It's against the law for the military to "war" on American soil.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #21

Sounds great, General, but I'm not buying it for one minute. lark Mar 2019 #22

First Lieutenant Ehren Watada BBG Mar 2019 #32

They will not follow illegal orders from INDIVIDUAL 1. Lock him up. Mar 2019 #37

I wish I had your faith in humanity. lark Mar 2019 #38

What about protecting us from an internal threat? Initech Mar 2019 #29

K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Mar 2019 #33

So what is he going to do? getagrip_already Mar 2019 #35

Comey quotes Henry II: 'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?' billh58 Mar 2019 #36