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MarineCombatEngineer

(12,092 posts)
25. True,
Fri May 7, 2021, 10:03 AM
May 2021

but just how long would they have lasted against the FBI's HRT? Or the Secret Service SWAT teams? Or other LE's SWAT teams?

Not very long I would think, they would cause some damage but they wouldn't live to see the results.

We would be Myanmar. TreasonousBastard May 2021 #1
I was thinking that very thing at the time, and I wonder how close we really came to it JohnSJ May 2021 #2
There was never any danger of a military takeover, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #12
But there is a military Trumper coalition. From brass to lowest rank. Irish_Dem May 2021 #15
That doesn't change the fact that the danger of a military coup MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #21
I was thinking rogue group, not chain of command. Irish_Dem May 2021 #23
True, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #25
Trump would have used them and let them hang. Irish_Dem May 2021 #33
Unfortunately, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #35
I agree with both your comments. Irish_Dem May 2021 #41
I too, agree with your comments stopdiggin May 2021 #85
Agreed. But, as it stands, no one is impeding the prosecution of the Jan 6 attackers lindysalsagal May 2021 #92
But how many of our citizens (both in and out of the military) Dan May 2021 #94
also true stopdiggin May 2021 #95
Unfortunately Coups usually only involve small numbers of military supporters. Tommymac May 2021 #89
There was a rogue group....called Jan 6 Smackdown2019 May 2021 #101
It is obviously hypothetical, but it seems to have concerned some people enough to issue not JohnSJ May 2021 #17
I've also said that to family and friends. Flynn can be prosecuted if he is active duty. patphil May 2021 #63
I just wish llashram May 2021 #66
I couldn't agree more with you. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #71
Right...General Miley made that very clear PortTack May 2021 #76
I don't think there was a serious danger of that, either. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #80
Greatly appreciate your perspective, MarineCombatEngineer. calimary May 2021 #88
How close??????????? DENVERPOPS May 2021 #54
I think one thing is certain, on January 6th there were people in that crowd who wanted to kill our JohnSJ May 2021 #62
In countless other countries DENVERPOPS May 2021 #73
I'm against the DP, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #74
MCE DENVERPOPS May 2021 #77
As a child of the 80's and a trained biochemist... Moostache May 2021 #68
Moostache DENVERPOPS May 2021 #75
I think we would have an AWOL problem really fast... Moostache May 2021 #82
LOL DENVERPOPS May 2021 #90
And leave us not forget MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #107
Those seditionist insurrectionists DENVERPOPS May 2021 #113
I don't recall any of the moderate repubs, who are speaking out now about the extremism of the CrispyQ May 2021 #81
+1, the brother of an admitted traitor LITERALLY was involved in the slow down of troops to help uponit7771 May 2021 #4
Why he hasn't appeared before Congress yet exboyfil May 2021 #11
+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #48
When letter was released I assumed it was a response to certain intel blm May 2021 #3
That is what Flynn was pushing at the time JohnSJ May 2021 #5
And it sure appeared that his brother was running interference exboyfil May 2021 #9
That is why I really hope we have a hearing this, and what happened on January 6 in Congress JohnSJ May 2021 #13
Flynn, I refuse to use the title Gen., MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #14
Charles Flynn exboyfil May 2021 #22
Thanks for the links, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #26
He should be charged for his part in the coup attempt 2Gingersnaps May 2021 #64
Why can't he be sent to some small outpost in Alaska? TheRealNorth May 2021 #67
How about a Court Marshall DENVERPOPS May 2021 #79
I don't think that Charles Flynn stopdiggin May 2021 #93
Honestly I don't the Military would have ..... Lovie777 May 2021 #6
We probably will never know, however, with what is going on in Arizona right now, hiring a JohnSJ May 2021 #8
so then maybe she deserves a little credit? Chakaconcarne May 2021 #7
If she was the motivating force behind this, then yes JohnSJ May 2021 #10
The Republican/Nazis have taken over states (Ariz., Texas, Wis.,Flor.) they will change voting and johnthewoodworker May 2021 #16
I think about 30%, which is till alarming JohnSJ May 2021 #19
She was only preserving the Cheney brand and her future run for president. Irish_Dem May 2021 #18
Granted, but at least she links preservation of that brand with preservation of the Union... malthaussen May 2021 #44
The military also told the coup plotter in chief that malaise May 2021 #20
When Darth Vader Dick and Rummy UpInArms May 2021 #24
Weird isn't it? MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #27
Well, Dick is her dad, after all. malthaussen May 2021 #45
I think she is getting much advice from Daddy and his friends. Marie Marie May 2021 #105
You are correct, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #108
Sad DENVERPOPS May 2021 #114
They could never control Trump TheRealNorth May 2021 #70
Only because they wouldn't be the ones in charge. NYC Liberal May 2021 #86
They were only concerned because they weren't running the show. nt woodsprite May 2021 #104
Is It Time For Some MSM Outlet To Run A Special News Show Featuring This Letter..... global1 May 2021 #28
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #30
It looks like we escaped a coup by just a hair dlk May 2021 #29
No, we didn't escape a coup by a hair, at least where the military is concerned, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #32
Not a military coup, but a takeover just the same dlk May 2021 #37
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #39
Holy shit Joinfortmill May 2021 #31
This Is an All Hands On Deck Time colsohlibgal May 2021 #34
Recommended. H2O Man May 2021 #36
When I see state legislatures rebelling against DC and the voters dlk May 2021 #43
Well said! H2O Man May 2021 #83
You are absolutely right! dlk May 2021 #84
It doesn't take a lot of agents to make a successful coup. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #38
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #40
+++. I would like to think that is what the FBI is doing JohnSJ May 2021 #42
One of them heads the USPS. C Moon May 2021 #46
may not agree with her policies but i like her tactics samnsara May 2021 #47
For an extreme RW extremist, she still 'gets' the Constitution and the concept of rule of law ... marble falls May 2021 #49
I wonder if Trump's planned civil war/violent coup was a bridge too far for even Barr too Botany May 2021 #50
It is my belief ScratchCat May 2021 #53
I think Trump's failed coup and trying to get Barr to strong arm state offical to change the ... Botany May 2021 #56
There was not going to be a military takeover. Jon King May 2021 #51
"illegal orders" ScratchCat May 2021 #57
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #59
Exactly, the Generals were never going to do a thing. Jon King May 2021 #61
The Capitol incident seems to have obscured the broader coup attempt. David__77 May 2021 #52
Military leaders and boxers actually look to avoid fights. Jon King May 2021 #55
Why do the republicans hate America? Champp May 2021 #58
This is why the DC Guard ("Trump's Troops") were disarmed. CaptainTruth May 2021 #60
Can't stand her political viewpoint aquamarina May 2021 #65
A headline I'd like to see Andy Canuck May 2021 #69
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #72
Have you all seen the video DENVERPOPS May 2021 #87
Not exactly off-topic, but I read a memoir of a *real* big-game hunter from over a century ago... Hekate May 2021 #100
Liz is no different than the rest of them, did she speaknow May 2021 #78
As someone who lived through a military-backed government overturning democracy.... brooklynite May 2021 #91
What would have happened if the January 6th mob killed the Democratic leaders in the House and JohnSJ May 2021 #98
Answer: new Leaders would be appointed. brooklynite May 2021 #99
I appreciate your optimism, but if something like that occurred, we would be in uncharted territory JohnSJ May 2021 #102
Do you have any idea of the massive protests that would erupt in this country MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #109
It would be more like a Civil War JohnSJ May 2021 #111
You are correct. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #116
New Reps and Senators wouldn't be appointed immediately. TheRealNorth May 2021 #103
and the My Pillow guy advocated the imposition of martial law too, in an attempt to overthrow the SWBTATTReg May 2021 #96
So this disagreement the GQP has w Liz is not some petty spat over an uppity woman. At all. Hekate May 2021 #97
She didn't block a military coup, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #110
Okay Hekate May 2021 #115
+1000 for helping preserve democracy against a coup attempt... JCMach1 May 2021 #106
mmmhmmmm quakerboy May 2021 #112
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