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Initech

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29. What about protecting us from an internal threat?

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 11:04 AM

Mar 2019

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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