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The Polack MSgt

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4. I still work in the DoD

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 04:46 PM

Oct 2017

I think that the commanders in the field are staying out of the fray and the retired political appointees and the Joint Chiefs/Service Chiefs and deputy service chiefs are politic-ing their asses off.

So far Sec. Mattis keeps sending out sane directives and has not done much Trump smooching, so... Maybe?

I hope so at least, since every other retired officer in this admin has turned out to be weak dishonest or outright criminal.

The whole idea is insane to me though. This is the USA, we should not have a situation where the military is acting as check to civilian authority - It's a horrible and unconstitutional arrangement.

But the GOP does not give a single shit about the constitution.

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I never thought I'd ever live to see one [View all] The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 OP

He sold himself sharp_stick Oct 2017 #1

It's amazing PJMcK Oct 2017 #2

as a matter of curiosity, are there ANY generals left who have., . .you know. . . integrity? niyad Oct 2017 #3

I still work in the DoD The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #4