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Ex-Obama Official Suggests ‘Military Coup’ Against Trump... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/02/ex-obama-official-suggests-military-coup-trump/
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The fourth possibility is one that until recently I would have said was unthinkable in the United States of America: a military coup, or at least a refusal by military leaders to obey certain orders.
Ex-Obama Official Suggests ‘Military Coup’ Against Trump... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/02/ex-obama-official-suggests-military-coup-trump/
The fourth possibility is one that until recently I would have said was unthinkable in the United States of America: a military coup, or at least a refusal by military leaders to obey certain orders.
The principle of civilian control of the military has been deeply internalized by the U.S. military, which prides itself on its nonpartisan professionalism. What’s more, we know that a high-ranking lawbreaker with even a little subtlety can run rings around the uniformed military. During the first years of the George W. Bush administration, for instance, formal protests from the nation’s senior-most military lawyers didn’t stop the use of torture. When military leaders objected to tactics such as waterboarding, the Bush administration simply bypassed the military, getting the CIA and private contractors to do their dirty work.
But Trump isn’t subtle or sophisticated: He sets policy through rants and late-night tweets, not through quiet hints to aides and lawyers. He’s thin-skinned, erratic, and unconstrained — and his unexpected, self-indulgent pronouncements are reportedly sending shivers through even his closest aides.
What would top U.S. military leaders do if given an order that struck them as not merely ill-advised, but dangerously unhinged? An order that wasn’t along the lines of “Prepare a plan to invade Iraq if Congress authorizes it based on questionable intelligence,” but “Prepare to invade Mexico tomorrow!” or “Start rounding up Muslim Americans and sending them to Guantánamo!” or “I’m going to teach China a lesson — with nukes!”
It’s impossible to say, of course. The prospect of American military leaders responding to a presidential order with open defiance is frightening — but so, too, is the prospect of military obedience to an insane order. After all, military officers swear to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, not the president. For the first time in my life, I can imagine plausible scenarios in which senior military officials might simply tell the president: “No, sir. We’re not doing that,” to thunderous applause from the New York Times editorial board.
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Thanks for your input, Cupcake. I always enjoy hearing from a Social Justice Warrior.
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What Is A Social Justice Warrior (SJW)?... http://www.rooshv.com/what-is-a-social-justice-warrior-sjw
Breitbart is fake news. Come on. Try harder. Be better and smarter.
The fourth possibility is one that until recently I would have said was unthinkable in the United States of America: a military coup, or at least a refusal by military leaders to obey certain orders.
Breitbart is fake news. Come on. Try harder. Be better and smarter.
Anyone who takes NYTimes, WAPO, ABC,CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC as gospel probably takes the gospel as gospel in which case I've got another fairy tale for you....
Its a cute little story about how your opinion means something.
Anyone who takes Brietbart as gospel probably takes the gospel as gospel in which case I've got another fairy tale for you....
Its a cute little story about how your opinion means something.