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wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
3. I think you should not post that. As an Army Vietnam Veteran you are walking on me for having
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 09:59 PM
Oct 2019

pledged to protect and defend the Constitution.

Every person in the Military took the same oath.

We don't take political sides while in service.

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)
6. I'm sorry and I don't think I meant it that way.
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:17 PM
Oct 2019

I imagine and fear that at some point one part of the government will be in command of the forces. And there is a huge rift in our government right now. I don't know how it might be resolved.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
5. The Military is holding the country together
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:17 PM
Oct 2019

while this tyrant bides his time. The Military thrives on order and discipline and regulation. Trump provides none of those virtues, so don’t worry.

XRubicon

(2,212 posts)
8. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:27 PM
Oct 2019

will decide this shit show. It won't be for tearing the country apart which will be the only good thing to come from the military industrial complex.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. I keep thinking about the Handmaid's Tale, where
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:56 PM
Oct 2019

they coordinated attack on Congress and the president. Not that I think these bumbling idiots could pull something of that magnitude off. I wouldn't put it past them to try.

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