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Ted Cruz ‘reached out to the Pentagon’ about martial law conspiracy theory
MSNBC ^ | May 2, 2015 | Emma Margolin

Posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Depending on whom you ask, “Jade Helm 15” is either a domestic military training exercise or a covert operation for the federal government to take over the state of Texas – and 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz just became the latest Republican to fan the flames of the latter theory.

Speaking at the South Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention Saturday, the Texas senator told Bloomberg’s David Weigel that his office had contacted the Pentagon about the exercise, which officially consists of a series of training drills throughout the Southwest for about 1,200 special operations personnel, including Green Berets and Navy SEALs. Conspiracy theorists operating on the fringes of the conservative blogosphere, however, have other ideas about what the exercise, known as Jade Helm 15, is intended to do – such as implement martial law, seize Americans’ guns, and imprison political dissidents.

Rather than squash those theories outright, Cruz apparently decided it was better to be safe than sorry.

“My office has reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise,” he said. “We are assured it is a military training exercise. I have no reason to doubt those assurances, but I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty, because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration, the natural consequence is that many citizens don’t trust what it is saying.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; jadehelm; martiallaw; obama; tedcruz; texas
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To: Vermont Lt

You explain all your avoidance and inconsistencies.


241 posted on 05/02/2015 8:17:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Vermont Lt

It is a finger in the eye gesture by brak.
One of many such gestures by our illustrious teleprompter reader.
And it won’t be the last as he flips off, smirks at, and annoys real Americans.
If there was justice, he’d gag to death on his boyfriend.


242 posted on 05/02/2015 8:18:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Totally faLSE ARGUMENTS. There is no need to do “training operations” within the US outside of Military Reservations. PERIOD.


243 posted on 05/02/2015 8:18:56 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: reasonisfaith
The worst nightmare of the leftist establishment is 80-100 million American gun owners joined by the bulk of the US Military.

I can't argue with your response. I was just trying to explain the what the leftists would do if we, both military and civilian, trust them.

244 posted on 05/02/2015 8:20:21 PM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's like a whole 'nother country.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I understand geography.

Afghanistan is not, nor has it ever been in the Middle East. It is Asia. More Central Asia.

Anyone who considers Korangal to be Middle East doesn’t understand how the Indian sub continent slammed into Asia. Different cultures, different races, and different environment.

If you think it’s so, go ahead and lump them altogether. I don’t care.


245 posted on 05/02/2015 8:20:30 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Watch what happens. There’s no way to stereotype Cruz as a conspiracy nut. You can’t personalize, politicize and polarize Cruz. His persona, in the way he speaks and acts, completely destroys this agenda.


246 posted on 05/02/2015 8:20:40 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Vermont Lt

Take it up with the Pentagon. I don’t care either.

See “Catch all term”. You should know that one from Psyops classes at the War College.


247 posted on 05/02/2015 8:21:58 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Vermont Lt

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/09/a-replica-of-afghanistan-in-the-mojave/100593/


249 posted on 05/02/2015 8:22:32 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Vermont Lt

i’M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR MOTIVATIONS ARE, BUT THERE IS no NEED TO BE RUNNING THESE OPS. NONE. WHATSOEVER. EVER. lET THE SPECIAL OPS CONTROL THE SOUTHERN BORDER. OR GO HOME.


250 posted on 05/02/2015 8:22:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Vermont Lt

Says the guy following Alynski’s Rules for Radicals.


251 posted on 05/02/2015 8:23:00 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

All I’ve been doing is explaining. You explain nothing. You add nothing. I am done writing to you. We agree nothing is going to happen and all of this is fear mongering design to scare low info voters.


252 posted on 05/02/2015 8:24:00 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Darksheare

Why are you all over me on Fort Irwin. You and I agree that would be a jolly place to do this.

I am asking what you think will happen over the next couple of weeks?


254 posted on 05/02/2015 8:25:30 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt
Go here: http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/09/a-replica-of-afghanistan-in-the-mojave/100593/

And take out the Mosque/armory/training Center/0bama lieBarry....

255 posted on 05/02/2015 8:26:04 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Vermont Lt

If you want to lump Cruz with the Alex Jones crowd you’re going to have to convince him to act like the Alex Jones crowd.

I would advise you not to attempt this only because it’s ridiculous, will waste your time and you will lose even more credibility.


256 posted on 05/02/2015 8:26:13 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Vermont Lt

Why?
Read your post 137.
And subsequent posts about how the only place to do this is Texas.


257 posted on 05/02/2015 8:26:51 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: reasonisfaith

Anyone thats ever posted with him knows he doesn’t have cred to lose.


258 posted on 05/02/2015 8:27:12 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

I’m just asking you to explain your position. Obviously you do not have one.

Except now you slip back into ridicule. Isn’t that Saul’s third or fourth rule? So who is the Alinsky’s disciple?


259 posted on 05/02/2015 8:27:14 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Told you you weren’t done.


260 posted on 05/02/2015 8:27:56 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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