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Ret. Gen. John Allen Says Donald Trump Could Cause 'Civil Military Crisis'
abc ^ | 31July16 | Nicki Rossoll

Posted on 07/31/2016 7:23:57 PM PDT by qaz123

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said that if Republican nominee Donald Trump becomes president and follows through on some of the things he’s said on the campaign trail, the U.S. could face a “civil military crisis, the like of which we’ve not seen in this country.”

"When we swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, which is a document and a set of principles and it supports the rule of law, one of those is to ensure that we do not obey illegal orders," Allen told told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week."

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
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To: Tailback

The head of CENTCOM before Petraeus , Admiral Fallon, he stayed out of politics but the Army was furious that a Navy guy was named to that post. Petraeus then took over.


61 posted on 07/31/2016 8:25:17 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: odawg

You are correct Trump didn’t say carpet He said bomb the s out of them.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTHXgmzURM


62 posted on 07/31/2016 8:26:31 PM PDT by freefdny
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To: All

Where was this dingus for the last eight years?


63 posted on 07/31/2016 8:27:33 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco

Me also...quite a few.

Semper Fi.


64 posted on 07/31/2016 8:31:08 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: qaz123

He better hope we don’t have a civil war. HE will definitely be on the wrong side.


65 posted on 07/31/2016 8:31:52 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: qaz123

Jimmy Carter banned all Iranians for awhile. And he killed a bunch of military in the desert launching an illegal rescue attempt. Do not recall any uprising.


66 posted on 07/31/2016 8:48:38 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: qaz123

If anyone really meant what they said, when they swore the oath, we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in. The Constitution has been often ignored for 70+ years.


67 posted on 07/31/2016 9:00:26 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: qaz123

I suspect most military people are fine with Trumo. Gen John Allen sounds like quite the pole smoker.


68 posted on 07/31/2016 9:17:55 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Trump not Trumo. Autocorrect sux.


69 posted on 07/31/2016 9:19:15 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Lazamataz

These are dangerous times.

Most people have no idea.


70 posted on 07/31/2016 9:36:26 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

I just look at the situation. Team Obama/Clinton has the goods on him and have promised him a plum post if they limp across the finish line ahead of Trump.

Either way, he’s screwed. Trump is going to win big, and when the broom comes to sweep away the waste, fraud and abuse, General Allen will go quietly.

The Marine Corps isn’t immune to political General syndrome. In fact, as the Marine mission expanded beyond the littorals during OIF, and Marine Generals were considered for joint posts that were once exclusively Army or Air Force, I’m sure the opportunity for political corruption has blossomed.

As long as the NCOs, SNCOs and young officers have their hearts in the right place, the USMC will be ready to respond to real leadership. Left too long, it’s possible the Corps could rot from the head down, another important reason to vote Trump.


71 posted on 07/31/2016 9:49:40 PM PDT by M1911A1 (It would have been Hillary vs. Jeb! with no Trump in the race.)
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To: qaz123

Chesty is rolling over in his grave
And over
And over
And...


72 posted on 07/31/2016 10:02:13 PM PDT by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: SubMareener

Yep. Should protest his appearances with posters with her photo.


73 posted on 07/31/2016 11:21:18 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: qaz123

Thanks, John “Benedict” Allen.


74 posted on 07/31/2016 11:26:27 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Secret Agent Man

If hes served under BO he is a g-d hypocrite.


I think there is another thread that discusses fact that he was part of the group that screwed up with ISIS and/or Benghazi


75 posted on 08/01/2016 12:14:52 AM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Election is about Liberty versus Tyranny and National Sovereignty versus Globalism👍)
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To: qaz123

The Constitution and Democrats are not synonymous.


76 posted on 08/01/2016 12:38:18 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: qaz123

Trump could cause it, but hillary most certainly will.


77 posted on 08/01/2016 4:37:48 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Hillary is Satan's spiritual advisor.)
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To: qaz123

So this douche-wad really believes Hillary would let a little thing like the law stop her from doing WHATEVER she wants?


78 posted on 08/01/2016 5:40:39 AM PDT by moovova
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To: lodi90

There are plenty of retired senior officers - including Marines - who are at least as stupid as Allen. Although he was only a colonel, one need look no farther than John Glenn.


79 posted on 08/01/2016 6:26:52 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Old Yeller

Isn’t Allen the one that resigned because he was about to be caught up in the Patraeus sex scandal? This guy has warts, was allowed to quit, and is now beholden to Obama, so he squawks when told. Lefty tool now.


80 posted on 08/01/2016 6:40:01 AM PDT by The Continental Op
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