Posted on 05/03/2018 8:21:15 AM PDT by areukiddingme1
How many of you recall back in the summer of 2015, starting on July 15 and ending on September 15 the Obama Administration authorizing the conduct of operation Jade Helm 15 -- For many of us, this was a time when we really questioned the administration and their intentions for conducting such an exercise -- In light of all the abuses of power that we are discovering about the Obama Administration, our concerns appear to be valid. Just how far would Obama have directed the U.S. Military to go? What if hitlery had won, what was obama and hitlery willing to do based on their fears of conservatives and red states.
Now that we have an American President, will "We the People," ever really learn what Jade Helm 2015 was all about -- A friend of mine asked me if I remembered Jade Helm, as soon as he said it and in light of all of the abuses of power that we are uncovering that took place under the Obama administration at the highest levels of the government, I shudder to think what the real purpose of this was all about.
Alex Jones, radio talk show host (@RealAlexJones) raised a lot of eyebrows during this time, specifically that of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor the operation. "During the training operation, it is important that Texans know [that] their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed."
U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert said in a statement on May 5, 2015 that his "office has been inundated with calls referring to the Jade Helm 15 military exercise" with concerns that the U.S. Army is preparing for "modern-day martial law". He alluded to a notorious remark made by Barack Obama, who claimed that Pennsylvanians were "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion": "I was rather appalled that the hostile areas amazingly have a Republican majority, 'cling to their guns and religion,' and believe in the sanctity of the United States Constitution". He asserted that "the map of the exercise needs to change, the names on the map need to change, and the tone of the exercise needs to be completely revamped so the federal government is not intentionally practicing war against its own states."
In a November 2015 GQ interview, President Obama described Jade Helm as "his favorite conspiracy theory".
Exercise details (from Wikipedia)
The joint exercise in realistic military training (RMT) known as Jade Helm 15 was sponsored by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) and involved the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) with other U.S. Military units in multiple states, including Texas, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Utah. Its stated purpose was "to improve the Special Operations Forces' capability as part of the National Security Strategy". It was coordinated and led from Eglin Air Force Base, an Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) base in northwest Florida.
Approximately 1,200 troops were engaged over the course of the exercise. They were "mainly Army Green Berets, but also a small group of Navy SEALS and Air Force special operations troops as well as conventional Army infantry", although the initial request to state officials from USSOCOM listed elements of the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Marine expeditionary units, the 82nd Airborne Division, and "interagency partners" as participants. Troops engaging in the exercise assumed the roles of either occupying or resistance forces. Most locations were in sparsely populated arid regions near small towns. Some participants wore civilian attire and drove civilian vehicles. Maps of the exercise included areas of the United States such as Colorado and California where no actual operations were planned. The cities in Texas include Bastrop, Smithville, Big Spring, Caddo Lake, Caldwell, Christoval, College Station, Dell City, Eldorado, Goliad, Junction, Leakey, Menard, Mountain Home, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Victoria.
USSOCOM claimed that "the size and scope of Jade Helm sets this one apart" from previous training exercises, such as Derna Bridge or Robin Sage. According to CNN, Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria spoke at an information session for residents in Bastrop, Texas and said that the realistic military training helps soldiers adapt to unfamiliar terrain. In Bastrop, 60 soldiers took part, including the presence of two Humvee vehicles and a "water buffalo" water tank. Private land offered by residents would be used for the exercise, though he noted that they would not be paid for the land or receive a tax break of any kind. Lastoria also claimed that $150,000 in revenue would be brought to the area because of food, fuel, and shopping.
Journalists were not allowed to embed in the operation, but the Texas State Guard and the civilian group Counter Jade Helm monitored the exercise.
Imagine how the lefties would feel if this was conducted in NY, CT, MA, RI....
It really isn't paranoia if they are out to get you.
I remember it well.
I added the keyword for you for any who want to revisit the topic.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jadehelm/index
Trump should do one for those states.
Matt Helm 2018
Still waiting for the declaration of martial law and cancelling of elections
Thank you for that
Jade Helm may have been an innocuous military exercise.
But true to form, Nobama hyped it up and allowed it to become an overblown conspiracy theory designed to mess with conservatives. Much the same way he jerked us around with his various phony birth certificate lies.
Why tell the truth when lying and deceiving is so much more fun?
“Still waiting for the declaration of martial law and cancelling of elections”
If hitlery had won the election, and all of the abuse of power that occurred, i.e. brennen, clapper, comey, lynch, mccabe, obama do you really think that would bother them, martial law, cancelling elections...wiping out conservatives would be a piece of cake with the lap dog media “not reporting” any abuse of power.
The illegals would be flooding in and government would be free to reign...I pray to God that this country is never dumb enough to elect someone like hitlery or obama ever again.
Jones et al were so over the top with their claims it was ridiculous
Yeah, because what American President would ever in a million years ever let himself have this photo taken...I mean, c'mon man....
Elections are necessary in totalist societies to "legitimize" the regimes internally and to other countries. Elections in such states are absolutely controlled and outcomes preordained but the elections must be held.
What is really frustrating is the ignorance displayed whenever some leftie (still) says: “The government would NEVER do that” and “no one is going to take your guns”.
Makes me sick that people don’t learn from history, especially when “We the People” type of government threatens to morph into a banana republic “cult of personality” dictatorship.
Get illegal criminal aliens out!
What is really frustrating is the ignorance displayed whenever some leftie (still) says: “The government would NEVER do that” and “no one is going to take your guns”.
Makes me sick that people don’t learn from history, especially when “We the People” type of government threatens to morph into a banana republic “cult of personality” dictatorship.
Get illegal criminal aliens out!
Anyone who has any illusions about where Obama stands with relation to America, need look no further than his youthful associations with the far Left, followed by 20 years sitting in the pews of a Church where the pastor openly damns America. He was not our friend; he never identified with our people; he never respected our heritage, values or aspirations.
Ohioan, I couldn’t agree with you more.
I pray to God that this country never places that kind of power in the hands of the left again for a long time.
Personally, I would like to see the AG/DOJ eviscerate the obama/brennan/clapper/rice/lynch/holder/comey/mccabe legacy to the point that Americans will never trust electing a progressive president ever again.
I pray God that President Trump and the handful of decent, patriotic American Congressmen/women keep fighting and keep winning to expose how corrupt the obama administration was and to what extent that they were willing to go and break the law to further their cause.
You know that’s NOT what Jones was claiming about Jade Helm
Read your post from 15...Spot on.
Oh get this....
Just found out it wasn’t Obama trolling us. It was them meddling election stealing Rooskies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3652406/posts
“Why tell the truth when lying and deceiving is so much more fun?”
Or, to shorten the answer, because he’s a steaming pile of dog crap.
You nailed it.
Plus, with 400-600 million guns in the country, even the most successful confiscation would still leave 10-20 million, so they would need the fig leaf of elections to legitimize their power.
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