Posted on 06/03/2020 9:57:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Defense Secretary Mark Esper abruptly reversed a decision to order active-duty troops home from the national capital region on Wednesday, capping a roller-coaster eight hours that have raised new questions about whether the beleaguered Pentagon chief will keep his job.
Esper irked the White House Wednesday morning when he appeared in front of cameras to proclaim his opposition to deploying active-duty troops to respond to protests around the country — a move that many saw as a break with the president, who on Monday threatened to do just that if state and local officials fail to deal with violent protests breaking out across the country.
Though Esper did not specifically contradict the president, his message and forceful tone rubbed some in the White House the wrong way, two White House aides and two others close to the discussions tell Politico.
Earlier in the day, Esper ordered 200 active-duty soldiers from the 82nd Airborne’s immediate response force — brought to the national capital region to deal with unrest if needed — to return to their home base after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in D.C. But Esper abruptly overturned the decision just hours later, after a meeting at the White House and other internal Pentagon discussions, according to The Associated Press. …
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I wholeheartedly support it.
Who said it wasn’t?
Just because Trump has the legal ability to commit political suicide, does not mean he should, nor should thinking people support him doing so.
“You are the one who doesn’t have a clue. The Americans and the Brits were outsiders. U.S. troops in U.S. cities would be welcomed BY LAW ABIDING AMERCIANS.”
I can only chuckle at your naive stupidity.
It does not matter if 90% of the Americans in failed Rat cities welcomed active duty troops.
What matters is they would be sniped at by about 1%, from inside crowds, causing the troops to fire on crowds trying to get at the snipers, turning the crowds against them.
Wash, rinse repeat X 1,000.
This dynamic is entirely predictable, it’s been done over and over and over.
Your naivete is excusable if you are a small child. Not if you are an adult.
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