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Pentagon chief on shaky ground with White House after breaking with Trump over protest response
CNN ^
| 03 Jun 2020
| Zachary Cohen, etc
Posted on 06/03/2020 9:07:42 PM PDT by blueplum
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I wonder if, like Mayor Garcetti in LA, if he would be more willing to discuss the matter when his neighborhood is under assault?
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:07:42 PM PDT
by
blueplum
To: blueplum
We used them against the South in 1861-65.
To: blueplum
It’s good to see Trump getting his team on the same page.
Fire Wray. Today.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:12:49 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
He should have fire Wray months ago...he should fire him and Esper
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:14:48 PM PDT
by
ontap
To: blueplum
I rode my cycle through downtown LA this afternoon. The Guard has City Hall and the criminal courts bldg surrounded by a protective shield. Sheriffs deputies and LAPD too - all looking relatively unconcerned
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:17:17 PM PDT
by
atc23
To: blueplum
Phhhht! CNN.
Maybe Trump will just declare Trump law.
He may as well go all in.
Gets bad enough he will, and it will be very welcome.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:17:18 PM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
To: blueplum
Esper is out of line. This is not the way to disagree with the boss.
This guy does not understand or respect chain of command. He let the “Roosevelt” captain off after the Sec. Navy had released him and fired Sec. Navy. All wrong. He was wrong then and he is wrong now.
He and Mattress should get along well.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:21:40 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: right way right
Agree. I’m not breaking any laws....go nuts.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:24:44 PM PDT
by
toddausauras
(How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
To: blueplum
It sounds like a CNN headline.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:27:18 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: toddausauras
Do you really want to have some prick like Obama use this precedent against the American people?
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:28:45 PM PDT
by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
To: blueplum
He doesn’t get to make that call. If he refuses, fire his ass.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:30:25 PM PDT
by
Antoninus
(The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
To: right way right
I would much rather the American people fight against this insurgency in the streets before bringing in the military. We are in very dangerous times.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:32:17 PM PDT
by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
To: Paladin2; blueplum
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:33:17 PM PDT
by
4Liberty
(CoVid19, n. A seasonal respiratory infection politicized to harm the U.S. economy & its President.)
To: Hoosier-Daddy
Only if under the leadership of the sheriff... there has to be some organized regulated/accountable militia or things will go ever more sideways when some undisciplined zealots get out of hand and escalate matters.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:35:29 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: Sequoyah101
Esper is out of line. This is not the way to disagree with the boss. Yep. He can say what he wants behind closed doors in his role as an advisor. If the CinC decided to implement the Insurrection Act, and he was still deeply opposed, he should resign. But Trump has NOT implemented the Insurrection Act. His statement was unacceptable and insubordinate. He should be fired.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:36:06 PM PDT
by
ETCM
To: Hoosier-Daddy
We'll have to fight the military too. America is lost. Dangerous times isn't even strong enough to describe what this is.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:44:06 PM PDT
by
chris37
(China's Gift wasn't born in a bowl of bat soup.)
To: blueplum
Well it’s CNN’S story soooooo....
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:44:53 PM PDT
by
caww
To: blueplum
Mark Esper’s job is to take *orders* from the president. He serves at the president’s pleasure. He better be mindful of that.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:46:30 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: blueplum
Well, duh. I don’t think anyone is assuming it’s the first resort, but it’s a resort.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:51:12 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: blueplum
Did any of these military leaders object to what Obama was doing with the military? From the deadly (to our guys) rules of engagement, pushing homosexuality in the military, funding Iran, etc.
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posted on
06/03/2020 9:56:14 PM PDT
by
KittyKares
(Drain the Swamp)
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