Posted on 06/04/2020 11:54:45 PM PDT by knighthawk
If one looks at this from the perspective that, by and large, general officers are every bit as political as any member of Congress, he’ll understand what’s going on. The president has to nominate officers for promotion to flag rank and submit those nominations to the Senate. Obama, in particular, carefully vetted ALL flag officer promotions for their political allegiance. “Mad (Yappy Little) Dog” Mattis, in particular, was another in a long history of Marine generals who talked like Chesty Puller, but acted like Benedict Arnold.
Dowd’s scathing letter to Mattis must be posted everytime Mattis name is mentioned.
I’ve been saying this for days.
This is a color revolution, collaboration courtesy of CIA and State Department (the Blue Empire), opposition by the Red Empire (DOD and serving overseas officers) doubtful.
The Mattis-Allen-Kelly (don’t forget McRaven) ploy is to settle down any colonels who might be feeling loyal to the Commander in Chief.
They have to make their move soon, and I believe they will.
This tragedy has many authors - but without the failure of the GOP to embrace their new President in January 2017, none of this would be possible. I’m sure the rebellious officers are well-connected to GOP Senators who THINK their lives will be better with Trump gone. And, undoubtedly, they are being allowed to believe that - for now.
I do not believe the upcoming illegal government will be able to impose order, but I don’t believe they will fall to an imaginary patriot army, either.
We are in for some very well-deserved rough times, that may last for decades.
Jim Dowd’s letter to Mattis:
Jim,
I slept on your statement and woke up appalled and upset. You lost me. Never dreamed you would let a bunch of hack politicians use your good name and reputation—earned with the blood and guts of young Marines. You did what you said you would—engage in this discourse.
Marines keep their word.
The phony protesters near Lafayette park were not peaceful and are not real. They are terrorists using idle hate filled students to burn and destroy. They were abusing and disrespecting the police when the police were preparing the area for the 1900 curfew. Jim, this is the new nihilism. See Dan Henninger in WSJ today.
Marines support the police in harm’s way.
Did you forget that President Bush used active duty Marines to quell the riots in LA? President Trump has countless cities and some snowflake governors and mayors wetting themselves in the use of force to protect innocent lives and property. The AG of Massachusetts thinks burning property is good protest. Three more policemen were stabbed and shot in NYC last night. Think about it. Should he be upset about the obvious failure in leadership? Where are you Jim?
Marines go to the fight.
No one divided this country more than Obama. He abandoned our black brothers and sisters. He gave guns to the cartels. He apologized for our precious sacrifice and generosity overseas. You remember, he fired you.
President Trump has done more to help our minority brothers and sisters in three years than anyone in the last fifty. Ask the black pastors. Ask the leaders of the black colleges and universities. He got them funded. Ask them about the prison reform which ended the draconian sentences imposed on young black men by the law enacted by Biden and his hacks. You need to bone up on your homework and stop listening to Uncle Leon.
I understand, you had to stick to the assigned narrative which did not include three years of corrupt investigations and evidence to destroy this President, his office, and his lawful free election. Nancy has no tolerance for dissent in the ranks—including those with stars.
You said nothing of the ugly, hate filled, disgraceful coments of Pelosi, Schumer, Perez and other Democrat hacks defaming the President and his office. You said nothing of the unlawful sanctuary cities and the unlawful release of hoodlums. You said nothing of the resistance movement to paralyze our courts and our government operations. You said nothing of the obstruction and subversion of our immigration laws. You said nothing of MS-13 killers and the drug cartels who own huge sections of our major cities. Jim, do you think that rhetoric and those corrupt actions were inspiring and unifying? Do you think the DI’s at Parris Island would find such behavior as unifying?
Maybe, your problem, is a lot deeper. Perhaps you ought to explain how and why you (and John Allen), as CG Central Command, did not engage and take out Iranin Major General Soleimani who roamed the Middle East and wreaked havoc and death on our American boys with his infamous IEDs?
Why did it take President Trump to have the instincts and balls to take him out (of course over the objection the geniuses in the Pentagon)?
Looks like the Persian mullahs were a one horse sleigh and Trump nailed the horse… forever. It has been quiet ever since. Perhaps, your anger is borne of embarrassment for your own failure as the leader of Central Command. Did you applaud when the President recognized the central problem in the Middle East? Did you applaud the President when he wanted to save American lives by bringing them home in one piece?
John M Dowd
The retired generals/admirals that have worked in administrations are signaling to the ones on active duty that they deep state will back them up when they mutiny. If they do mutiny, there will be no consequences.
Notice the word “former” in front of all these names. That makes them just private citizens with an opinion.
Generals should stay out of politics, I can’t remember many good ones, even Grant had his issues.
Ike was a pretty good president
Follow the moeny. Street walkers stick together.
It is amazing to watch how fast the turds come to the top0 when the cesspool is stirred.
Trump only called them into DC. He knows he needs state requests to call them up elsewhere. Sheesh!
We’re being governed by nit-wits.
I have a pretty long memory. The one General who suggested to Obama that we throw all we could at Benghazi to get those men out of there was fired shortly afterward.
I’m aware that one active general (forget his name) IS keeping troops on base rather than sending them to help protect the WH this weekend.
These are the same perfumed princes that saluted the transgenderizing of our military by the Kenyanesian Usurper.
I'd need to see the details for that. It's one thing for retired generals and admirals to slam Trump. It's quite another for a general to refuse to follow orders.
These guys in the military? I thought snowflakes would have melted by now. They cannot take comments from Donald Trump without melting down?
I suspect bribe money thru book deals and appearances on tv news shows, maybe just cash in an envelope.
This is a color revolution, collaboration courtesy of CIA and State Department (the Blue Empire), opposition by the Red Empire (DOD and serving overseas officers) doubtful.
The Mattis-Allen-Kelly (don’t forget McRaven) ploy is to settle down any colonels who might be feeling loyal to the Commander in Chief.
Exactly correct. And if it’s obvious to us it certainly is to POTUS and the GOP Senate. Yet they do nothing of substance to support him. The Senate inaction and lack of oversight only emboldens the coupists.
The retired generals/admirals that have worked in administrations are signaling to the ones on active duty that they deep state will back them up when they mutiny. If they do mutiny, there will be no consequences.
Agree. Note the still excellent military career prospects of the mutinous Vindman and the Corona boat captain. The military is provably not on the side of the citizens and their duly elected POTUS.
Well, now that the afternoon has gone further on, I now understand, from hearing it on FOX News, that Regular Army folks are going back to Fort Bragg. The National Guard (4,000 troops) is staying in DC, even if they’re not staying in Bowser’s stinky hotels.
Can’t think of any argument against that. 0bassturd poisoned everything.
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