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Ret. Army general says Trump supporters in military need to be kicked out
americanmilitarynews.com ^ | Feb. 4, 2021 | RYAN MORGAN

Posted on 02/04/2021 3:54:50 PM PST by PROCON

In a January interview with Fortune magazine, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Kolditz said supporters of President Donald Trump who thought the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol “was a good thing” need to be kicked out of the military.

“One of my bigger concerns is that there has long been a strong Trump following in the military,” Kolditz told Fortune. “People in the military have every right to be conservative or extremely conservative. But Trump’s supporters in the military who think that what happened [on Jan. 6] was a good thing need to be managed out of the military as soon as possible. That probably won’t happen until the Trump loyalists are out, but that needs to be done.”

Kolditz said rooting out “Trump loyalists” may entail pursuing thousands of service members and Department of Defense employees.

“We’re not talking about half a dozen people. We’re probably talking about thousands across the Department of Defense,” he said. “Many of them will have already run their mouth, put things on social media. But this was an insurgency, a crime against the state. And it’s a duty obligation of the defense leadership to make sure that there are no, essentially, sleeper cells, people in the military who, for whatever reason, think an insurgency is a good idea or justifiable.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20210106; kolditz; military; purge; suckass; thomaskolditz; trumpsupporters
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To: PROCON

They are Russia gating conservatives. Same tactics.


21 posted on 02/04/2021 4:06:07 PM PST by Bayard
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To: PROCON

Pretty much anyone who has ever voted for Republicans will be removed, which would be about 2/3rds of the force if not more. Of course the Dems would love to cut the military anyway so this would serve as an excuse to do so.


22 posted on 02/04/2021 4:06:26 PM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: AndyJackson

“So toss out half the pilots, half the submariners and half of special forces. That will do wonders for our defense posture.”
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And replace them with psychologists/sociologists like Kolditz.


23 posted on 02/04/2021 4:06:52 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: PROCON

No problem, the trained soldiers you kick out are the ones from the pointy end of the spear. They are always welcome in our loving arms.
Their expertise will be useful!

I’m a “glass is half full” guy.


24 posted on 02/04/2021 4:08:12 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: PROCON

John Kerry’s buddy?


25 posted on 02/04/2021 4:08:21 PM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: Jewbacca

0bama purged the upper echelons during his reign of [supporting worldwide] terror.


26 posted on 02/04/2021 4:08:33 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: PROCON
Ret. Army general says Trump supporters in military need to be kicked out

Which means that the military would lost some 50-70% of its members, and we'd be left with a skeletal military, unable to defend the republic. I guess the 'general' might be wanting to let our enemies get run over.

That general is completely clueless about where Americans stand, in general.

That general ought to be stripped of his pension and any medals that he might have collected along the way.

Our enemies did infiltrate the our government, and now it turns out that our military was also compromised.
27 posted on 02/04/2021 4:10:05 PM PST by adorno
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To: PROCON
pure Soviet-style purges, something to be expected when power is usurped
28 posted on 02/04/2021 4:10:25 PM PST by californian by choice
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To: PROCON

But Muslims committing fratricide is A OK


29 posted on 02/04/2021 4:11:28 PM PST by TonyChris (Didn't vote for Amazon in last election)
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To: House Atreides

Just think how many US Army officers this guy Kolditz ruined while he was teaching fascism at West Point...


30 posted on 02/04/2021 4:11:30 PM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: PROCON
The communists are now the home team...
Their rules...

Purge Is The Game!

31 posted on 02/04/2021 4:11:43 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: Kozak

What good are logistics without combat troops?


32 posted on 02/04/2021 4:12:06 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of the Enchanted Chones.)
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To: PROCON

WHAT are they so afraid of??
If they believe the JOEBAMA regime really won, why are they so dead set on “getting rid of” Trump supporters??

I think they KNOW Trump WON and they want to stop anyone who might try to foil their CRIMINAL COUP.


33 posted on 02/04/2021 4:12:44 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: PROCON

Another military voice for the political purge of the military


34 posted on 02/04/2021 4:13:37 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: dfwgator

“Kolditz, like the Nazi Prison Camp for POWs?”

First thing I thought of, too.


35 posted on 02/04/2021 4:14:09 PM PST by PLMerite
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To: PROCON
"....Ret. Army general says Trump supporters in military need to be kicked out ..."

...... And ... Replaced with what ... The Girl Scouts????? ...... The problem with Liberals is that they have no concept of .... "Cause .... and... Effect." This General does not see a problem with purging patriotic warriors from the military Ranks .... Our Military would no longer be able to defend the country along a single border let alone fight a war on multiple fronts ....

36 posted on 02/04/2021 4:14:20 PM PST by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: PROCON

So now we know this jerk lied when he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. (Retired Army Officer)


37 posted on 02/04/2021 4:14:31 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: PROCON

Chinese influence and control runs deep throughout the government - even the military top leaders.

They must be celebrating in Beijing since January 6th.


38 posted on 02/04/2021 4:15:07 PM PST by elpadre
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To: PROCON

Is this the real reason they don’t want you to have old tires and cans that don’t work?


39 posted on 02/04/2021 4:15:11 PM PST by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable )
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To: californian by choice

The GOOD men will still be here if needed to fight what is wrong.


40 posted on 02/04/2021 4:15:16 PM PST by oldasrocks
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