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Ted Cruz ‘reached out to the Pentagon’ about martial law conspiracy theory
MSNBC ^ | May 2, 2015 | Emma Margolin

Posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Depending on whom you ask, “Jade Helm 15” is either a domestic military training exercise or a covert operation for the federal government to take over the state of Texas – and 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz just became the latest Republican to fan the flames of the latter theory.

Speaking at the South Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention Saturday, the Texas senator told Bloomberg’s David Weigel that his office had contacted the Pentagon about the exercise, which officially consists of a series of training drills throughout the Southwest for about 1,200 special operations personnel, including Green Berets and Navy SEALs. Conspiracy theorists operating on the fringes of the conservative blogosphere, however, have other ideas about what the exercise, known as Jade Helm 15, is intended to do – such as implement martial law, seize Americans’ guns, and imprison political dissidents.

Rather than squash those theories outright, Cruz apparently decided it was better to be safe than sorry.

“My office has reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise,” he said. “We are assured it is a military training exercise. I have no reason to doubt those assurances, but I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty, because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration, the natural consequence is that many citizens don’t trust what it is saying.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; jadehelm; martiallaw; obama; tedcruz; texas
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To: Vermont Lt

All it takes is one bad actor.
And they could do this ex at Fort Irwin...if the objective really was to simulate a ME environment.


201 posted on 05/02/2015 7:54:16 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: novemberslady

Did you post to me. If so I missed it. What did you say. I respect everyone. I haven’t called anyone a name. Go ahead.


202 posted on 05/02/2015 7:54:24 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Good point, but where are their families?


203 posted on 05/02/2015 7:54:27 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Ready for Hillary .. yep, the liars, thieves, queers, perverts, freaks, murderers, etc. are!!!)
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To: Vermont Lt

No you didn’t address squat but I’ll play along.

Likely nothing will happen other than ramping up the pressure. They will do another thing like this, then another until they get some American to snap and then bring down the hammer.

And I’ll leave it up to your poor history skill (as if you don’t really know...which you actually do) to name the events where that exact scenario has played out here in America before.


204 posted on 05/02/2015 7:55:47 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Texicanus

It’s not a theory.

The thing to remember is you have combat troops and then you have federal agents. Federal agents, as seen in the Waco ordeal, are much more political.

The worst nightmare of the leftist establishment is 80-100 million American gun owners joined by the bulk of the US Military.


205 posted on 05/02/2015 7:58:15 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Darksheare

Oh lord, please let this man be our next president. He is probably the last chance we have to save our country and return it to the great county it once was and should be again.


206 posted on 05/02/2015 7:59:31 PM PDT by TonyM
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To: RetiredTexasVet

You think the military is going to hold 1,200 families hostage?

Am I reading your inference right?

That’s probably 6,000 people.

Does that make sense to you?

I think it’s the type of stuff that conspiracy guys will say...and it sounds that it makes sense until you do the math. It simply doesn’t make sense.


207 posted on 05/02/2015 8:01:21 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: TonyM

For a good portion of our population, things must get truly hellish before their eyes will open.
A good portion of our population is unworthy of the trust placed on them by the Founders.
And I sincerely wish it weren’t so.

That said, BUMP and seconded.


208 posted on 05/02/2015 8:01:58 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Finally we agree!

Nothing is going to happen.

With that, I wish you a good night.


209 posted on 05/02/2015 8:02:19 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Yea because Barry never put anyone out of business, screwed with their health coverage. taxes or any of that. It’s 2015. No one has to take hostages. You simply make families lives hell.


210 posted on 05/02/2015 8:03:28 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“.....because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration, the natural consequence is that many citizens don’t trust what it is saying.”

Now there is the understatement of the week.

Go, Cruz, GO.

Just imagine the much needed fresh air that Cruz will bring to the White House.


211 posted on 05/02/2015 8:03:47 PM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: Vermont Lt

While you are at it, look up Media Jabal and Medina Wasl.
You’ll find them to be village mock ups.
At Fort Irwin.
Goodnight.


212 posted on 05/02/2015 8:03:48 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I didn’t say that. I said ‘likely”

Sorry to see you leave without addressing anything. But thats what your history shows you doing. Causing chaos and leaving. Anyone can look it up for themselves.


213 posted on 05/02/2015 8:04:56 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart; Vermont Lt

I suspect he’s our own Herb Byerly.


214 posted on 05/02/2015 8:05:51 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ( Total War)
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To: Darksheare

No, my point was saying Cruz went to the Pentagon.

This stuff is handled by staff all of the time. They put a notice on the web and have a statement for those who call.

For someone running for President and being a full time Senator I would think he has better things to do with his time. Especially since this has been explain six ways to Sunday over the past few months.

His recognizing it by spending any of HIS time on it give the story credibility.

THAT was my problem.


215 posted on 05/02/2015 8:06:00 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Darksheare

You’d think a “War College” (snicker) grad would know that wouldn’t you?


216 posted on 05/02/2015 8:06:09 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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Medina Jabal.
http://wikimapia.org/20362636/Medina-Jabal-Fort-Irwin

Medina Wasl.
http://wikimapia.org/20362619/Medina-Wasl-Fort-Irwin


217 posted on 05/02/2015 8:06:43 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Hugh the Scot

I’d say our own mix of Pissant and and Obama spokesman.


218 posted on 05/02/2015 8:07:03 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Vermont Lt
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Vermont Lt to novemberslady

Think of any special forces operator you know. Whether it be a current active duty, retired, or someone you knew back in the day.

Know imagine someone telling them to fire on Americans. Or take out their cars. Or close down their towns. In Texas, no less.

You can imagine them doing that? Really?


I wrote one word in agreement with another poster.

You started posting to me.
219 posted on 05/02/2015 8:07:26 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Vermont Lt

“No, my point was saying Cruz went to the Pentagon.”

Which you are whining about.
Then you suggest I do the same.
Make up your mind.


220 posted on 05/02/2015 8:08:06 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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