# 295 , # 296 , ... and esp. # 301.
Thanks, potlatch. Apparently, mostly border states are involved.
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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Vermont Lt is a fellow traveler.
” the riechstagg is not on fire “
because citizens and their elected representatives are ensuring that it will not be set on fire at all, and especially by officialdom for the wrong reasons,
and BTW what is wrong with that?
German citizens thought themselves citizens of a government operating under the rule of law . . . how were they to know with propaganda vs a no longer free press, who set the fire?
Isn’t it far better to make sure the fire is not set? Trust but verify. RR may he RIP.
Tall grass grows in Tex.?
He is doing EXACTLY what he should be doing for the people of Texas-Find out just what the hell is going on there-See post 11 this thread.
I'm getting real fed up with these Bullsh*t "Ted Cruz just lost my vote because _____________"(fill in the blank with this week's BS and twisted up mis-information). The people who post this crap were never with Ted in the first place.
Ted Cruz is our best, and probably only, shot at freeing this country from the socialists, marxists, and greed lobby, who are actively tearing it down.
Nobody is more well versed in the Constitution than he is. The Constitution is what they keep chipping away at in order to destroy us-It's what stands in their away. It will take someone who has explicit Constitutional knowledge to even begin to undo all the damage that has been done . It's also going to require someone who is willing and able to lead.
Ted Cruz has the ability to lead in ALL areas. He does what he thinks is right-even if he is opposed by an entire room of, greedy, cowardly, politicians, and others who would put their own petty self interests above the Constitution-the principles of which-they swore an oath to defend-and the people they swore to serve.
What is also needed to win and restore this nation is not just someone who has the knowledge of exactly how our Constitution is being torn down-but a person who has expert speaking ability to communicate to the people his vision of what this country can be and what it's really about according to our Constitution. We haven't had anyone like this since Ronald Reagan. Ted has this ability.
Related to communication-The person will also have to be very good at handling the MSM's constant smears, attacks, and attempts to deceive the public on the issues-There is no one better than Ted Cruz to handle the media-and that is where the battlefield is-the battles will take place in the media.( Any candidate that doesn't have charisma, and ability to think on his feet, needs to drop out now.)
I'm not just hoping Ted Cruz is our nominee-I'm praying that he makes it . I ask everyone who supports Ted Cruz to join me ,and remember him in your prayers. Ask for protection for he and his family from any spiritual or physical threats, and for them to be given strength and that they are a source of peace and comfort for one another as they endure the strain of campaigning.
I also ask that any obstacles to his success in being our nominee be removed.
I ask in the name of Jesus that any attacks on him be thwarted and turned back on the attackers. Please Lord clear the way for Ted Cruz to be our next president-Amen
(I don't care if people don't like the directness of my prayers-I believe that powerful forces are aligned against him and our nation, and it is going to take everything we've got, and help from above, to get him to the White House- so we need to start praying and helping his campaign now.)
8 exercise locations outside Texas vs 16 inside.
And people wonder why this is thought suspicious?
Exactly!
USAF, Ret
Harf, Harf, Harf.....
Perhaps a Bernie Sanders supporter ?
# 295 , # 296 , ... and esp. # 301.
Thanks, potlatch. Apparently, mostly border states are involved.
Can’t wait for the simulated munitions.
Those ought to go over real well with the population.
The ambience of an artillery simulator being lit and tossed into your immediate physical area is not to be missed.
Okay, so it is an experience one could live without.
Dunno but he is by his own words against the two most conservative people in politics today and fought tooth and nail for the lesser evil position.
Whatever he is it is not conservative.
Thanks Lucy. As others have said, Obama could have them doing ‘exercises’ along the border - but he doesn’t want to scare the illegals away, lol.
I’m heading for bed.....
In Texas, we got it all. I live near Fort Worth 'Where the West Begins' and we have plenty of grass to mow except in winter. I have some distant relatives that live in east Texas near the Louisiana border and I suspect they are rednecks since they never mow their lawns. Heck, they are so close to Louisiana they might be Cajuns as well.
Anyway, they say they gonna vote for Ted Cruz so they got to be alright with me.
Goodnight, see you tomorrow.
He probably never had it in the first place.
Ted Cruz got my vote because : ____________ fill in the blank.
Ted Cruz got my vote because he loves the American people, and the idea that America was built upon.
The rest of the GOPe rat pack are cheap knock offs imposters.
Rand Paul : Conservative imposter, Neonut neolib.
Marco Rubio : Conservative imposter, rainbow coalition pander.
Jeb Bush : Conservative imposter, pseudo Latino, ahhhhh shucks let’s all get along kumbya sing along ding dong ding bat.
I have 8 acres of pasture behind my house and hope they don’t try sneaking around out there! When this first ‘came out’ someone, in another state where this took place, wrote that that they lived in a trailer and heard some thumping at night. Went outside and there was a ‘soldier’ under the trailer - who said ‘don’t shoot I’m unarmed’!! When they looked around they saw some other men sneaking around.
Imagine that!
I’m heading off to bed.
Lol, I just replied and said goodnight again!
Let the emotional thinker 'rats go all hegemonic on personal property...
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