Posted on 02/03/2017 4:35:28 AM PST by davikkm
A former Defense Department official under the Obama administration has raised the specter of a military coup to remove President Donald Trump from power. In an editorial penned for Foreign Policy, senior Pentagon policy official Rosa Brooks publicly suggested a military insurrection against the Trump administration may be the only option to oust one of the most divisive presidents in American history. “Donald Trump’s first week as president has made it all too clear: Yes, he is as crazy as everyone feared,” Ms. Brooks wrote. “[One] possibility is one that until recently I would have said was unthinkable in the United States of America: a military coup, or at least a refusal by military leaders to obey certain orders.” For the first time in her career in public service, including three years as senior counselor to the Pentagon’s policy chief from 2009 to 2011, “I can imagine plausible scenarios in which senior military officials might simply tell the president: ‘No, sir. We’re not doing that.’” Ms. Brooks’ editorial comes as a recent poll by Public Policy Polling group found that 40 percent of registered voters support Mr. Trump’s impeachment.
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And in the background “he’s bluffin” No he ain’t
For starters, she’s not a Pentagon official any more.
Do you really think Mattis would give his word to Trump and then attempt a coup against him?
I really do not believe this warrior would stoop this low seeing that some sensibility is being restored to the rank and file. Plus he is an honorable man.
I do believe Mattis is the only person that would have Trump kowtowing to him and that has already happened on the issue of "extreme interrogation" (WETF that is). Which is good. I believe when it comes to the might of the US Military, you need a strong man between the President and the Armed Forces.
HVT = “high value target”.
No, of course I don’t believe Mattis would betray Trump.
I am sure Mattis has pulled in some people loyal to him, armed and watching his 6, 24/7.
He knows history and is probably the smartest man surrounding President Trump in the inner circle.
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