Obama Pentagon official says anti-Trump military coup now possible

washingtontimes ^ | Carlo Muñoz

[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.

[madprof98]

I would say we’re about 50-50 for a civil war right now.

[polymuser]

I’m sure Foreign Times will note her link to George Soros, a world-wide financial force. I’m certain they will say his name. Yep...

[LostPassword]

I’d guess that the only part of the military that would want to do this is the part that Obama transformed.

Unfortunately for Rosa, Obama’s transformations specialize in “Islamic Outreach”, “Diversity”, and “LGBT Support”, not in overthrowing dictators. So any forces who remain loyal to Obama (rather than the Constitution and current president) are not likely to succeed.

Any forces loyal to the Constitution know that Rosa’s wish is unacceptable and that there are Constitutional ways a president can be removed if needed.

[Born to Conserve]

Am I allowed to incite an insurrection against the government of the US? I think I am, and so here I go:

I hereby encourage citizens of the USA to find and incapacitate any and all members of the mainstream press. Do whatever you have to to keep them from governing us. Return the reins of federal government to the duly elected officers thereof.

Thank you.

[Shady]

It would be a total disaster....for those who attempted it. Soros had gone full insane...He and The President are going to have a showdown and soon..My money is on The Donald.

[Unam Sanctam]

Trump is crazy? Look in the mirror, honey!

[jonrick46]

This is grandstanding to exploit the Trump opposition led by Marxist subversives. When Senator Sessions becomes confirmed as AG, Rosa Brooks had better leave the country.

[Robert DeLong]

Rosa Brooks

As a senior fellow at New America, Rosa Brooks works with the ASU Future of War project, writing about the changing nature of warfare, the changing role of the U.S. military and need to rethink core assumptions about the laws of war. She is the author of How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. A professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Brooks served as Counselor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and as Special Coordinator for Rule of Law and Humanitarian Policy in the Pentagon from 2009-2011. During the Clinton Administration, she also served as a senior advisor at the US Department of State. Ms. Brooks spent four years as an opinion columnist for The Los Angeles Times, and currently writes a weekly column for Foreign Policy. She is a frequent contributor to other print and TV media outlets as well. Brooks received her A.B. from Harvard, a master's degree from Oxford, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Contact Rosa Brooks

[hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998]

40 percent of registered voters support Mr. Trump’s impeachment AFTER two weeks in OFFICE! HEH HEH Fake Polling!

[vannrox]

Mad-Dog... Take care of this. Please. Thank you.

[DungeonMaster]

Obama did a lot of damage to the military, but not that much damage.

[PSUGOP]

After 8 years of Obama, we might have more working guns and bullets then they do.

Loons

[2nd amendment mama]

Just WOW! This woman has severe anger issues. I totally feel sorry for her son having a lunatic mom like this.

[nevergore]

I remember taking that oath over 30 years ago.....

Since it is an oath....it has no expiration date....

[bert]

With three generals close at hand, Trump has demonstrated command of the military

[Robert DeLong]

These loons are driving me crazy

That is their goal. Resist and laugh at their stupidity instead. They really are quite humorous when you start to give them less & less credibility. Instead mock them and belittle them for their utter stupidity.

[Godebert]

Too bad so many military officers either didn’t understand the Constitution or simply abandoned their sworn oath while the usurper Obama was illegally occupying the white house.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Ms. Brooks, please provide us a list of the officers (I assume she has Generals in mind) who would be leading this coup. It is obviously time to do more swamp draining. Yes, I would say that 75% of the military voted and support President Trump, but we do have to worry about a General or two perhaps..

[FlingWingFlyer]

Yup. You can’t have a very successful “military coup” counting on the military who helped put PRESIDENT Trump in office. The precious little snowflakes are nuts. Unlike the precious little snowflakes, soldiers, sailors, airman and marines are NOT zombies lead by Georgie Soros. Time for Americans to spank the spoiled brats and bring their tantrums to a screeching halt.