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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: Grampa Dave

Yep they will fire in Americans. You do realize these kids are the same ones who’ve been indoctrinated in the public school systems, been forced to join the military to avoid jail etc. these are socialist sympathizers who would happily kill Americans for 2 bits and a cup of coffee.

Those who think half or more of military are Republican/conservative are delusional in my opinion.


161 posted on 02/04/2021 7:46:08 PM PST by TermLimits4All (Biden will never be my President. There’s only 1 option left and it won’t be pretty.)
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To: Does so

That was the NKVD “blocking troops” that deployed behind the regular units. The political officers were to indoctrinate the soldiers and keep an eye on the officers.


162 posted on 02/04/2021 7:48:12 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: qaz123

The military will recruit from BLM/ANTIFA crowd.


163 posted on 02/04/2021 7:49:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: PROCON

General dumbass would kick them out and immediately start the Constitutional Free Army larger than his f’d up Socialist Army overnight. Not to mention the start of a real civil war. What a complete dumbass.


164 posted on 02/04/2021 7:59:56 PM PST by R0CK3T
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To: PROCON

esad


165 posted on 02/04/2021 9:08:55 PM PST by american_ranger
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To: PROCON

esad Kolditz


166 posted on 02/04/2021 9:09:40 PM PST by american_ranger
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To: PROCON

esad Kolditz


167 posted on 02/04/2021 9:23:04 PM PST by american_ranger
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To: kiryandil; E. Pluribus Unum; PROCON; Jane Long; adorno; Starboard; SaveFerris; R_Kangel; ...
Hilarious is the best word to describe this military 'purge.' Do these folks have ANYTHING better to do than look for Pepe memes?

*I know it isn't funny - but really, it is when you think about it! loooosers... Heh heh


168 posted on 02/04/2021 9:23:04 PM PST by 4Liberty (Honest GOP can’t use legal options cause Dems use illegal ones (threats). The Robert Creamer Party! )
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To: M Kehoe
REMF?

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever.

169 posted on 02/04/2021 9:29:47 PM PST by Mark17 (USAF Retired. Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot. )
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To: 4Liberty

These people cannot get along, it is time to divide the country.


170 posted on 02/04/2021 9:33:36 PM PST by bray (Pray for fake President Biden)
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To: PROCON
“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.”

Ha. We're not talking about half a dozen people, and we're not talking about a couple thousand either. I bet at least HALF of the military fall sunder this, if not even more!
171 posted on 02/04/2021 9:51:11 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: 4Liberty

Let me tell you. And history will tell you.

They thought Hitler was a looser also. Then he gained power, Then he gained control over the medical, education, manufacturing and last, he gained control over the military.

The only thing that is different here is, the population is armed.


172 posted on 02/04/2021 10:05:25 PM PST by crz
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To: bray

These people cannot get along, it is time to divide the country.............................................. And do what? Send them aid to bail them out when their states can’t control their spending? This guy is just another political General, a perfumed prince. Duty Honor Country, not Duty Honor Political party. When you have a political Army you call it a Schutz Staffel not the US Army. The Army is not one party’s property, they exist to protect the Constitution, which seems to have become void lately, and protect our nation’s citizens from harm, from within and from afar. Has it ever come to mind that Politicians are not the military’s friends, they are the ones who send them off to foreign wars that are not our business. Well maybe they have a special interest, like they are invested in it some way. Some call it being a conspiracy theory, others may see it as being suspicious. This BG is a psychologist? Do they become experts on the Constitution? LOL, who asked for his opinion? Why is his opinion worth the time. I am sure there are other BGs who may have a different opinion of the situation. I would hope that the military still allowed an open mind in regard to politics. You may vote as you please, your allegiance is to the Constitution and the nation. No one cares who you support, choose the one you feel is the lesser of the 2 evils, and who would have your back.


173 posted on 02/04/2021 10:10:40 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (In politicians we get what we deserve, usually the best that money can buy, guaranteed.)
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To: PROCON

Bkmk


174 posted on 02/05/2021 2:23:23 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Gay State Conservative

I was discharged (honorably) in 2001. It was pretty political at that point. I was in during the “don’t ask, don’t tell” period and purging homosexuals was a pretty high priority. It seems like we’re still dealing with that.


175 posted on 02/05/2021 2:24:28 AM PST by RC one (When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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To: rxh4n1

Book...”Stalin’s Gift”:

(The NKVD’s main military function was to keep Red Army soldiers facing rather than fleeing the enemy, a task it carried out in its customarily sanguine fashion. The Soviets executed more than 158,000 soldiers for desertion. “In the Red Army,” noted Marshal Georgi Zhukov, “it takes a very brave man to be a coward.”)


176 posted on 02/05/2021 2:42:58 AM PST by Does so ( Off-screen female to Biden: "Just sign it"..........Vote for new "SERF Party". )
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To: sport

Gerbbles - great and funny play on spelling.


177 posted on 02/05/2021 3:34:12 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (We will be safe from terror when we treat Islam like postwar Germany treated Nazism)
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To: R0CK3T

They won’t be kicked out. That will not be how this works. If they are deemed a threat charges will be brought against them in a military court or tribunal?

If we think for one moment they are going to discharge these guys, we are the one’s not reading the writing on the wall.

They are preparing to go full ————— on us, the American people.

I am sorry, but we are in very real trouble here. Between the military and the ‘woke’ crowd who we’ve seen to be our teachers, lawyers, and even a few politicians to the neighbor down the street sporting the BLM monologue sign...we are in very real trouble. I estimate less than 6 months from now we won’t recognize ourselves.

Even visiting and posting on FR will be considered an act of treason against the state.

These military men & women will not be kicked out. Re-educated maybe, charged, and imprisoned or killed for ‘treason.’ Biden didn’t mention this crap as part of his “dark winter.”


178 posted on 02/05/2021 4:10:42 AM PST by EBH (Don't drive staring in the rearview mirror.)
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To: 4Liberty

These lefty whores really do want to start CWII don’t they?

Do they think that Americans are just going to sit back and take it?

Are the Chinese trying to start CW II in America?

Where is the FBI?

.......................crickitas

Oh, I forgot, they are going down Trump donor lists to see how many people they can arrest.


179 posted on 02/05/2021 5:10:20 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(title)" Ret. Army general says Trump supporters in military need to be kicked out "

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Kolditz is a psychologist professor at Yale, and previously had 35 years in the military.
He developed the Leadership institute at West Point, and there is no information as to whether he ever held any other civilian occupation.
He is currently self-employed as a public speaker, is on the public speakers circuit,and resides in Texas.
I believe the article is more about his catching the public eye and self promotion.
What kind of attitude and behavior would you expect from Yale professor ?

180 posted on 02/05/2021 5:19:56 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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