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Retired generals urge Pentagon to take steps to avert 'civil war' after 2024 election
Washington Examiner ^ | Dec 17, 2021 | Daniel Chaitin, Deputy News Editor

Posted on 12/18/2021 8:51:51 AM PST by rod5591

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To: Brian Griffin

This needs to happen already. Nothing will change for the better the way things are now. Despite what they want you to think, we are the majority, we are smart and we win. To the deep state person who is monitoring this. There are people in your building who are not on your side. You will never see them coming. Think about that when you go to sleep tonight.


21 posted on 12/18/2021 9:05:42 AM PST by RBW in PA
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To: rod5591

They don’t think it’ll be sooner?

“could eclipse the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.”

ANYTHING could eclipse the Capitol “riot” (unrest), in a sane mind.


22 posted on 12/18/2021 9:05:43 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: hillarys cankles

I came into the service in 1977....by 1990...I could not recognize it. It’d changed so much that it was out of touch with reality by that point. Comparing against the 2010 era, it’d totally changed again. Here in 2021....4th evolution in play.


23 posted on 12/18/2021 9:06:08 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: brownsfan

” If the Dems lose, the deep state will fund blm, antifa and more to riot everywhere.”

If the GOP wins the House in 2022, it will control the power of the purse, should it decide to do so. It can end the current practice of passing multi trillion dollar spending bills with billions of dollars of discretionary spending given to agencies. How about a budget process whereby each department submits a budget to Congress, the appropriations committee actually employs oversight cutting programs and activities which are not working and cutting out the billions in discretionary spending as well as the billions funneled to social justice organizations? Real oversight and real cuts.

But going back to fiscal discipline will result in government shutdowns? Not if the House stands firm. If the appropriations committees, and the House, pass appropriations bills with spending essential for the functioning of the departments if the Senate refuses to approve, or the Senate approves and the President vetos the bill, the House should hold firm. Tell the president and the Senate if they want additional funds for projects or programs not included they can have a House member introduce a bill for that specific purpose as a supplemental appropriation. That bill will then be reviewed by the appropriate committees and voted on by the House as a whole.

We cannot restore the Republic until we restore a discipline budget process with smaller appropriations bills. Smaller appropriations bills result in accountability. The way it is with the gargantuan spending bills is Congresscritters tell us they had no choice to vote for the monster bill or the government would be shut down.


24 posted on 12/18/2021 9:06:31 AM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: rod5591

Translation: If Trump wins do nothing to the rioters like they did to the leftist rioters in 2016 after Trump won. If Biden steals the election again throw the Trump protestors in the DC gulag for an indefinite period of time and abuse them daily.


25 posted on 12/18/2021 9:07:28 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: hillarys cankles

I’ve laughed all along.

They think because the Left plays lip-service to “loathing” the MIL, that it really does. They only loathe it when it’s not under their control.

Commies LOVE the MIL. They will use it as much as possible.


26 posted on 12/18/2021 9:07:43 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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27 posted on 12/18/2021 9:08:46 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: rod5591

Pu-leeeze.

There won’t be an “insurrection.” If there was, the Military wouldn’t be able to stop it. The country would stop moving.

These guys have seen counter insurgencies for decades—and they still don’t get it. They key isn’t firepower. It’s people power. Ask Marcos.


28 posted on 12/18/2021 9:09:34 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: rod5591

They plan to steal another one.


29 posted on 12/18/2021 9:09:41 AM PST by sasquatch
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To: rod5591

Retired Generals doth protest too much.


30 posted on 12/18/2021 9:10:40 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: Navy Patriot

I was listening to Mark Levins radio show today on Podcast, his show from Wednesday and he was talking about how the military now has “Gender advisors”. What the hell?

“Sir! May I have a moment?”

“What is it private?”

“I forgot what gender I am!”

“Get to the gender advisor ASAP!”

I wonder if the Chinese have that. Somehow I doubt it.


31 posted on 12/18/2021 9:10:48 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: rod5591

As this is in the WaPo, this would be left leaning generals who are concerned about what conservatives might do.

We are a very long way from 2024. We are a very long way from Nov. 2022.

As far as a kinetic conflict coming up, the feelings exist but not the organizing.


32 posted on 12/18/2021 9:11:12 AM PST by lurk (u)
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To: rod5591

Why wait until after 2024..if the threat of civil war is serious enough that you feel compelled to make such a grandiose statement?

Is your civil war going to wait a couple years?


33 posted on 12/18/2021 9:11:51 AM PST by Leep ("What's the big deal" -joe biden)
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To: rod5591

These suckers really think they start one that they can come out on top?

The majority of the struggle will be over in less than 3 months.

The cities will be done for in two or three weeks.


34 posted on 12/18/2021 9:11:52 AM PST by crz
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To: sasquatch

Yep, and they will probably succeed being that the RINO party is doing absolutely nothing about it.


35 posted on 12/18/2021 9:12:14 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: rod5591

Curious how they call it an “insurrection” when their own Brown shirts in the FBI said it wasn’t.


36 posted on 12/18/2021 9:14:02 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: rod5591
First of all it is a op ed by just three of the thousands of retired flag officers wandering around.

Second, they need to remember they are retired and a PFC just like me now. They need to STFU.

37 posted on 12/18/2021 9:17:47 AM PST by pfflier
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To: rod5591

ANNNNNDD Another prophecy from our founding fathers comes true.

They were unanimous in their opposition to a standing army.


38 posted on 12/18/2021 9:18:01 AM PST by crz
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To: rod5591

Names? We want the traitors’ names.


39 posted on 12/18/2021 9:18:20 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: rod5591

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-eaton-trump-military-losers_n_5f51da86c5b6578026cbe159

https://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/consensus/members/brig-general-steven-m-anderson/

A never Trumper and a green energy activist.


40 posted on 12/18/2021 9:20:43 AM PST by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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