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https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/02/i-cannot-remain-silent/I Cannot Remain Silent
June 2, 2020 at 5:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, writing in The Atlantic:
It sickened me yesterday to see security personnelincluding members of the National Guardforcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the presidents visit outside St. Johns Church. I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trumps leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.
Whatever Trumps goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.
There was little good in the stunt.
Whatever Trumps goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.
There was little good in the stunt.
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'I Cannot Remain Silent' (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jun 2020
OP
I wonder what Putin advised Trump to do during one of their many recent phone calls
Mr. Ected
Jun 2020
#7
grumpyduck
(6,197 posts)1. Good for him.
Although who's going to read this?
StarryNite
(9,363 posts)2. There was nothing good in the stunt.
Yet his base loved it.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)3. That's because his base is as evil as he is
Make no mistake. They are enemies of America.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)4. The generals must come out against the Use of the military
against US citizens legally using their Constitutional rights.
Because if they dont they will be abetting a dictatorial coup.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)5. Yes. I'm thankful for Admiral Mullen but where the heck
are Jim Mattis and General Joseph Dunford??
lunatica
(53,410 posts)6. We'll see.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)7. I wonder what Putin advised Trump to do during one of their many recent phone calls
Perhaps use "security personnelincluding members of the National Guard(to) forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the presidents visit outside St. Johns Church".