Group of West Point graduates warn that alumni in Trump administration 'betray public faith'

[malaise]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/west-point-graduates-message/index.html
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Days before President Donald Trump is due to speak to graduates at the United States Military Academy, a group of graduates have issued their own message to the class of 2020 outlining concerns that "fellow graduates serving in senior-level, public positions" are undermining the credibility of an apolitical military and betraying their "commitment to Duty, Honor, Country."

Pointing to "weak" and "self-serving leaders who emphasize loyalty over duty," the group wrote that leaders who focus on pleasing their commanders and advancing their own careers "is not just a problem, it's a disgrace."
West Point graduates occupy prominent roles in the Trump administration, including Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his two closest aides at the agency, Brian Bulatao and Ulrich Brechbuhl.

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"When fellow graduates fail to respect the checks and balances of government, promote individual power above country, or prize loyalty to individuals over the ideals expressed in the Constitution, it is a travesty to their oath of office," the post said.
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Pick a side - the Con or the Constitution? Here we go!

[dem4decades]

1. Mike Pompeo are you listening?

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' for the Truth!

[Me.]

3. I Guess The Menace Has Acquired A Bonespur In His Relationship With The Military

[malaise]

5. You have a serious problem when the military are defending the Constitution

while the Executive branch, the Senate and some in the Judiciary are trying to tear it apart or enable its destruction.

[Me.]

7. Thank God For That

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[malaise]

10. This is especially good since the Con will be addressing the graduates

shortly

[MyOwnPeace]

11. It will be interesting to see

if there is ANY kind of protest. While I REALLY would not expect to see one (see: duty - honor - service) - it would truly be a sign that BunkerBoy would be there in his bunker for his "inspection" ALL ALONE!

And I might also add: I have TREMENDOUS respect for those graduates of our military academies - and have been TERRIBLY disappointed in those who have signed on to serve under BunkerBoy - based on the very points that have been raised by this group of most-honorable Americans who have proudly served in our military for our country.

[malaise]

12. What I'm betting is not much enthusiasm from the graduates

Will be very interesting

[roamer65]

4. If Dump steals the election, we will have a military coup d'etat.

The warning signs are nearly all flashing red now.

[BComplex]

6. I hope you're correct!

There are some pretty high up military who are every bit as neo nazi as trump.

[roamer65]

8. I say it because the country will split apart like Yugoslavia.

The military will try a coup to stop it, but it won’t work.

Imagine what it will be like on election night on the West Coast and in NY and New England if he steals it again.

[cloudbase]

9. As an alumnus of a sister academy, I applaud this.

It was West Pointers who started the group "Service Academy Graduates Against the War" that started up in the wake of the Iraq invasion.

As much as it pains me to say this,

Go Army!