"there is only one Commander in Chief,..when he orders..the only proper answer is "Yes sir."-tweet

[Cerridwen]

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Reminder to those saying withdrawing troops may cause a “clash” with Generals/Pentagon: there is only one Commander in Chief, it is ⁦⁦⁦⁦@realDonaldTrump ⁩ and when he orders the troops out of Afghanistan, the only proper answer is “Yes sir.”

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/All due respect on

Fuck rand paul and his randy fucking randites and the teabagger they rode in on.

/end All due respect

Senator Rand Paul
@RandPaul
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-Cerridwen
(I "go low" so you don't have to)

[underpants]

1. So looks like Trump will give the order

Thanks Rand you useless stumphumper

[Cerridwen]

5. I'm not sure what precisely is happening but it looks...

I'm not sure what precisely is happening but it looks...way too horrifyingly familiar for my comfort.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. This asswipe would have applauded the Mỹ Lai massacre

FUCK HIM and his yes man mentality.

[4Q2u2]

3. Like the Military needs advice from that A$$

Now leaving AFG is a good thing.
Shouldn't Randie Paul be out raking leaves in his yard with his neighbor?

[Ohiogal]

4. Hey Rand

What if the CiC ordered you to go jump off a cliff....

[Cerridwen]

9. Know anyone who does a donnie vocal impersonation?

Maybe someone could/should make a call or two with slightly altered instructions?

The things I think of when I'm exhausted, stressed.

[dware]

11. Rand Paul isn't in the Military,

so the CIC can't order him to do anything, and, unfortunately, he is right, there is only one Commander in Chief and at this moment, it's the Pissolini,

[CincyDem]

6. As challenging as it is, he's right. Asshat is president until the day he's not.

And we only have one at a time. As we have always said, the 70-80 days between losing the election and inauguration were going to be the most dangerous times in this generation. He's certainly not disappointing but, to paraphrase Joe, we only have one at a time for reason.

[gratuitous]

7. Really, Senator?

How about the orders of a commander-in-chief who has deserted his post during a national pandemic? What does your extensive military service* tell you about that?

*Trick question: Rand Paul never served in the military.

[brush]

8. Rand Paul is as moronic as trump with his silly tweets. nt

[dware]

12. He's a fucking moron, but, in this case,

he's right, there is only one Commander in Chief and unfortunately, it's Pissolini, but not for much longer.

[malaise]

10. I detest both Killa Con and Rand Paul but

WTF are the troops stull doing in Afghanistan?

[dware]

14. Excellent question,

one, which unfortunately, I don't have the answer to.

[grumpyduck]

22. Your patch

The bottom line is hard to read, but I think it says Engineer Equipment Operator? So is it the 1345th Battalion or Regiment or something similar?

[dware]

26. That's my MOS.

Duties of MOS 1345 The main responsibility of this MOS is operating heavy equipment. If you enlist in this job, you'll operate gas and diesel engine powered vehicles, as well as self-propelled, skid-mounted, and towed equipment. This could range from machines used for earthmoving and logging to clearing and landing operations.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/marine-corps-enlisted-job-descriptions-3345382#:~:text=Duties%20of%20MOS%201345%20The%20main%20responsibility%20of,earthmoving%20and%20logging%20to%20clearing%20and%20landing%20operations.

[grumpyduck]

30. Ah, got it.

Mine (Army) was 13C20 - field artillery surveyor.

Thank you for serving.

[dware]

31. And thank you for your service.

My MOS is 1345, but, all Marines are first and foremost, rifleman, and our MOS is secondary.

[stillcool]

21. maybe it has to do with Russia

and that whole grand chessboard thingy. The thing about the Pentagon etal., is much like the Republican Party. I never believe a word, and don't have a real handle on who's pulling the strings.

[Laelth]

33. They're guarding a very valuable pipeline.

Our allies depend upon it. It brings natural gas out of Uzbekistan and Kazakistan to the Indian Ocean and onto the global market (without it having to go through Russia). The creation and maintenance of this pipeline are the only GOOD reasons that we went into Afghanistan in the first place.

-Laelth

[crickets]

42. There it is. nt

[niyad]

45. If memory serves, guarding a natural gas pipeline.

[Mike 03]

13. I can name a few people who disagreed:

General Mattis
Gary Cohn
Mark Esper
Joint Chiefs Millie

Of course, you don't say it to Trump's face. But you make things *not happen*.

[dware]

16. They may disagree,

but the simple fact is that there is only one CiC, and, unfortunately for the nation and the world,
it's Pissolini.

You are right though, the JCoS can discreetly order their subordinate officers to slow walk the withdrawal, thereby giving time for cooler heads to take over, as in, President Biden.

[grumpyduck]

24. I would love to see that happen.

Sometimes those gears do turn slowly.

[tavernier]

34. And instructions get very garbled from one chain link to the next.

I know. I watch MASH a lot!

[efhmc]

37. I was thinking the same thing and wondering if it were possible.

Will be interesting to see what military positions, Pres. Biden takes. Has he indicated anything or would that be dangerous?

[dware]

41. It is possible, especially with Pissolini distracted right now,

I haven't heard what his positions are on foreign policy, though from his past performance, his #1 preference is diplomacy, not military action.

[efhmc]

44. Thanks for the answer.

[Sneederbunk]

15. Has Rand ever heard the term "slow walk"?

[dware]

19. I suspect he's about to learn the meaning of it. nt

[oldtime dfl_er]

17. Russian asset

tweets support for other Russian asset. Putin is smiling.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

18. Reason #1,479, 327 that a belligerently ignorant regeaholic

should never be POTUS.

Trump is like that broken clock that's right twice a day, entirely by accident--he's wrong all the rest of the time.

[mr_lebowski]

20. Will that be what you say about the troops gunning down Americans at Trump's order ...

When we're out in the streets protesting the coup IQ45 is attempting?

Just curious.

[dware]

28. I can say with 100% certainty that won't happen,

that would be an illegal order that no commanding officer would obey, and the vast majority of the military would refuse to obey also.

[mr_lebowski]

32. Nevertheless, if that order were given, Rand Paul would probably support it under the same logic nt

[grumpyduck]

39. So what?

He can't do anything.

[mr_lebowski]

40. So Rand Paul's an asshole ...

AND since he can't do anything, why did he have to pop off just now, on this subject?

[cwydro]

47. Because he's an asshole?

Seems the easiest answer.

[Under The Radar]

23. Please Tell Trump that we never really planned to bring troops home, and

....that we are never leaving Afghanistan. We have built 6 permanent military bases, staffed by 10,000 troops not including civilian contractors, there that protect US “interest”.
[link:https://militarybases.com/overseas/afghanistan/|

Iraq has 12 US military bases and 5000 troops.
We still have 38,000 troops in Japan, 34,000 in Germany and 24,000 on South Korea.

We may not call ourself an imperialist nation but we sure do act like one.

[OAITW r.2.0]

25. I'm sure we can count on Rand Paul to show the same deference to the CIC-elect, Joe Biden.

Yeah, that won't happen.


That said,if Trump orders troops to exit Afghanistan, it might be the only military action that I would support...it might actually be one less headache for a new Biden administration to have to deal with. There is no military solution that will bring "democracy" to this country.

[Sneederbunk]

27. This clown comes up for re-election in 2022.

The Dems better have ready a good candidate to take him out.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

29. And if he says

bomb North Korea or Minneapolis or wherever, is that still the correct answer?

I will say that it is beyond absurd that we still have troops in Afghanistan. Not to mention some 800 military bases around the world.

[dalton99a]

35. Rand Paul the great libertarian is the most ardent bootlicker of authoritarians

[Tanuki]

36. I thought the Nuremburg Tribunal put that idea to rest once and for all.

[sarisataka]

38. In this particular case, he is correct

There would be nothing illegal about an order to leave Afghanistan, that I am aware of.

The military would be remiss in their duty, however, if they did not at least offer advice on potential repercussions of a sudden withdrawal.

[Grins]

43. Rand Paul thinks this is about withdrawing troops. Adorable!

It’s not about withdrawing troops, it’s about using them for other purposes - HERE!

[marie999]

46. Paul and Trump have no idea what it takes to pull all your troops out Afghanistan.