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DrDan

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17. then there is this . . .

Wed Feb 7, 2018, 02:21 PM

Feb 2018

CBS News correspondent Eric Engberg covered the June 8, 1991 national parade. He described the "overall mood" as "celebratory and upbeat." But he said there was "so much military hardware moving, at times it seemed as if Washington was under attack."

Eight thousand Desert Storm troops marched in the national parade, 200,000 people watched the parade, Engberg reports. According to The Washington Post, it cost $8 million.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-cbs-news-reported-the-last-national-military-parade-in-1991/

and yes . . . there were tanks in that parade - just saw a clip of it on MSNBC

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What Would Happen If The Pentagon Refused Trump's Request For A Parade?..... [View all] global1 Feb 2018 OP

they won't - he is CIC and they follow orders DrDan Feb 2018 #1

I Understand He's The CIC But I'm Asking A What If Question Here..... global1 Feb 2018 #4

Some Generals love the grandstand as much as Trump. C_U_L8R Feb 2018 #7

Answer: they would be court-martialled for refusing a legitimate order brooklynite Feb 2018 #24

AFAIK, those Soviet-style ego parades are illegal meow2u3 Feb 2018 #10

That is really a stretch - no one would support that claim DrDan Feb 2018 #12

What makes you think the top brass wouldn't want the parade? onenote Feb 2018 #2

Because its un-American.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #5

a military parade is unAmerican? DrDan Feb 2018 #9

What he wants is something that has never happened to my knowledge A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #11

no tanks on a street in the US . . . . hmmmmmm DrDan Feb 2018 #15

OK...fine. Emporia, Kansas. Pop. 24, 816. Not exactly the hub of the US government A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #18

I NEVER said I thought it was a good idea - but I am quite confident it is not DrDan Feb 2018 #22

LOL! So I'm not in control of my faculties? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #25

Don't disagree with anything that you have said . . . but, while not a tradition, DrDan Feb 2018 #26

..... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #30

That was really a crappy thing to say - I apologize DrDan Feb 2018 #36

I got over it. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #41

then there is this . . . DrDan Feb 2018 #17

OK, again,, fine. One other parade 27 years ago! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #20

ok - so lets move those goalposts DrDan Feb 2018 #23

And it was celebrating our victory in a war to boot TeamPooka Feb 2018 #37

Just because you don't recall something doesn't mean it hasn't happened onenote Feb 2018 #39

Alright, I stand corrected. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #40

Standing for the anthem didnt used to be a requirement Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #29

On what objective measure do you predicate that military parades are American? LanternWaste Feb 2018 #13

common sense DrDan Feb 2018 #14

It is the epitome of un-American given the reason for it and who is calling for it. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #27

Because it will cost several million dollars. Angleae Feb 2018 #38

trump & the military appear to be in lockstep..and he knows more than the generals spanone Feb 2018 #3

LOL, yeah he knows more, great callback. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #28

Clearly military service should have disqualified Kennedy and Eisenhower mythology Feb 2018 #34

This is the problem with ex generals in the administration. HopeAgain Feb 2018 #6

This is about "strategery" MichMary Feb 2018 #8

We just spent 20 years making sure some idiot couldn't drive a tank down Penn Ave...! hexola Feb 2018 #16

How about a congressional resolution stopping it. How about a CENSURE. UTUSN Feb 2018 #19

Something Please! Capperdan Feb 2018 #31

A 71 year old rolling on the floor, kicking and screaming, holding his breath until he turns blue? tanyev Feb 2018 #21

What would happen? yallerdawg Feb 2018 #32

Some observations matt819 Feb 2018 #33

it happened in '91 - 8000 troops - military HW DrDan Feb 2018 #35