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In reply to the discussion: What Would Happen If The Pentagon Refused Trump's Request For A Parade?..... [View all]onenote
(42,598 posts)39. Just because you don't recall something doesn't mean it hasn't happened
Do I think Trump's parade idea is a good one? No.
Have there been a number of military parades in DC over the years, including parades with tanks? Yes.
Do I think the presidents who presided over those parades were un-American? No.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/us/american-military-parades/index.html
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What Would Happen If The Pentagon Refused Trump's Request For A Parade?..... [View all]
global1
Feb 2018
OP
OK...fine. Emporia, Kansas. Pop. 24, 816. Not exactly the hub of the US government
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 2018
#18
Don't disagree with anything that you have said . . . but, while not a tradition,
DrDan
Feb 2018
#26
On what objective measure do you predicate that military parades are American?
LanternWaste
Feb 2018
#13
It is the epitome of un-American given the reason for it and who is calling for it.
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#27
trump & the military appear to be in lockstep..and he knows more than the generals
spanone
Feb 2018
#3
We just spent 20 years making sure some idiot couldn't drive a tank down Penn Ave...!
hexola
Feb 2018
#16