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atreides1

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30. He thinks they will follow orders

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 08:51 PM

Oct 2018

And he's probably correct! I believe that Trump will allow the use of deadly force, but he'll make sure that it's the commanders on the ground who will issue those orders...and they will!

I'm a veteran, but I don't believe that the US military will do the right thing...they'll fall back on that old excuse, "we were just following orders"!!!

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What does Trump think the military will do [View all] MineralMan Oct 2018 OP

Mineral Man, Ohiogal Oct 2018 #1

I don't doubt that one bit. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

He does not know. He does not care. It got him a few cheers at a rally... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #3

Trouble is that he'll probably send the military there MineralMan Oct 2018 #4

Maybe posse comitatus forbids it, maybe he'd argue a foreign invasion... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #6

If I were still an Army JAG TomSlick Oct 2018 #17

Bingo. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #20

Sounds about right-- violations of immigration law is not an invasion requiring... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #21

Good point though we did have a commander in chief after a blatant war criminal yurbud Oct 2018 #22

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2018 #24

"Great Expectations" saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #5

OrangeTurd isn't serious about sending the military YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #7

the military are not robots. If he gives an illegal or even obviously immoral command yurbud Oct 2018 #8

I am reasonably confident the military would not obey such an order. TomSlick Oct 2018 #18

+1, those who carry it out can be prosecuted if it's obviously immoral uponit7771 Oct 2018 #23

Are you willing to put that to the test? atreides1 Oct 2018 #28

He has no idea. spanone Oct 2018 #9

Seems to me, Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #10

See my response 17 above. TomSlick Oct 2018 #19

Your response is sensible! atreides1 Oct 2018 #29

Have faith. TomSlick Oct 2018 #31

He's simply throwing out chum to his half-wit base. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #11

Playing to his ignorant base. pwb Oct 2018 #12

This is all for his racist base. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #13

His objective is to project as a leader protecting against a perceived threat. He is a disgusting BeckyDem Oct 2018 #14

Can you even imagine a president sending the military into a situation in which they're not expected hughee99 Oct 2018 #15

I remember Kent State customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #16

I'm not saying it's a good idea, but sending the military to secure a border isn't exactly hughee99 Oct 2018 #25

If that bdamomma Oct 2018 #26

Trump hopes that the military will provide a diversion. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #27

He thinks they will follow orders atreides1 Oct 2018 #30

Obama sending 1,200 troops to Mexican border (2010) oberliner Oct 2018 #32

Trump is no Obama. uppityperson Oct 2018 #33

I keep returning to how Kent State spiraled out of control and there were a lot less no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #34