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elfin

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6. I thought he might be insulating himself from one

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 01:18 PM

Dec 2016

By stacking the deck with 'friendlies" who can be alerted by their cadre of military insiders and counter any takeover by those military with a constitutional conscience.

The ones he has chosen like Flynn (with the possible exception of Mattis) fit perfectly in his cabinet of crazies.

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Trump is setting himself up for a coup by packing Cabinet with ex-generals, military expert warns [View all] deminks Dec 2016 OP

Or setting us up for war uponit7771 Dec 2016 #1

This Yavin4 Dec 2016 #8

This is absurd fear-mongering Auggie Dec 2016 #2

I agree - overplaying our hand exboyfil Dec 2016 #5

Well, we shall certainly live in interesting times. dhol82 Dec 2016 #3

I don't think that is the immediate problem exboyfil Dec 2016 #4

Mattis will be fighting Flynn. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #7

I thought he might be insulating himself from one elfin Dec 2016 #6