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BREAKING: Marine Battalion ordered back to base, leave canceled, PLACED ON ALERT (trunc)
Semper Fi News ^ | 9/23/2016 | Thomas Dillingham

Posted on 09/23/2016 11:15:43 AM PDT by lafroste

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To: USNBandit

It’s probably related to the NFL game on Sunday. A massive show of force around the stadium will....inflame the peoples?


41 posted on 09/23/2016 11:33:34 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: lafroste

The article is BS.

The closest to Charlotte is Ft Bragg.


42 posted on 09/23/2016 11:34:19 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: SubMareener

In the age of smart phones and the internet I would surmise total OPSEC is as futile as Borg resistance.


43 posted on 09/23/2016 11:35:01 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: lafroste
First, I don't think anything's going to happen Charlotte tonight. It seems last night was pretty tame, and all the organized protests for tonight are to be in Atlanta.

I do wonder however, if the Marines are going to be sent to Mosul, where a final push against ISIS is set to happen in a few weeks. I'm just not sure if Obama will have us fighting for or against ISIS in this one.

44 posted on 09/23/2016 11:35:55 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: AppyPappy

Please explain just what the word “legal” means to the left.


45 posted on 09/23/2016 11:36:26 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: lafroste

More likely bound for Syria than Charlotte. Wag the dog...

All Zero has to do to end Charlotte is pick up the phone. Which will happen as soon as he sees it is hurting Hillary...unless he wants to hurt Hillary. Which is entirely possible.


46 posted on 09/23/2016 11:36:28 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: MMaschin
"I’m a former Marine, I’ve seen this happen before - they don’t want anyone involved with what’s happening in Charlotte, so they are ordering them to stay on base."

Thanks for the info it sounds like the sensible thing to do.

47 posted on 09/23/2016 11:36:35 AM PDT by protest1
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To: lafroste

Several problems with this “account.” First of all, the term “back to base.” Where were they to begin with? In the field (Lejeune has a huge range complex) On ship? Their location is important, since it would give some idea of their level of readiness. If the battalion just returned from a deployment (say, to Afghanistan), they’re not likely to deploy. Ditto for units on the lower end of the deployment cycle, that is, they’ve been back for a while, but need more training and equipment maintenance to get ready to go again.

Secondly, a Marine battalion brings a lot of capability to the table, but if more military support is needed in Charlotte, the logical source is the North Carolina National Guard (specifically the military police units). Deploying the Marines would violate posse comitatus, it would also require the order of the president. I don’t rule out anything with this bunch, but I’ve seen no sign that even Obama is preparing for that draconian step.

Finally, if a Marine battalion at Lejeune is truly on alert, I’d be much more worried about something overseas, rather than the situation in Charlotte.


48 posted on 09/23/2016 11:39:32 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: lafroste

Maybe they’re gonna invade Bermuda.

Only another hundred miles or so to the island...and they could swim there.


49 posted on 09/23/2016 11:40:46 AM PDT by moovova
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To: DoodleDawg

It is...gives you some idea of that site’s “credibility.”


50 posted on 09/23/2016 11:40:58 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: PROCON

LOL! Understood.


51 posted on 09/23/2016 11:41:24 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We had an election in 1864. How do relatively small and isolated events like Charlotte justify declaring martial law? I’m not saying he wouldn’t try it, but it would be a pretty hard sell under the circumstances. I think he’d have a tiger by the tail.


52 posted on 09/23/2016 11:42:16 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Bull manure. There is no reason to believe that the North Carolina National Guard can’t handle things.


If not related to Charlotte, then what? Hmmmmm


53 posted on 09/23/2016 11:42:43 AM PDT by mouse1
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To: lafroste

Going to Syria


54 posted on 09/23/2016 11:42:43 AM PDT by pangaea6
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To: USNBandit

The 82nd has been used for riot control during the ‘67 Detroit riots, and they helped after hurricane Andrew and Katrina.


55 posted on 09/23/2016 11:43:09 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

There’s no provision for canceling elections under ‘martial law’ anyway. Blogger trolling.


56 posted on 09/23/2016 11:44:22 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: mouse1
If not related to Charlotte, then what? Hmmmmm

What makes you so sure that a battalion had been placed on alert to begin with?

57 posted on 09/23/2016 11:45:07 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: JBW1949

Ft Bragg is army.

Deployment to Syria?


58 posted on 09/23/2016 11:45:10 AM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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To: ExNewsExSpook

If the Marines were ordered to violate the posse comitatus, it would be the first step to ushering in marshall law.


59 posted on 09/23/2016 11:45:33 AM PDT by TennTuxedo
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To: lafroste

Marines never heard of OPSEC!? Good grief.


60 posted on 09/23/2016 11:45:41 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! - vote Trump 2016)
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