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To: My Favorite Headache
Our volunteer military better not turn on us...

Sorry to say, but most will "follow orders".

41 posted on 11/18/2010 10:26:03 AM PST by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: Michael Barnes
Sorry to say, but most will "follow orders".

I disagree, they all have friends and family that are Citizens like you and I.

There maybe a few gung ho types but as soon as they realize their friends and family will be in harms way they'll be squashed by their own.

91 posted on 11/18/2010 10:43:42 AM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Moderates manipulate, extremists use violence, but the goal is the same.)
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To: Michael Barnes

“Our volunteer military better not turn on us...”
“Sorry to say, but most will “follow orders”.

While there are those of us currently serving who would refuse to participate in some kind of widespread use of the military force (or show of force) against the American population, I have to agree that the majority would go along with it. The consequences of disobeying orders is much greater than most would be willing to risk for the sake of principle. The career guys don’t want to destroy their careers over legal matters above their pay-grade and the one-timers would rather just lay low and stay out of trouble until they get out. We’ve spent the better part of a decade deploying to foreign countries and imposing police state tactics on third world civilian populations (stopping people and searching them on roads, searching homes without a warrant, full body pat-down checkpoints, etc.), that we’re already conditioned for acting as a police/peacekeeping force. Don’t view the military as your enemy but be prepared and don’t cling to the idea of a widespread military revolt, as some on this website naively seem to do.


194 posted on 11/18/2010 12:43:44 PM PST by maddogmarine (Interesting times we live in. Be prepared but don't live in fear.)
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To: Michael Barnes

I keep telling people the same thing. They say.....oh no they won’t!
When it comes push to shove I think most will just follow orders.


201 posted on 11/18/2010 12:53:25 PM PST by sheana
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