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EDITORIAL: The Civil War of 2016: U.S. military officers are told to plan to fight Americans
The Washington Times ^ | August 8, 2012 | Editorial

Posted on 08/08/2012 4:50:24 PM PDT by EveningStar

Imagine Tea Party extremists seizing control of a South Carolina town and the Army being sent in to crush the rebellion. This farcical vision is now part of the discussion in professional military circles.

At issue is an article in the respected Small Wars Journal titled “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: 2016; army; banglist; civilwar; cwii; cwiiping; teaparty
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To: KeyLargo
they better hope those shields are bullet proof...
341 posted on 08/09/2012 2:53:52 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Uncle Ike

“If the trend continues, by 2016 the military will be largely populated by balkanized enclaves of ‘victim groups’ more intent on ‘getting back at their oppressors’ than on defending their country....”

All of the military has been turned into a social experiment by the libs.


342 posted on 08/09/2012 2:58:49 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Steel Wolf
what it comes down to is, Er ist Kein Kindergarten Krieg... Er ist Vernichtungskrieg!!!
343 posted on 08/09/2012 3:15:57 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Godebert
I too am a veteran and don't believe Obama meets the standard set in the Constitution of being a Natural Born Citizen, but I am curious as to what you think my son, an two year E-4, is supposed to do about the belief that Obama doesn't meet the Constitutional requirement to be CinC.

My son is doing his duty, which basically breaks down to obeying the lawful orders of his immediate superiors. When you were in the military what did you do to correct the Constitutional problems with the President and the Joint Chiefs?

344 posted on 08/09/2012 3:23:04 PM PDT by ScubieNuc (When there is no justice in the laws, justice is left to the outlaws.)
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To: lentulusgracchus

Interesting to ponder if something had spurred Lee to change his mind in April of 65 instead of 70. If he had given the order to head for the hills and begin “irregular operations,” who knows what the USA would look like today? A GW could have stretched on for a decade or longer. The North might well have quit first. Interesting alt history.


345 posted on 08/09/2012 3:41:28 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: sf4dubya
What exactly is a Tea Party Extremist?

The military probably has plans for dealing with domestic insurrections. These two writers, who don't have any real authority, introduced the "tea party" into discussion of such plans, even though it doesn't really fit -- probably because they didn't know what the "tea party" was, though maybe because they wanted to rile a lot of people up and create a commotion. It looks like it worked.

346 posted on 08/09/2012 3:52:07 PM PDT by x
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To: CodeToad
We can debate who in the army might be loyal to whom but if they are not getting paid they will leave.

It always comes down to the spending loot and the groceries. If the fedgov ends up shattering the economy, the military will walk if they can't be fed.

347 posted on 08/09/2012 3:52:49 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Graewoulf

The real fight is the Looters and Moochers vs the Producers. (As Neil Boortz aptly puts it.)

The govt. Looters loot the Producers to buy votes from the Moochers. It’s a simple as that. And now it’s coming to a head.


348 posted on 08/09/2012 3:57:40 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Steel Wolf
Many liberals ... they've been conditioned to hate their opponents, and what that hate will make them capable of.

That's manifest in some of the quotes we periodically see out of DU.

349 posted on 08/09/2012 4:00:42 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Iron Munro

Btt


350 posted on 08/09/2012 4:11:01 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Romney scares me. Obama is the freaking nightmare that is so bad you are afraid to go back to sleep)
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To: null and void; djf

“Going back to an 1800’s technology also means going back to an 1800’s population.”

Actually, it would have to rise back UP to an 1800s population.

The massive dislocation die-off might take us well below sustainable 1800s pop. levels.


351 posted on 08/09/2012 4:13:45 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SLB

How do you explain the COL’s obvious derangement or motivation, in naming a regional and ethnic “National Villain” in this scenario, instead of a generic “Pineland Liberation Army” as has been the protocal?

Was his half-byline hijacked?


352 posted on 08/09/2012 4:16:52 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; SLB

I rule out just plain stupid.

Fancy, pedigreed and degreed stupid, maybe.


353 posted on 08/09/2012 4:18:23 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Mack the knife

Roger that.


354 posted on 08/09/2012 4:22:12 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: lentulusgracchus

“Think about that for a while.”

And sometimes “emergency orders” and “decrees” are not announced publicly at all.

That is, the FBI could turn into the KGB, and we would not be informed, until we noticed that some posters were no longer posting in places like this one.


355 posted on 08/09/2012 4:26:12 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Steel Wolf; Squantos; CodeToad

338: A great caliber, another great post.


356 posted on 08/09/2012 4:31:50 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: EveningStar

Obama is getting scared.


357 posted on 08/09/2012 4:35:18 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they were.)
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To: TheOldLady

I reported you to Admin after you added me to the list. Is that still okay?


What did the Admin say?


358 posted on 08/09/2012 4:37:36 PM PDT by OwenKellogg
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To: Travis McGee
The massive dislocation die-off might take us well below sustainable 1800s pop. levels.


Scary thought.

But, a possible outcome.

359 posted on 08/09/2012 4:44:18 PM PDT by OwenKellogg
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To: OwenKellogg

Admin almost never speaks to me. Sigh... ;-)


360 posted on 08/09/2012 4:49:21 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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