Posted on 11/20/2016 6:34:03 AM PST by GonzoII
LOL!
My guess is that a waiver would pass. In the first place, there's precedent for a waiver, so opponents would have to argue that in this particular case it shouldn't be granted. Republicans will have majorities in both houses, so the only way to block the waiver would be a filibuster in the Senate. Are Democrats really going to go to the mats with a filibuster over this minor issue, when there are so many other things they need to worry about? If they do, they risk Republicans using it as an excuse to invoke the "nuclear option" and abolish filibusters completely. Also, they have a ton of Senators from red states who will be up for re-election in 2018. Are those Senators going to oppose an extremely popular general (especially with the military) and thereby hand their Republican opponents an issue to bash them with? I doubt it.
“Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they’re so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.”
Setting a limit at that point would make him a moderate. Better to go for unconditional surrender, at a minimum.
No, it’s probably not a quote but a mind-read thought? He did work with Petraeus writing the COIN strategy and the grunt awful ROE. I, being a former Marine mom, think the ROE stink.
7 min video of Mattis speaking to Senator Ayotte regarding his role in 2013 under the current head of the executive branch regarding Iran getting nukes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhLVsVdI92c
Super awesome. True leadership all the way around Go Trump Go!
It happens, unfortunately, in war. Do you approve of letting terrorists blow up our Marines with IED’s?
Allen West was forced to retire also. He threatened a terrorist and saved the lives of his men. The world has been upside down for a long time. Long past time to right the ship of state.
Murtha was TRASH!
I was hoping that Trump would ask West to come back into the military as a brigadier general.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he has a place for West. It is still VERY early and there is a long way to go until Trump’s swearing in. Patience, my friend.
Amen!
YES!
OK.
Let’s have him be Secy of State or Interior.
another Freepr thread is tearing up Mattis, saying he was anti Israel and prosecuted Haditha Marines. I checked out Haditha story, Mattis did NOT want them prosecuted.
the comment about Israel should give up settlements has me unnerved.
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