Posted on 07/31/2016 7:23:57 PM PDT by qaz123
Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said that if Republican nominee Donald Trump becomes president and follows through on some of the things he’s said on the campaign trail, the U.S. could face a “civil military crisis, the like of which we’ve not seen in this country.”
"When we swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, which is a document and a set of principles and it supports the rule of law, one of those is to ensure that we do not obey illegal orders," Allen told told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week."
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The head of CENTCOM before Petraeus , Admiral Fallon, he stayed out of politics but the Army was furious that a Navy guy was named to that post. Petraeus then took over.
You are correct Trump didn’t say carpet He said bomb the s out of them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTHXgmzURM
Where was this dingus for the last eight years?
Me also...quite a few.
Semper Fi.
He better hope we don’t have a civil war. HE will definitely be on the wrong side.
Jimmy Carter banned all Iranians for awhile. And he killed a bunch of military in the desert launching an illegal rescue attempt. Do not recall any uprising.
If anyone really meant what they said, when they swore the oath, we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in. The Constitution has been often ignored for 70+ years.
I suspect most military people are fine with Trumo. Gen John Allen sounds like quite the pole smoker.
Trump not Trumo. Autocorrect sux.
These are dangerous times.
Most people have no idea.
I just look at the situation. Team Obama/Clinton has the goods on him and have promised him a plum post if they limp across the finish line ahead of Trump.
Either way, he’s screwed. Trump is going to win big, and when the broom comes to sweep away the waste, fraud and abuse, General Allen will go quietly.
The Marine Corps isn’t immune to political General syndrome. In fact, as the Marine mission expanded beyond the littorals during OIF, and Marine Generals were considered for joint posts that were once exclusively Army or Air Force, I’m sure the opportunity for political corruption has blossomed.
As long as the NCOs, SNCOs and young officers have their hearts in the right place, the USMC will be ready to respond to real leadership. Left too long, it’s possible the Corps could rot from the head down, another important reason to vote Trump.
Chesty is rolling over in his grave
And over
And over
And...
Yep. Should protest his appearances with posters with her photo.
Thanks, John “Benedict” Allen.
If hes served under BO he is a g-d hypocrite.
The Constitution and Democrats are not synonymous.
Trump could cause it, but hillary most certainly will.
So this douche-wad really believes Hillary would let a little thing like the law stop her from doing WHATEVER she wants?
There are plenty of retired senior officers - including Marines - who are at least as stupid as Allen. Although he was only a colonel, one need look no farther than John Glenn.
Isn’t Allen the one that resigned because he was about to be caught up in the Patraeus sex scandal? This guy has warts, was allowed to quit, and is now beholden to Obama, so he squawks when told. Lefty tool now.
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