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Retired Gen. Allen (USMC) endorses Clinton (barf!)
Politico ^ | July 25, 2016 | Nick Gass

Posted on 07/25/2016 8:08:31 AM PDT by Perseverando

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen has endorsed Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee's campaign announced Monday.

Allen, a four-star general who led coalition forces in Afghanistan, acknowledged the endorsement as a "very personal decision."

"Through 37 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, I saw some of the toughest challenges that our nation faces around the world, and I know that America has the power to meet those challenges. However, it requires continued leadership and engagement in the world, continued partnership with our allies, and a clear understanding of our adversaries," Allen said in a statement released through the Clinton campaign. "It requires patience and a deep comprehension of the international landscape to make smart decisions about when and how to use military force as well as an understanding that other tools of American power such as diplomacy and development aid - that will [keep] armed forces out of harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. And it requires a leader who wants to understand these complex issues and seek advice and counsel. Hillary Clinton is all of those things."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 2016endorsements; allen; hillary; hillary2016; johnallen; marines; usmc
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Allen is a traitor to America and the Corps.
1 posted on 07/25/2016 8:08:32 AM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando
It requires patience and a deep comprehension of the international landscape to make smart decisions

Is making Marines put their uniforms on and take them off repeatedly due strictly to PR considerations before they ran out of time and luck a patient, smart decision?

2 posted on 07/25/2016 8:09:53 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends.)
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To: Perseverando

He certainly IS a traitor. I wonder what she’s got on him.


3 posted on 07/25/2016 8:10:06 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Perseverando

How much did she pay him?


4 posted on 07/25/2016 8:10:21 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Perseverando

What was your price, Gen. Allen?


5 posted on 07/25/2016 8:11:10 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: Perseverando

With all the respect and admiration the Marine Corps is due, the fact this ‘person’ chooses to endorse Hillary Clinton under the aegis of ‘retired Marine General’ sh!ts all over the corps, frankly.

Every marine in this country should be ashamed of him.


6 posted on 07/25/2016 8:11:13 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Perseverando

What a jerk


7 posted on 07/25/2016 8:11:47 AM PDT by onona (Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
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To: Perseverando

Chesty Puller must be spinning in his grave.


8 posted on 07/25/2016 8:11:59 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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To: Perseverando

Did he just come out of a Coma ?


9 posted on 07/25/2016 8:12:07 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Perseverando

Gen. Allen wants his Marines to be Hillary’s cocktail waiters again.


10 posted on 07/25/2016 8:12:31 AM PDT by henkster
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To: Perseverando

Gen. Allen wants a top position in Hillary’s administration, or money for a fancy new summer home, or maybe both.


11 posted on 07/25/2016 8:12:57 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Perseverando
a "very personal decision."

Ah. So they showed you the photos?

12 posted on 07/25/2016 8:13:13 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Perseverando

Never heard of this Allen; Reagan had a Richard V. Allen, not same one.


13 posted on 07/25/2016 8:14:16 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: Perseverando

Nixon was impeached for lying about a burgarly. Hillary has rigged an election and will likely be President. It is hard to think of a more significant example of how corrupt the US government has become.

http://investmentwatchblog.com/nixon-was-impeached-for-lying-about-a-burgarly-hillary-has-rigged-an-election-and-will-likely-be-president-it-is-hard-to-think-of-a-more-significant-example-of-how-corrupt-the-us-government-has-beco/


14 posted on 07/25/2016 8:15:20 AM PDT by Jamesmm
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To: Perseverando

You may have meant “traitor” metaphorically, but you may just be correct in a literal sense.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-crisis-usa-coordinator-idUSKBN0H722420140912

As he is leading Obama’s fake war on ISIS, a literal charge of treason probably has the substance to stick.


15 posted on 07/25/2016 8:15:29 AM PDT by thoughtomator ("... and if a million more agree, there ain't no Great Society")
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To: Leaning Right

Sounds like a typical “Perfumed Prince”, like Weasely Clark.


16 posted on 07/25/2016 8:15:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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I’m not a Marine and I’m ashamed.Glad he’s retired.


17 posted on 07/25/2016 8:16:12 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
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To: Perseverando

Once the stars go on the shoulders they’re more politician than war fighters. He’s probably ok with using the military as a sandbox for social experiments but doesn’t want to admit it.

He doesn’t represent MY marine Corps.

*spit*


18 posted on 07/25/2016 8:16:20 AM PDT by clintonh8r
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To: Perseverando

What a cuck. I don’t care how many “stars” he has.


19 posted on 07/25/2016 8:16:29 AM PDT by orchestra ((And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.))
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To: Perseverando
Neo Cons are throughout the officer ranks after 16 years of Bush/Obama.

Yes, they universally support Clinton.

20 posted on 07/25/2016 8:16:50 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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