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Trump getting Washington military parade _ but no tanks
AP ^ | 3/9/2018 | DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Posted on 03/09/2018 6:13:38 PM PST by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like President Donald Trump is getting the military parade he wants in Washington — though he may get no tanks for the effort.

A Pentagon planning memo issued Thursday and released Friday says the parade being planned for Nov. 11, Veterans Day, will “include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks — consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure.” Big, heavy tanks could tear up District of Columbia streets.

But the event will “include a heavy air component at the end of the parade,” meaning lots of airplane flyovers. Older aircraft will be included as available.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: back2ussr; military; militaryparade; notanks; parade; pentagon; tank; tanks; taxpayersmoney; trump; veteransday; washington; washingtondc; wasteofmoney
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Darn it,My brother is a tanker,them M1 Abrams are good.
1 posted on 03/09/2018 6:13:38 PM PST by mdittmar
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I'm excited.
3 posted on 03/09/2018 6:15:36 PM PST by donna (Chelsea Manning is Obama's legacy.)
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Ah, we dont need to show em off, we got em.

Let NK and Russia do that ####.

The men and regular vehicles are enough.


4 posted on 03/09/2018 6:18:57 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know saying Syrian rebels in anost back in Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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Bet we get tanks too.


5 posted on 03/09/2018 6:21:08 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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Tanks tear up the streets...


6 posted on 03/09/2018 6:22:51 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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I’m wondering if they checked in with POTUS before releasing this memo.


7 posted on 03/09/2018 6:23:30 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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He can have them launch an AGM-114 hellfire missile at them. 8>)


8 posted on 03/09/2018 6:23:32 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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Put them on lo-boys and drive the route


9 posted on 03/09/2018 6:28:55 PM PST by digger48
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I was wondering about the ground pressure. It appears that an Abrams has about half the ground pressure of a passenger car, and about 1/6 the ground pressure of a racing bike.


10 posted on 03/09/2018 6:29:25 PM PST by PAR35
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I want tanks. Battleships, too. Throw in a mortar and artillery demonstration. And I don’t care about DC streets. That’s what Home Depot made hot tar patches for.

AquaPhalt 6.0 Asphalt and Concrete Patch Black 55 lb.(AQUAPHALT 6.0)


11 posted on 03/09/2018 6:29:36 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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““include a heavy air component at the end of the parade,”

I hope that includes a Aurora fly-by.


12 posted on 03/09/2018 6:31:10 PM PST by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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Its the neutral steering that’s the problem...one false move and the pavement is screwed up.


13 posted on 03/09/2018 6:34:22 PM PST by lacrew
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Strykers will do.


14 posted on 03/09/2018 6:36:39 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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That’s a good idea.


15 posted on 03/09/2018 6:37:49 PM PST by mdittmar
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Abrams is fun to knock around in, for a while.


16 posted on 03/09/2018 6:44:29 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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Truck in a thousand prisoners to put down a 1’ layer of sand, and then shovel it back up. Better yet, round up all the college students in the metro DC area and put them to work.


17 posted on 03/09/2018 6:44:33 PM PST by PAR35
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Just so you know, I reported your post as abuse.


18 posted on 03/09/2018 6:46:52 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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Were you in one?


19 posted on 03/09/2018 6:48:18 PM PST by mdittmar
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“...Tanks tear up the streets.....”

Somewhere, way, way off in the distance, Oddball from Kelly’s Heroes just said “Always with them negative waves, Moriarity ... always with them negative waves”.


20 posted on 03/09/2018 6:51:49 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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