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-Land of the Free

Retired generals urge Pentagon to take steps to avert 'civil war' after 2024 election

2021-12-18

[Washington Examiner] The U.S. military must start making preparations for another "insurrection" after the 2024 election, according to a trio of retired military generals.

An op-ed published by the Washington Post on Friday called for action amid growing concern among former senior officials about the "potential for lethal chaos inside our military" in a flash of violence that could eclipse the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

Multiple courses of action were advised by Paul Eaton,

...who oversaw training of the Iraqi military from 2003 to 2004...

a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets,

...an anti-Trump PAC largely funded by Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's (D., N.Y.) Senate Majority PAC, ally of CAIR...

Antonio Taguba, a retired Army major general with 34 years of active duty service, and Steven Anderson, a retired brigadier general who served in the Army for 31 years. They warned of the possibility of "civil war" resulting from a "military breakdown" due to splits in loyalty.

"First, everything must be done to prevent another insurrection. Not a single leader who inspired it has been held to account. Our elected officials and those who enforce the law — including the Justice Department, the House select committee and the whole of Congress — must show more urgency," they wrote.

The op-ed notes more than 1 in 10 of those charged in the attack on the Capitol nearly a year ago had a service record. They also said a group of 124 retired military officials, under the name "Flag Officers 4 America," released a letter echoing former President Donald Trump’s "false attacks on the legitimacy of our elections."

They also released a letter questioning President Biden’s mental capacity, so I’m all admiration.

With the Jan. 6 committee investigation still underway, the retired generals said the military cannot wait for elected officials to take action.

"The Pentagon should immediately order a civics review for all members — uniformed and civilian — on the Constitution and electoral integrity," the trio said. "There must also be a review of the laws of war and how to identify and deal with illegal orders. And it must reinforce 'unity of command' to make perfectly clear to every member of the Defense Department whom they answer to. No service member should say they didn’t understand whom to take orders from during a worst-case scenario."

"In addition," they wrote, "all military branches must undertake more intensive intelligence work at all installations. The goal should be to identify, isolate and remove potential mutineers; guard against efforts by propagandists who use misinformation to subvert the chain of command; and understand how that and other misinformation spreads across the ranks after it is introduced by propagandists."

Posted by:Besoeker

#19 Junta!
Nuf said!

Posted by: 3dc 2021-12-18 19:56

#18 another "insurrection" after the 2024 election

Come again, buddy? When was the first one?

I think they mean the Deep State response to the Trump election in 2016.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-12-18 18:58

#17 OK - So Let's Set the mood in 2021 for 'coming events';
in 1861-1865 in reality, it was the Democrat Party (Of the South) that was at war with the Yankees (Republican Party) of the North (You wonder why the Dems want to erase their own Leaders of this Era - They are ASHAMED of THEMSELVES) and they have never changed their basic political platform, only plastered over it for over 1 and 3/4 centuries!!!

The mood music:
Listen on in Generals, if you dare!!!

Posted by: Menhadden B. Hayes3462 2021-12-18 16:49

#16 You know I have got to share my horoscope with you here on this thread, especially on this thread, because I feel these retired x Clinton, Obama and Biden era guys are full of horse pucky, every last one of them.
To even think of raising the potential of another Civil War on American Soil is outrageous posturing, driven by the mindless Left, in this country, and between 3 of 5 of these brainless 'inspired' leftist military leaders, there is hardly 1 who could even be called a leader during their tenure in the military.

OK Readers come at me, here is the horoscope from the NY Post:

You won’t lack for advice this weekend – everyone and their dog seems to have an opinion about what you should be doing – but you are under no obligation to follow any of it. Do what feels right for you, even if the entire world disagrees.

Posted by: Menhadden B. Hayes3462 2021-12-18 15:56

#15 Democrats are running a Counter-Revolution.

Posted by: newc 2021-12-18 14:47

#14 I believe that if these vermin had a shred of shame, they'd self-darwinate with EXTREME prejudice. The first thing the next real president should do is recall all these former 'generals' to active duty, bust them to slick sleeve and have them scooping the K-9 yard of poop.

Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-12-18 12:58

#13 When was the first one?

1776

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-12-18 10:58

#12 Establishment, deep state shills.

Fuck off guys. You really don't want to see us think there is no other option but the kinetic one.

Posted by: DarthVader 2021-12-18 10:28

#11 The U.S. military must start making preparations for another "insurrection" after the 2024 election

Come again, buddy? When was the first one?

Posted by: Raj 2021-12-18 09:06

#10 NowThis
September 4, 2020 Paul Eaton; ‘I am stunned that anybody in the United States military would consider you anything but a loser or a sucker. You’re no patriot.’ — Ret. U.S. Army Major General Paul Eaton has a scathing message for Trump.

Posted by: Bertie Crains2651 2021-12-18 08:34

#9 There should be a nice pension assurance program for retired officers that rat out the woke idiots in the system.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-18 08:21

#8 Worried about an interruption to their pension checks?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-12-18 08:11

#7 Yes. Should a non-squish conservative be installed in the White House (Yeah, I know...) with any sort of Republican majority in Congress, there should be a campaign of busting down liberal establishments as has never been seen. Just shut the CIA and FBI. Close the Department of Education. Pass a bill to reduce the national debt with a poison pill for revocation that will make it a de-facto part of the Constitution.

For starters.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-18 07:40

#6 "Taking steps" to secure the border of the United States would seem to be a more pressing issue.

Posted by: Besoeker 2021-12-18 07:34

#5 ^ And if that happens, the GOPe will have allowed it to happen.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-18 07:19

#4 If ~~Biden~~ ~~Harris~~ Hillary wins in 2024, the plan is to put Republican election officials under house arrest and institute contempt proceedings in Congress for any/all GOP colleagues who protest.

If Trump wins in 2024, more kinetic measures will be implemented across the nation -- by both the Provos (Teefa/BLM) and the Praetorian legions.

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-12-18 06:39

#3 Is the plan and the actions by the Military the same in 2024 if Biden wins or if Trump wins?

Posted by: Airandee 2021-12-18 06:29

#2 Junta alert.

It's official now: we are a Latin-style Oligarchy with Brazilian levels of crime, Mexican levels of corruption, Venezuelan inflation, Guatemalan-Salvadoran anarchy, Cuban-style indoctrination and repression.

And now we have a Praetorian Guard military on the Vargas or Pinochet model, ready able and willing to step in and preserve order should the Deplorables demand free and fair elections. En caso de emergencia.

Banana Republic time for the USSA

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-12-18 06:04

#1 In other words, reign in the National Guards at the state level who would not obey a fraudulently elected Commander In Chief or who refuse a General Miley order to keep Trump out of office.

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-12-18 04:00

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