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The plan as I have seen it is simple. He marches with his protestors. He has 10,000 armed troops there under his command. Violence breaks out near or at the Capital, ostensibly by counter protestors or international agents, and his life and those of the law makers inside need protection immediately.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
What should be clear here to everyone is that yes, Trump had made a public statement that he wanted National Guard brought up for Jan. 6th.
But the reason he said this was nothing more than a publicity stunt. He wanted to paint the picture that the damn liberals were going to attack his peaceful demonstrators. He did not request NG to protect the Capital FROM his supporters but only to protect them from counter demonstrators. Counter demonstrators who did not show up in any sizable number.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
a reply to: Comingback2024
Please link us to where I said he might. OK? I have no memory of having done so.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
"Fill it and do whatever necessary to protect the demonstrators",
This is not an order from the president to bring thousand troops to DC. It is an order to do what was necessary to protect the demonstrators. Apparently all down the line, charged with executing these orders deemed that no additional troops were needed to protect those demonstrators so in reality, the orders were carried out because there was no necessity to do more than what was done.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
a reply to: Comingback2024
Please link us to where I said he might. OK? I have no memory of having done so.
In this case, and assuming Trump isn't just bloviating, it looks like the only two options are 1) negotiate a deal with Denmark/Greenland for a peaceful, business-like acquisition (similar to the Louisiana Purchase from France or the Alaska Purchase from Russia) or 2) a military action to seize control by force of arms. Option 1 would require Congress to provide funds for the transaction and the Senate would have to ratify a treaty, but Denmark has already said they are not interested. Option 2 would actually be an act of war, and Congress would also have to get involved at some point to either fund it or refuse to fund it. By the way, since Denmark is a member of NATO, making war on Denmark/Greenland would be a US violation of the NATO treaty, which would get the US expelled from NATO and probably bring up impeachment charges again. The Senate would undoubtedly have a strong opinion about that.
There was NOTHING stupid about that, that is unless one missed the opening sentence. Some, I guess, like Corey Lewandowski, consider Trump's ''out of the box'' comments as strategic or tactical in a manner in which a salesman might over inflate the price on a product only to get a better offer from the purchaser. This is clear. Yet, the manner in which these ''tactics'' flow from his mind appear to some to be random expressions of his own flitting mind, or as expressed by some, bloviating.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
a reply to: network dude
An order issued by the Commander-in-Chief. With no paper trail? Is that the kind of ''order'' the rest of the military works with?
Plus.
originally posted by: fringeofthefringe
Second, is the fact that at the time the discussion happened there was no reason to think that Trump's demonstrators would need protection to the tune of 10,000 NG troops.
a reply to: Boomer1947
Unless you are using the logic that having 10k National Gaurdsman there would be- Firstly, a deterent so any instigators or agitators making them less inclined to act out as intended. Secondly, others would be less inclined to jump in and join a scuffle or aggresively protest because of the National Gaurds presence.
So, yea, the 10k National Gaurd would protect the peaceful protesters/demostrators against "mob mentality" instigated by undercover provocateurs.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
a reply to: network dude
An order issued by the Commander-in-Chief. With no paper trail? Is that the kind of ''order'' the rest of the military works with?
It would mean he walked right into it… hook, line and sinker.
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