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| Topic Started: Sep 30 2009, 05:49 PM (60 Views) | |
| Bruce | Sep 30 2009, 05:49 PM Post #1 |
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Obama Risks a Domestic Military ‘Intervention’ Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:35 AM By: John L. Perry There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America’s military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the “Obama problem.” Don’t dismiss it as unrealistic. America isn’t the Third World. If a military coup does occur here it will be civilized. That it has never happened doesn’t mean it wont. Describing what may be afoot is not to advocate it. So, view the following through military eyes: Officers swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Unlike enlisted personnel, they do not swear to “obey the orders of the president of the United States.” Top military officers can see the Constitution they are sworn to defend being trampled as American institutions and enterprises are nationalized. They can see that Americans are increasingly alarmed that this nation, under President Barack Obama, may not even be recognizable as America by the 2012 election, in which he will surely seek continuation in office. They can see that the economy — ravaged by deficits, taxes, unemployment, and impending inflation — is financially reliant on foreign lender governments. They can see this president waging undeclared war on the intelligence community, without whose rigorous and independent functions the armed services are rendered blind in an ever-more hostile world overseas and at home. They can see the dismantling of defenses against missiles targeted at this nation by avowed enemies, even as America’s troop strength is allowed to sag. They can see the horror of major warfare erupting simultaneously in two, and possibly three, far-flung theaters before America can react in time. They can see the nation’s safety and their own military establishments and honor placed in jeopardy as never before. So, if you are one of those observant military professionals, what do you do? Wait until this president bungles into losing the war in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s arsenal of nuclear bombs falls into the hands of militant Islam? Wait until Israel is forced to launch air strikes on Iran’s nuclear-bomb plants, and the Middle East explodes, destabilizing or subjugating the Free World? What happens if the generals Obama sent to win the Afghan war are told by this president (who now says, “I’m not interested in victory”) that they will be denied troops they must have to win? Do they follow orders they cannot carry out, consistent with their oath of duty? Do they resign en masse? Or do they soldier on, hoping the 2010 congressional elections will reverse the situation? Do they dare gamble the national survival on such political whims? Anyone who imagines that those thoughts are not weighing heavily on the intellect and conscience of America’s military leadership is lost in a fool’s fog. Will the day come when patriotic general and flag officers sit down with the president, or with those who control him, and work out the national equivalent of a “family intervention,” with some form of limited, shared responsibility? Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation. Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars. Having bonded with his twin teleprompters, the president would be detailed for ceremonial speech-making. Military intervention is what Obama’s exponentially accelerating agenda for “fundamental change” toward a Marxist state is inviting upon America. A coup is not an ideal option, but Obama’s radical ideal is not acceptable or reversible. Unthinkable? Then think up an alternative, non-violent solution to the Obama problem. Just don’t shrug and say, “We can always worry about that later.” In the 2008 election, that was the wistful, self-indulgent, indifferent reliance on abnegation of personal responsibility that has sunk the nation into this morass. |
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| jabs | Sep 30 2009, 09:15 PM Post #2 |
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Bruce: a SCARY premise! But, who may I ask, is the author of this piece and what are his qualifications to throw out such drivel? |
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| Bruce | Sep 30 2009, 10:26 PM Post #3 |
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John L. Perry is a regular columnist for Newsmax.com http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsmax.com%2Fjohn_perry%2Fobama_military_coup%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2F266012.html&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Edited by Bruce, Sep 30 2009, 10:28 PM.
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| ReallyOrnery | Oct 1 2009, 01:58 AM Post #4 |
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Bruce: Newsmax doesn't have a sterling reputation. Nevertheless, I have read even more extreme nonsense in the New York Times. An opinion is like an ear, most people have one or two; know what I mean? RO |
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| xray | Oct 1 2009, 10:29 AM Post #5 |
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A most interesting piece. Yes, I would agree with the first line and it is a remote possibility. I do not think it would be bloodless however. Kennedy comes to mind. I do believe we are now going through a time that will be remembered in history for events that have not yet happened. I do hope I'm wrong with this feeling. 
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| Beancounter | Oct 1 2009, 01:36 PM Post #6 |
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Remember all the hype, adoration and almost worship of the MSM for Obama? And the sheeple bought it! The voted for a pig in a poke, and are now seeing the disastrous consequences. I can understand that, now that the truth is coming out, they want to get rid of him, but I can't see a military coup happening. Lesson: Don't believe what the MSM are telling you, most of the opinion makers are lefties, and they put their own spin on it. Remember about how "scary" Harper was? And he turned out to be a red Tory! And did you notice that Iggy and Taliban Jack changed places? A 180 for both of them! |
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| xray | Oct 1 2009, 02:57 PM Post #7 |
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Yep, I did notice. Politicians.... 
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| Bruce | Oct 1 2009, 05:22 PM Post #8 |
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Sane heads prevailed. Statement from Newsmax Regarding Blogger Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:35 AM By: Newsmax Media Article Font Size In a blog posting to Newsmax, John Perry wrote about a coup scenario involving the U.S. military. He clearly stated that he was not advocating such a scenario but simply describing one. After several reader complaints, Newsmax wanted to insure that this article was not misinterpreted. It was removed after a short period after being posted. Newsmax strongly believes in the principles of Constitutional government and would never advocate or insinuate any suggestion of an activity that would undermine our democracy or democratic institutions. Mr. Perry served as a political appointee in the Carter administration in HUD and FEMA. He has no official relationship with Newsmax other than as an unpaid blogger. © 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved. |
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| xray | Oct 1 2009, 06:40 PM Post #9 |
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And some wonder why McDonalds advertises a warning about hot coffee. 
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| ReallyOrnery | Oct 2 2009, 01:30 AM Post #10 |
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John L. Perry via Bruce: "Officers swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Unlike enlisted personnel, they do not swear to “obey the orders of the president of the United States.”" Mister Perry is just half right concerning his comment that enlisted soldiers sware to "obey the orders of the presidednt of the Unityed States" (sic). Enlisted members of the US armed forces are under no oblighation to obey illegal or unConstitutional orders regardless of their source. If the President of the US ordered them to murder innocent civilians overseas, or ordered them to go house to house and disarm the American polulation, enlisted service members can flatly say no to such orders. Anyone who has ever read the Uniform Code of Military Justice knows that. RO |
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