They are going to start a small skirmish they call a “war”. Mark my words.

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    My money is this is just a flex. Like from just Hegseth. He wants to show them that he can call them to DC on a whim. Who he’s trying to impress? Not a fucking clue.

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      And in the process potentially loose support of the military.

      I’m going to add the administration being deposed by the military to my bingo card.

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        I wonder what kind of conversations current and former officers have about this administration.

        I’d like to think they have a contingency plan for when a certain line is crossed.

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        the administration being deposed by the military

        Oh, that’s one of those things I only hear about in the news that happens to little countries on the other side of the world.

        The way the last decade has been going, I could see this latest unprecedented event happening by the midterms.

        I have no idea of the chances though. It seems like they have loyalists everywhere now. And despite the military’s reputation for being right wingers, some career officers I know are smart decent people who understand their oath to protect the constitution.

        Unfortunately, I feel like the most likely “deposed by the midterms” scenario involves getting rid of just Trump and putting Vance in place to go on a “you can trust us and vote for us again” tour before implementing the rest of the billionaire 2025 plan.

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          True. Also there is the chance that they discharge all generals that do not fall in line and replace them with sycophants.

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      Yeah, also could be paranoia again. Probably trying to find out if any of them wouldnt break their oaths and protect the country from domestic threats like Pete Hegseth

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      I agree with you that it’s a flex, but I think it’s to let Russia know that we mean business about them invading NATO airspace.