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gulliver

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5. It's really bad to threaten the armed forces.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 01:11 AM

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The armed forces must be trusted to evaluate orders themselves. Trying to coerce them or threaten them is un-American. And the Democrats are not doing that, by the way. Your opinion is just that, your opinion. And I think it's a bad idea. Very bad.

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