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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMilitary Unit Flying Trump Flag Improper & Not Acceptable.
No military unit should fly ANYTHING except American Flag.
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Military Unit Flying Trump Flag Improper & Not Acceptable. (Original Post)
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2017
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It's time people understand a significant number in the military support Trump's hatred.
Hoyt
Feb 2017
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. It's time people understand a significant number in the military support Trump's hatred.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)3. Yes. The professional military no longer works for the nation.
They work primarily for themselves, and for whoever will help advance their careers.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. It's really sick and dangerous, especially with the current CIC.
VMA131Marine
(4,135 posts)2. Military oath is to protect and defend the Constitution
Same as the President's. This is inappropriate in so many ways.
AJT
(5,240 posts)5. This is what you get when you have a standing army
They are separated from the civilian population and no longer feel like average American citizens. They are loyal to America in the abstract, not to Americans. This is what allows military over throws and coups.
msongs
(67,360 posts)6. an elite crowd with a sense of total entitlement from generals to dependent kids nt
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)7. ...
Warpy
(111,141 posts)8. He's already gotten a SEAL killed on a half assed mission
that Obama had the wisdom to turn down.
He starts getting more people killed, the military will remove him. I'm sure they'd much rather have the malleable Pence than the raging narcissist.