House Republicans Prepare to Endorse Trump's Military Parade
Source: Bloomberg News
By Billy House
May 4, 2018, 11:10 AM EDT
House Republicans are preparing to endorse President Donald Trumps plan for a military parade in the nations capital, with warfighting vehicles rolling down city streets and planes flying overhead.
The display in Washington would be authorized under the Republican-proposed draft for the annual defense policy measure, according to a bill summary released Friday. The measure is scheduled to be taken up by the House Armed Services Committee on May 9.
The parade would look back on a century of military service and focuses on the men and women who sacrificed to secure Americas freedoms, according to the summary released by committee chairman Mac Thornberry, a Texas Republican. Far too many American veterans and their families believe their sacrifices have not been given the public recognition that they deserve.
Trump said in February that he wanted a parade if it could be done at a reasonable cost.
A committee Republican spokesman said Friday that specific funding for the parade isnt set in the legislation.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/trump-s-military-parade-would-be-endorsed-under-republican-bill
randr
(12,417 posts)The Repubs will deserve every bit of the ass kickin they are gonna get come November
C_U_L8R
(45,025 posts)Trump just wants to sit on his throne and have the military salute him.
What a sickening display. Unamerican in every regard. I could spit.
Ohiogal
(32,118 posts)Put the money into the VA!!!!
kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)That said, is he inviting Putin to review his soon to be troops? What do you bet Putins state visit will be during this time?
atreides1
(16,094 posts)It's a form of "Socialism"
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Trump does not want to salute the military.
He wants the world to see the military salute him.
Will it be awkward when he refuses POWs a place in his parade?
After all, Dotard does not like soldiers who were captured.
bluestarone
(17,067 posts)That's EXACTLY what RUMPY wants
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,600 posts)The worst thing is that if he gets this parade he'll want a bigger one next year.
MBS
(9,688 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)He's stuffed his administration with military men, and he's budgeted an obscene increase in funding to the Pentagon. He's tried to kick out certain categories of people who don't fit his fantasy image of warriors. He stages frequent photo ops surrounded by military props. He praises war and violence, and send the National Guard to the border in a military action against unarmed civilians.
It scares me to think that when Trump is finally cornered and facing indictments or impeachment, that he will turn into a full blown dictator and call upon his bootlicking generals to marshall their troops and order the military come save him. It would be a military coup and then what happens... I don't know, but the possibility is alarming.
Jedi Guy
(3,262 posts)I like to think such a thing could never happen. I think most of the folks in the military wouldn't obey orders like that, since most of them are fundamentally decent human beings. They're also taught to disobey unlawful orders.
That's what I like to think. Hopefully if push ever comes to shove I'll turn out to be right.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)n/t
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)It is unbelievable that they are going to try to do this.
This is NOT the country that I grew up in. The country I grew up in wasn't perfect. But we tried. We tried, individually, to be the best we can be. This just makes me want to vomit.
We are being forced to watch a display of our country's military's allegiance to Donald J. Trump. Let that sink in.
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)have to salute a draft dodger? The man is a coward.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Or will he balk and tell them those are his own personal toys and they can only watch?
Will he have hot dogs and potato chips with pop and ice cream and chocolate cake? Will he get 2 containers of ice cream while his best forever friends only get one? Will they use silver spoons or wooden paddles to eat their ice cream? I'll bet he'll have balloons and fireworks and rockets going off all over the place.
What fun that will be to watch. How many million$ will it cost?
byronius
(7,402 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Neverr thought I'd see the day America would have a dictator-like military parade.
flotsam
(3,268 posts)So just honor those who fought in wars after the end of WW1?
Edited to add "Forget the Maine!" and "Fuck the Alamo!"
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)This guy better never drive to Texas.
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LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,600 posts)Will they resist the siren call of advertiser profits, or will they fall in line with Trump's "It's all about me" military spectacular, with dozens of shots of his smug face as he gazes over "his" troops.
I vote the latter -- they'll cave. Wall-to-wall coverage will give the event legitimacy. Trump is the master con man.
And he will probably find some way to personally profit from the event. All those generals and admirals are going to have to stay somewhere, and what better location than the Trump Hotel?
Wait until the 2019 parade. It will be twice as big as this year's!
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)"A military parade is third world bullshit. We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation."
Robert O'Neill
Former US NAVY SEAL
The man who shot Osama bin Laden
MBS
(9,688 posts)jmowreader
(50,567 posts)"Men, today we honor your sacrifices in the defense of freedom and democracy."
'Sir, how are you going to do that?'
"We're going to force you to salute a man who considers getting shipped off to military school to be wartime service."
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)because of a fake flare-up of his bone-spurs..
This way he can play the Winston Churchill Card.
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Cadet Bone Spur finally made it to VN.
MBS
(9,688 posts)Timmygoat
(779 posts)Trump was draft dodger. As was his grandfather in Bavaria.
By both nature and nurture, the Trump "dynasty" is rotten to the core.
FakeNoose
(32,823 posts)Docreed2003
(16,883 posts)But let's waste some taxpayer money on a fucking parade to build trumps already massive ego...sounds like a great plan. Fucking ridiculous!
Freethinker65
(10,069 posts)Honor them with a parade for Trump to bask in instead
Midnight Writer
(21,819 posts)Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)Let's all start rumors that the parade is just an excuse to get the military into DC. He is going to round up every Democrat in the House and in the Senate and execute them on live TV to show people that he is in control of the government. Too much?
Maxheader
(4,374 posts)Just like for cheetoz inauguration parade...
Demsrule86
(68,715 posts)cntrfthrs
(252 posts)the various anti-war, anti-trump groups need to block the parade route like the lone guy who stopped the Chinese tanks during the Chinese democracy protests....