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Mattis blasts Trump for divisiveness and ‘making a mockery of our Constitution’


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2020 Jun 3, 6:06pm   1,770 views  17 comments

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https://www.stripes.com/news/us/mattis-blasts-trump-for-divisiveness-and-making-a-mockery-of-our-constitution-1.632353

“It is a wholesome and unifying demand – one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values – our values as people and our values as a nation.”

Mattis criticized the administration for using force Monday to clear away peaceful protesters near the White House for Trump and top officials, including current Defense Secretary Mark Esper, to walk to a nearby church for a brief photo op.

Citing the oath he took to uphold the U.S. Constitution when he joined the military a half century ago, Mattis said he never imagined that American troops would be called on to violate the rights of citizens “to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.”

Without naming Esper, Mattis condemned his reported use of the word “battlespace” during a conference call Monday between Trump, administration officials and state governors to describe American cities experiencing riots.

“At home, we should use our military only when requested to do so, on very rare occasions, by state governors,” Mattis said. “Militarizing our response, as we witnessed in Washington, D.C., sets up a conflict — a false conflict — between the military and civilian society. It erodes the moral ground that ensures a trusted bond between men and women in uniform and the society they are sworn to protect, and of which they themselves are a part.


I'm imaging that guy from the office saying to all the Trump Cultists on this site, "Yeah, I'm going to need you to not comment on that post. The faster we bury this one, the better.

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1   marcus   2020 Jun 3, 6:08pm  

A lot of conservatives totally get it about Trump.

On the other hand, perhaps BillGates and Soros set up a swiss bank account for him ? Hahahaha, I said it, but I know TPB was thinking it before I said it.
3   MisdemeanorRebel   2020 Jun 3, 6:36pm  

So the Far Left Governor of Minnesota is dividing the country by calling out the National Guard?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/28/minnesota-governor-calls-in-the-national-guard/
4   MisdemeanorRebel   2020 Jun 3, 6:37pm  

marcus says


Wait, wasn't a church burned the day before?

Nice shift to create victims out of Arsonists.
5   marcus   2020 Jun 3, 9:47pm  

You should just stay quiet so this thread can go away.
6   MisdemeanorRebel   2020 Jun 3, 10:19pm  

marcus says
You should just stay quiet so this thread can go away.


Marcus - True or False:

A 200 year old (Liberal) Church was burned the day before right in that area.
The MN Gov called the National Guard out to Minneapolis days before.
7   marcus   2020 Jun 3, 11:13pm  

What does this have to do with Mattis and his claims about Trump.
8   AD   2020 Jun 3, 11:28pm  

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Mattis' subordinates and juniors in the Marine Corps called him Chaos as far as the type of solutions he proposed.

The mainstream media gave him the name "Mad Dog" not his juniors or subordinates.

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9   MisdemeanorRebel   2020 Jun 4, 12:46am  

marcus says
What does this have to do with Mattis and his claims about Trump.


Because Mattis doesn't want US Troops deployed by Trump to keep order, though this has happened countless times in the last century.
The Media is saying "Orange Man Bad for threatening to use Army! Trump's former Top General Agrees! Orange Man must be Bad!"
Yet the Governor of Minnesota already did so, and the MSM did not shriek "Walz Man Bad!".

So if it's okay for one Executive, why not another?

I have plenty of fish to toss URK URK URK
10   WookieMan   2020 Jun 4, 5:45am  

I actually don't totally disagree with Mattis. On the other hand he's a former military leader. He'd do best to stay in his lane and discuss those kinds of topics. While people can have varying skills outside of their chosen profession or even opinions, that doesn't mean they know all the details of a situation or topic. Domestic issues are not his expertise.

There's no one here that has details on potential domestic terrorist intel/threats. Mattis' comments are no different than someone posting here, even if he formerly worked with the POTUS. If Trump is going to use the military just for the fun of it, then yes, that's bad.

There's no evidence of that. I have to give the benefit of the doubt that he may have information of larger hostilities potentially brewing and it might be a scare tactic to squash any reasonable person from thinking of rioting and looting. There may be no intention of using the military and it's just typical Trump bravado. If it stops people from rioting/looting, I'm all for the bravado.
11   Tenpoundbass   2020 Jun 4, 6:47am  

Mathis was another interventionist Globalist, he's a shit stain on his Uniform and will go down with the rest of them Marcus.

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30995-mattis-was-just-another-interventionist-and-globalist
12   clambo   2020 Jun 4, 10:45am  

Mattis=disgruntled former employee.

I don’t give a shit what he says.

He’s a lifer with a multimillionaire pension so he should shut up and enjoy his riches.
13   RWSGFY   2020 Jun 4, 11:45am  

In a 1973 article in Time magazine, Harry Truman was quoted as having said, off the record, in the early 1960s: “I fired him because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the president. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a ***, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.”
14   Shaman   2020 Jun 4, 12:42pm  

Mattis is still angry that Trump wouldn’t give him the endless war he wanted in the Middle East. He got all worked up that the President wanted to draw down troops in Afghanistan and with draw from that hopeless pointless war where they’re using military to oppress the people. He couldn’t get enough of it over there. So he threw a fit and resigned in a huff. But now he’s decided he wants a lucrative gig as a consultant on MSNPC so he’s going to criticize his ex boss.
Fuck him!
15   HeadSet   2020 Jun 4, 12:48pm  

Mattis blasts Trump for divisiveness and ‘making a mockery of our Constitution’

You know, Obama as well as Trump asked Mattis to "resign." And also, Mattis had lots of bad stuff to say about Obama, too.

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