The brass seem to be getting twitchy...

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AtW replied

4 June 2020, 10:32
The Jedi are taking over!
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Old Greg replied

4 June 2020, 10:20
Originally posted by TwoWolves View Post

Did some MOD gig a few years back.

Old-guard are pretty much as you would expect but there is a new generation of higher-ups who are indistinguishable from any every-day civil servant. God help us if there is ever any need for actual combat with another world power.

This Trump bloke has this knack of making them go quite mad.

Disturbed toddlers have a knack of making grown ups go quite mad.
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TwoWolves replied

4 June 2020, 10:03
Did some MOD gig a few years back.

Old-guard are pretty much as you would expect but there is a new generation of higher-ups who are indistinguishable from any every-day civil servant. God help us if there is ever any need for actual combat with another world power.

This Trump bloke has this knack of making them go quite mad.
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Old Greg replied

4 June 2020, 09:35
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post

What does that even mean - the note at the bottom isn’t English!

Yes it is.
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wattaj replied

4 June 2020, 09:05
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post

What does that even mean - the note at the bottom isn’t English!

It reminds the US military that their allegiance is to the constitution, not the president. Or, for the hard of reading, "we were only following orders" is no defence in law.
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PurpleGorilla replied

4 June 2020, 09:01
Originally posted by wattaj View Post

I wonder how long this one had been sitting in a drawer: https://twitter.com/thejointstaff/st...39884013142017

What does that even mean - the note at the bottom isn’t English!

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wattaj replied

4 June 2020, 08:24
Trump's an odd fellow: he seems to idolise tyrants and dictators whilst disregarding -- maybe even denigrating -- consensus builders and negotiators. He seems to be the archetypal "little man". SAD!

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I see that Mattis is going all in as well: James Mattis Denounces Trump as Threat to Constitution - The Atlantic

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Last edited by wattaj; 4 June 2020, 08:27. Reason: Additional information.
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Old Greg replied

4 June 2020, 08:19
Originally posted by wattaj View Post

I wonder how long this one had been sitting in a drawer: https://twitter.com/thejointstaff/st...39884013142017

The USA is a fascinating country. While I'm sure racism exists in their military, it's a very multi-racial set of institutions, and one with fewer barriers to black people rising to the very top. Trump keeps thinking he has total authority in certain areas, but this is an interesting shot across his bow.
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wattaj started a topic The brass seem to be getting twitchy...

4 June 2020, 08:10
The brass seem to be getting twitchy...

I wonder how long this one had been sitting in a drawer: https://twitter.com/thejointstaff/st...39884013142017
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