2016 Postmortem

kentuck

(112,816 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:58 PM Dec 2016

Too many military men proposed for Trump's Cabinet?

It is not as important that he has nominated them for positions, as much as it is the positions he has nominated them for?

More or less, he takes out the middleman. If a military man is in charge of the NSA, then he has control of all the intelligence and all those working in the field of intelligence, including the FBI and the CIA. He got a Lt General for that job.

If he can get Congress to approve a military man for the Secretary of Defense, like "Mad Dog" Mattis, then he would be in charge of all the other generals in the armed forces. All the other generals would be under him in authority.

This would be the ideal situation for Trump to exercise his lust for power.

If he were to put Petraeus in charge of the State Department? Think of all the possibilities!

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Too many military men proposed for Trump's Cabinet? (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2016 OP

Retired generals and such don't really have a lot to offer our government unless Hoyt Dec 2016 #1

SO, do I still sound silly Doreen Dec 2016 #2

No you don't sound silly True_Blue Dec 2016 #5

He likes strong men and bullies Retrograde Dec 2016 #3

Didn't he say that U.S. generals are all "broken"? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2016 #4

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Retired generals and such don't really have a lot to offer our government unless

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 07:11 PM

Dec 2016

they have clearly learned bombs are not the answer. If we have to get in a war, bring em in, otherwise tell them to STFU for the most part.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

2. SO, do I still sound silly

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 07:11 PM

Dec 2016

saying that I fear martial law will be declared on or right after the inauguration? I have been saying for months he might do this and it is sure looking like I am right. Someone said he would not do that because it would cost to much money but I do not think that costing to much money will bother him at all. He and his crony's will not be paying for it we will in many many different ways.

True_Blue

(3,063 posts)

5. No you don't sound silly

Reply to Doreen (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 11:56 PM

Dec 2016

That's exactly what I think will happen too. No doubt there will be mass protests all over the Country during his inauguration and I fear that he'll use that as an excuse to send tanks into the streets and declare martial law. My friends and coworkers think I'm letting my imagination run wild. I hope they're right.

Retrograde

(10,658 posts)

3. He likes strong men and bullies

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 07:43 PM

Dec 2016

Or at least men who give the appearance of being strong. His thinking probably goes: general = controls an army = doesn't have to listen to anyone = my kinda guy. He also likes authority figures.

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,911 posts)

4. Didn't he say that U.S. generals are all "broken"?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 11:36 PM

Dec 2016

Is he sending a case of Super Glue with each appointment?

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