Retired Generals Warn U.S. Military Deeply Divided and We’re in Danger of Coup
By: Political Revolution Now
Tags: Bernie Sanders

Retired Generals Warn U.S. Military Deeply Divided and We’re in Danger of Coup

“We … are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military,” “In short: We are chilled to our bones at the thought of a coup succeeding next time.”

- Retired Major-Generals, Steven Anderson Paul Eaton and Antonio Taguba

According to these generals, there are people in the United States military that would disobey orders from the legitimate President of the United States.

“In a contested election, with loyalties split, some might follow orders from the rightful commander-in-chief, while others might follow the Trumpian loser. Arms might not be secured depending on who was overseeing them. Under such a scenario, it is not outlandish to say a military breakdown could lead to civil war,” In this context, with our military hobbled and divided, U.S. security would be crippled. Any one of our enemies could take advantage by launching an all-out assault on our assets or our allies.”

It’s as simple as this, factions of the military can just decide that Trump or some other candidate won the election & start answering to him. We’d have two Presidents with their own armies. It’s unclear who would have what assets.

“Recently, and perhaps more worrying, Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino, the commanding general of the Oklahoma National Guard, refused an order from President Biden mandating that all National Guard members be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Mancino claimed that while the Oklahoma Guard is not federally mobilized, his commander in chief is the Republican governor of the state, not the president.”

For years I’ve been saying this isn’t hard to believe. Soldiers & generals have opinions like everyone else. If they simply BELIEVE that the President is illegitimate, that can start a civil war. It doesn’t matter if the facts show who won an election. It’s what they BELIEVE that will dictate their actions.

It’s worth noting it was reported that Trump was interested in Military rule to conduct a sham election that would reinstall him as President.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/12/19/trump-reportedly-asked-advisors-about-deploying-military-to-overturn-election/

While this seems to be a bigger threat on the right at this time especially the Trumpian right, Left or right, democrat or republican, liberal or conservative, this would be horrible & unacceptable.

“The lack of military preparedness for the aftermath of the 2020 election was striking and worrying. Trump’s acting defense secretary, Christopher C. Miller, testified that he deliberately withheld military protection of the Capitol before Jan. 6. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly scrambled to ensure the nation’s nuclear defense chains were secure from illegal orders. It is evident the whole of our military was caught off-guard.”

The proposed solution is to have a military review NOW to make sure no one in the military breaks ranks & the chain of command never breaks. I support it but personally am unsure of it’s effectiveness when soldiers can just lie to keep their cover intact.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/17/eaton-taguba-anderson-generals-military/