A Pre-Emptive Strike By The Democrats

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kentuck

A Pre-Emptive Strike By The Democrats

They say it is the kicked dog that barks.

In a surprise announcement via an ad, the Democrats advised the military that they did not have to follow "illegal" orders. Their emphasis was on the word "illegal".

Trump reacted like the dog that was kicked. He barked and bellowed that those Democrats should be hanged for sedition. His usual lack of awareness was apparent when some noticed that he pardoned several Jan 6 rioters that were charged with "sedition". But, it is OK when he does it?

But, there is probably much more to the story. He does not want the military to question any of his orders, legal or illegal, In fact, he probably has plans on the table to use the military in a questionable or illegal manner. The last thing he needed was Democrats telling "his" military which orders they could follow?

In my opinion, we will discover in the next few days or weeks that he was ready to launch a new military maneuver with the military. In fact, the world is questioning at this very moment his bombing of boats off the coast of Venezuela. Neither he nor his Secretary of Defense (War) has offered any evidence that they are killing drug smugglers, as they claim. Furthermore, even if they are drug smugglers, he does not have the authority to randomly kill anyone. There are ways for nations to handle these problems.

Yes, he is angry. And probably for a reason?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220826214

Full of extra stupid this morning huh?

[SVPete]

I don't know where kt got that saying about the kicked dog. Maybe it's a regionalism from a different part of the US than where I live. I think that in real life a kicked dog is more likely to bite back, as Trump did.

In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, the key clue was that a dog did not bark because the dog knew the murderer. IOW, dogs tend to bark around strangers, a territorial defense response.

IOW, kt is claiming Trump defending himself is evidence that the Dems' attack - interestingly, kt admitted that the Dems' video was an attack, something the Dems have implausibly denied - was effective.

[DefiantSix]

kentuck

A Pre-Emptive Strike By The Democrats

They say it is the kicked dog that barks.

In a surprise announcement via an ad, the Democrats advised the military that they did not have to follow "illegal" orders...

Hey DUmb****; do you remember the last ILLEGAL order US Servicemen and women had to decide how to deal with? It really wasn't that long ago, so even a drug-addled DUmp'Rat imbecile like you should be able to remember it.

It was when #SpongeBrainShitPants ordered the entire US military to submit to "the Jab". Many servicemen and women refused that ILLEGAL order, were summarily discharged, and got absolutely ZERO support for their stance from Dim'Rats at any level.

You can **** off with your selective "illegal orders" poutrage, DUmp'Rat. **** all the way off... 

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The Democrats were implying that Trump was giving illegal orders. Otherwise, there’s no particular reason for them to have pointed out that the military doesn’t have to follow illegal orders. It’s already well-understood.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin admitted Sunday she couldn’t identify any illegal order having been issued by President Donald Trump when pressed by “This Week” host Martha Raddatz.

Slotkin and five other Democrats who served in the military or intelligence agencies appeared in a video urging fellow servicemembers to disregard “illegal” orders issued by Trump. Raddatz questioned Slotkin about her reasons for posting the video, which Trump called “sedition at the highest level” in a Truth Social post Saturday.

https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/23/elissa-slotkin-video-troops-disobey-donald-trump-cannot-name-one-illegal-order-martha-raddatz-abc/