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Lonestarblue

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10. Scary thoughts but worth considering.

Sun May 24, 2020, 11:35 AM

May 2020

When Mattis and other traditional military leaders were still in the administration, I was somewhat comforted that they could talk Trump out of an order for a nuclear launch. I am no longer comforted because the rational people have left or been fired. Defense Secretary Esper has shown that he is a Trump sycophant who will do anything he wants. And as a former lobbyist for the defense industry, he knows how much money they would stand to make in a war.

The only thing that might stop Trump is if he is convinced that a nuclear launch would cost him the election, which it should.

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