{"id":55712,"date":"2020-06-07T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=55712"},"modified":"2020-06-07T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:35:43","slug":"55712","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=55712","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/dwwilber\/2020\/06\/07\/time-for-mattis-and-kelly-to-listen-to-macarthur-n2570189\">Time for Mattis and Kelly to Listen to MacArthur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First of all, let me say that this nation is in debt to former Marine Generals Mattis and Kelly for their service to the United States. Kelly in particular deserves our respect and appreciation. His own son gave his life as a Marine in service to America.<\/p>\n<p>But I have to disagree with their recent public comments in opposition to President Trump. Not that President Trump can\u2019t be exasperating at times. He has a tendency to irritate his supporters as often as he infuriates his enemies. Not one of his most endearing qualities for sure, nor a wise political strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But my question to Generals Mattis and Kelly is, were things better under Barack Obama and Joe Biden? Did you agree with Barack Obama\u2019s \u201cfundamental transformation\u201d of the United States?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re so concerned about the Constitution of the United States that you believe President Trump threatens, then why didn\u2019t you express your concerns about the genuine threats to our Constitution that Barack Obama presented? You had plenty of time and opportunity to speak out then.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unless you weren\u2019t paying attention, Barack Obama publicly complained about the U.S. Constitution preventing him from what he wanted to do. Barack Obama told us all, \u201cI have a telephone and a pen,\u201d and warned he was going to do whatever he wanted in spite of what the U.S. Constitution allowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So who has posed the greater threat, a duly elected president who has been fighting an ongoing coup d\u2019etat since the day he took office, or a closet commie who is hiding behind the scenes and working hard to undermine his successor\u2019s presidency and complete his \u201cfundamental transformation\u201d of our country<wbr \/>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why aren\u2019t you standing up in solidarity with President Trump who is trying to protect this nation right now against a radical leftist insurrection? Instead of criticizing the president, why aren\u2019t you offering counsel on how to address the insurgency that is underway in our land?<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t seen what has been taking place, how a coordinated, multifaceted, and expansive conspiracy to undo a presidential election through unconstitutional means that has been underway since November of 2016, then I wonder how you could ever have risen to such a high\u00a0rank\u00a0in the United States Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s time for both Generals Mattis and Kelly to do a little soul searching. The preservation of our liberty and freedoms which President Trump doesn\u2019t threaten at all, but which is indeed threatened by the radical leftists in the Democratic Party, has been on full display for over three years now.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and especially Barack Obama who threaten the very future of our country. They are the ones you should be speaking out against. Not the president who is trying his hardest to uncover the corruption and abuse of decades of career politicians from both political parties.<\/p>\n<p>Time to consider what kind of a country we\u2019ll have under another Democratic administration. Weakened and disrespected internationally with American Sailors held at gunpoint on their knees. Or a nation standing proud and strong as it has since President Trump reversed the evisceration of our military under Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump might be brash, irritating at times, and maybe he doesn\u2019t follow the political playbook you spent forty years or so following. But those of us who voted for President Trump support him for that very reason. Enough of the \u2018old guard\u2019 political machines and the politicians they control.<\/p>\n<p>It is past time for Generals Mattis and Kelly, and all the other\u00a0\u2018old guard\u2019 military leaders to\u00a0support President Trump and defend our nation against the destruction our nation will face under another Democratic administration.<\/p>\n<p>Or follow General Douglas MacArthur&#8217;s advice, \u201cand just fade away\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time for Mattis and Kelly to Listen to MacArthur First of all, let me say that this nation is in debt to former Marine Generals Mattis and Kelly for their service to the United States. Kelly in particular deserves our respect and appreciation. 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