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@mdh_AcerPlatanoides

I’m not sure how any notion of the us army as a paragon of virtue was put on or credited to me, but please lets set any such strawmen aside in future?

You appeared to be arguing that the leadership of the US military would not allow themselves to be used in a foolish and unnecessary war:

@mdh_AcerPlatanoides

In short, the generals would never let him, Thats a war we could not ever do anything but lose. I seriously think we would have a military coup if he gave those orders.

Obama couldn’t close Gitmo, for the same reason.

@mdh_AcerPlatanoides

I very much do not mean retired generals. I mean the Chiefs and Master Sgts, and the Admirals and Generals who work for them. The military is a family, and Trump isn’t a member. They won’t stand for playing toy soldier for that loser.

It seems I misread your meaning.

Was your argument based less around the ethics of aggression and more to do with the desire of the US military for self-preservation? Were you arguing that the US military would launch a coup if requested to perform yet another foolish invasion?