Nearly 7,000 Troops, Tanks and Parachute Jumps: Army Confirms Military Parade Coinciding with Trump's Birthday

[jmdrake]

 

[Anti Federalist]

I understand Rand's point.

But there is a long history of military parades in both DC and across the country.

NYC 1917

Washington DC 1865

Washington DC 1953

 

[Anti Federalist]

Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans.

apnews.com

 

[acptulsa]

But there is a long history of military parades in both DC and across the country.

One of those pics was taken just as we got into a war and the other two just after we got out of one.

Did we just get into a war? If that is the reason for this, how do you explain it being preplanned before the war started?

 

[Anti Federalist]

One of those pics was taken just as we got into a war and the other two just after we got out of one.

Did we just get into a war? If that is the reason for this, how do you explain it being preplanned before the war started?

Where have you been?

The Small Hat Club has had us at war my whole life, every year since the end of WWII, we've been at war.

 

[Voluntarist]

Where have you been?
The Small Hat Club has had us at war my whole life, every year since the end of WWII, we've been at war.

Well yeah, but we haven't been spending millions of dollars on military parades every year during that time. And I understand that this is, on the books at least, to celebrate the birthday of the the UIS Army. But to find the real precedent for this particular parade you have to go to North Korea where they hold such parades for their supreme leader on his birthday. I mean, the guy even wanted this during his first term in office. And they certainly could have arranged for it to be held somewhere where it wouldn't tear up the streets.

 

[acptulsa]

But to find the real precedent for this particular parade you have to go to North Korea where they hold such parades for their supreme leader on his birthday.

Do you suppose there's any truth to the rumor that Kim Jong Il will loan Trump his daddy's Lincoln?

Trump's mug should fill that picture frame nicely.

 

[acptulsa]

 

[Voluntarist]

I'm trying to wrap my head around this. It's a parade of Army military personnel and assets, but they're bringing in outside personnel to secure it? The Army's bodyguard? Do they have bodyguards when they're sent to war?

Large security presence expected to secure Trump's military parade, festival

Thousands of law enforcement officers from across the country will arrive in Washington to assist in security, and land, air and water assets are deployed in an effort to secure the event, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

 

[Voluntarist]

You thought a Chinese student standing in front of a tank was cool - how about an 80 year old veteran with a walker? Now that's something that might get George Carlin out of his grave to come see. I could see him, standing there in his walker, shaking his fist at the tank and yelling, "Get off my lawn!"

Capitol Police arrest 60 parade protesters, including vet using a walker

 

[Voluntarist]

Complete with party hat.

 

[Voluntarist]

I was wrong. It certainly wasn't a Russian May Day Parade, or Chinese National Day Parade, or North Korean Great Leader parade:

It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to. Melania almost looks like she's holding suppressed laughter ("Really, husband. This is what you wanted")

 

[Anti Globalist]

Surprised not a single leftist jumped in front of a tank to make it stop.

 

[Voluntarist]

Surprised not a single leftist jumped in front of a tank to make it stop.

Well, there was that 80 year old Vietnam War veteran with a walker that was on his way to do so, but he was arrested. Everyone else was at the "No Kings" protests. It's not like there was a big crowd at the parade. It was kind of lame actually. There's reports that Hegseth was "reamed out" by Trump for the parade. Did you see the Russian video mocking it.

 

[unknown]

Fuck you bitch.

 

[Voluntarist]

And in Boston, the "No KIngs" parade conveniently coincided with the Pride Parade, and it was an - wait a minute (the same robot dogs from Boston Robotics as were in the Trump Parade appear, but festooned in rainbow colors)
... The gays have developed robot dogs as well? The gays - the gays have the advanced technology? Or, are those just the gay robot dogs that Secretary of Defense Hegseth wouldn't allow to serve openly in our other army? Is that - they're not allowed to serve.