Trump Orders US Military to Plan Invasion of Panama to Seize Canal: Report | Common Dreams
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U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for "reclaiming" the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama's military and, absent that, possible war.

U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for “reclaiming” the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama’s military and, absent that, possible war.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1282·
    18 hours ago

    Can our military just step up already and take these fuckers out? They are duty-bound to refuse unlawful orders.

    And these people are fucking traitors.

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
      49·
      15 hours ago

      Even if his orders are lawful, they’ve sworn an oath to defend the constitution from all threats foreign and domestic: they’re duty bound to engage him in the exact same way they do with a combatant from Isis or something. Donald Trump is an enemy to the US.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
        16·
        15 hours ago

        Never going to happen. They have given everything to MAGA, if Trump is out of the picture then it’s game over. No one cares about Vance, the population would be so enraged he would be impeached and removed faster then you can imagine.

    • _carmin@lemm.eeEnglish
      324·
      11 hours ago

      Ok hear me out for a second, sugarpie. The maximum leader of the military is the president. Any attacks on him is considered treason and can get them an expedited ticket to the death penalty.

      • Railcar8095@lemm.ee
        19·
        10 hours ago

        Hear me out. If they take out president, vice present… An so on until ask the rot is removed, then the next sane president can issue pardons.

        I’m not condoning violence, this is in fact just mercy

          • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            3·
            2 hours ago

            They have, in similar cases, acted as a transition between untenable authoritarianism, and democracy. I would trust our top officers over anyone in Trump’s cabinet (or even the Republican Congress at this point).

            I’m well aware of the dangers of a military coup. I just don’t know how else this could ever be stopped.