By Matt Shuham | February 6, 2018 6:45 pm
Pentagon officials are following the President’s orders and planning for a parade in the style of the yearly Bastille Day military parade held in Paris, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Citing two unnamed officials briefed on the planning for the parade, the Post said Trump’s desire for a flashy show of strength came to a head in a Jan. 18 meeting with top generals at the Pentagon. In addition to the President, those in attendance included Defense Secretary James Mattis and Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Post reported.
One unnamed military official said Trump’s “marching orders were: I want a parade like the one in France.”NBC News’ Hans Nichols reported following the Post’s report that the Pentagon is “aware” of the request and exploring potential dates:
Pentagon confirms WaPo scoop ON THE RECORD. “We are aware of the request and are looking at possible dates,” Charlie Summers, a Pentagon spokesman, just told reporters.— HansNichols (@HansNichols) February 6, 2018
Oh -- and it goes without saying as to what date Lord Donnie demands to have his dear leader parade:
Trump attended the annual Bastille Day parade in July of last year and hasn’t stopped raving about it since, including by expressing his desire for a similar July 4 parade back home.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-trump-told-military-i-want-a-parade-like-the-one-in-france
Drumpf's going for the jugular on the fascist uber patriotism angle.
The Gadfly sees exactly what this is all about. It's brilliant. A fucking military parade would be just the kind of spectacle to wind up the batshit lunacy of his base of wingnuts - and probably right around the time Mueller's indictments are flowing fast and hard. A huge, fucking tanks and jets and ICBM missiles and artillery guns parade would literally send a thrill through the crotch area of your average Drumpf supporter, and stiffen their resolve to profess ever fiercer fealty to their revered savior. The Gadfly can just envision them - watching their dear leader standing on a podium overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue, the majesty of the people's White House as a backdrop, confidently, chin-juttingly overseeing a magnificent parade of this nation's war machinery. And then the marchers with torches come marching down the parade route and the Trump supporters all murmur in unison ...."Oh dear leader, oh the Glory. . . the, Red, White, Blue & Trump Glory" . . . . . ahhh -oooh" . . . . . . . . . . . and then they have a communal cigarette.
Sigh . . . . . have we learned not one fucking thing from this awful period of world history? . . . .
That's all.
----TFG
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