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To: Bilow who wrote (693871)1/19/2013 4:34:23 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1575579
 
The US military already has a history of refusing to support a legitimately elected civilian government.


When did that happen?



To: Bilow who wrote (693871)1/19/2013 4:36:55 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575579
 
Every empire eventually falls and when it does, a very common experience is the civilians being unable to control the military.


True. Look what happened to the Brits...

Um, the only case of this that comes to mind is the Roman Empire. Got some more recent examples?