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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017

      Jeet Heer Retweeted NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

      This has long term implications for American democracy which are fairly dire.https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/874770699226931235 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      NBC Nightly News with Lester HoltVerified account @NBCNightlyNews
      Replying to @NBCNightlyNews @HansNichols
      BREAKING: Pres. Trump is granting Sec. Mattis the authority to adjust US troop levels in Afghanistan, US officials say - @ckubeNBC
      40 replies 515 retweets 817 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Since at least 1940s, US politicians often too deferential to military. But at the end of the day, civilians had the final call.

      8 replies 48 retweets 147 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Americans better hope & pray the Pentagon sees the dangers of a silent coup & resists (and goes back to normal post-Trump).

      14 replies 65 retweets 182 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      In my mentions people are saying "Mattis is a civilian." Please. He wore uniform 3 years ago & got special dispensation to take position.

      11 replies 31 retweets 178 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Mattis is a civilian in name only. And now he's the de facto unelected commander in chief because Trump is a gibbering fool.

      18 replies 196 retweets 611 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2017

      You have a president openly at war with the intelligence community & under investigation, who has ceded power to Pentagon. Not good.

      8:36 PM - 13 Jun 2017
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      16 replies 141 retweets 365 likes
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        2. kevin‏ @keviniswriting 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Also feels like a way for Trump to deflect blame from himself when things go wrong (and of course take credit if something goes right.)

          1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
        3. RadioApricot‏ @RadioApricot 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @keviniswriting @HeerJeet

          I seriously never want to hear anyone say that government should be run like a business ever again. As if he can deduct a failed war.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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        1. DR. KRUPALI  🇺🇸‏ @krupali 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Sad.

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        1. Jafpro 🔥‏ @Jafpro_16 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          At times like these important to remember that Trump is a reality star and has zero qualifications to carry out any of his duties as POTUS

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        1. shaaver‏ @sishaaver 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          That was his smartest move. Insulates him from the CIA and FBI

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        1. Phony Beatlemania‏ @verminvalet 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          military has multiple entanglements unwinnable by application of conventional force. is disintegration of the enterprise at hand?

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        1. Ministry of Truth customer service‏ @MidwestDeplore 13 Jun 2017
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          Trump will annex Canada as distraction. Prime real estate given the reality of climate change. (Plot of an episode of Artful Detective.)

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        2. Cancel Cultural Attache  🏳️‍⚧️ 🌻‏ @Amanda_Kerri 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I know there is a natural fear of the military from the left, but they're not as batshit crazy as people think they are.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. oh dear  ✍🏻‏ @__ohdear__ 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Amanda_Kerri @eternalkerri @HeerJeet

          I'm one of the distrusting-the-military folks from the left...and Mattis looks like our best case scenario, by a lot

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝒐𝒖𝒕!‏ @roywlewis 13 Jun 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          It is indeed a terrible precedent, but I trust Mattis far more than Trump. Better to have Mattis as defacto CIC when Trump gets the push.

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