The failed coup attempt recently witnessed in Turkey isn’t “some exotic foreign news story,” writes James Kirchick for the LA Times, but a real possibility for America if Donald Trump wins the presidency.
Calling Trump “the most brazenly authoritarian figure to secure the nomination of a major American political party,” Kirchick lays out why he feels a President Trump could become the first ever to fire a general for refusing to drop bombs:
Throughout the campaign, Trump has repeatedly bragged about ordering soldiers to commit war crimes, and has dismissed the possibility that he would face any resistance. “They won’t refuse,” he told Fox News’ Bret Baier earlier this year. “They’re not gonna refuse me. Believe me.” When Baier insisted that such orders are “illegal,” Trump replied, “I’m a leader. I’ve always been a leader. I’ve never had any problem leading people. If I say do it, they’re going to do it.”
Kirchick added that such “blimpish swagger” may work for Trump, Inc. but doesn’t in a “liberal democracy.”
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