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120 Retired US Military Officers Warn
of Conflict Between Marxism,
‘Constitutional Freedom’




Antifa members and counter protesters gather during a No-to-Marxism
rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2017.
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BY JACK PHILLIPS
May 12, 2021
Updated: May 12, 2021




More than 120 retired U.S. generals and admirals signed an open letter warning
that the United States is embroiled in an existential fight and urged “all citizens”
to get involved in local and state politics.

“We are in a fight for our survival as a Constitutional Republic like no other time
since our founding in 1776. The conflict is between supporters of Socialism and
Marxism vs. supporters of Constitutional freedom and liberty,” states the letter (pdf),
which was signed by 124 former military leaders, released by “Flag Officers 4 America.”

The letter also posited that opposition to proposed bills and laws that would strengthen
election initiatives has troublesome implications.

“Election integrity demands insuring there is one legal vote cast and counted per
citizen. Legal votes are identified by State Legislature’s approved controls using
government IDs, verified signatures, etc. Today, many are calling such commonsense
controls ‘racist’ in an attempt to avoid having fair and honest elections,” the letter added.

According to the Flag Officers 4 America website, it’s a group of former military leaders
who “pledged to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all
enemies,” whether “domestic” and “foreign.”

Of note, signatories of the letter include retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc—a Senate
candidate in New Hampshire, retired Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin, and retired
Vice Adm. John Poindexter—who was the deputy national security adviser to
President Ronald Reagan.

“China is the greatest external threat to America. Establishing cooperative relations with
the Chinese Communist Party emboldens them to continue progress toward world domination,
militarily, economically, politically, and technologically. We must impose more sanctions
and restrictions to impede their world domination goal and protect America’s interests,”
the letter also says.

Other threats they listed include the United States reentering the Iran nuclear deal, illegal
immigration, and the stoppage of the Keystone XL Pipeline project. President Joe Biden
issued an order halting the pipeline project early on in his presidency.

Meanwhile, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the retired military leaders said that lockdown
orders affecting schools and businesses are tantamount to “population control actions.”

“We must support and hold accountable politicians who will act to counter Socialism,
Marxism and Progressivism, support our Constitutional Republic, and insist on fiscally
responsible governing while focusing on all Americans, especially the middle class,
not special interest or extremist groups which are used to divide us into warring factions,”
the letter adds.

The letter concluded by urging “all citizens to get involved now at the local, state and/or
national level to elect political representatives who will act to Save America, our
Constitutional Republic, and hold those currently in office accountable.”

Some former military members questioned the purpose of the letter.

Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the
letter “hurts the military and by extension, it hurts the country” and said it contains
GOP “talking points,” according to Politico.

Meanwhile, in France, dozens of retired generals were sanctioned after they recently
sent a letter warning about a possible civil war over the “protection of our civilizational
values.” They blamed France’s leadership for not dealing with what they described as
unfettered immigration into the country.