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Military Parades in Washington DC | The Diatribe (2018x6)

Air date: Feb 14, 2018

Because of recent proposals by the US president, there have been a few misconceptions floating around about the role of military parades in Washington, DC. But if one looks at the history of these affairs, this request is not as extraordinary as it may appear. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-military-parades-us-have-changed-180968102/ http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/07/americas-long-history-military-parades/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/actually-the-us-has-a-rich-tradition-of-military-parades-but-normally-theyre-after-military-victories-and-stuff/ http://www.history.com/news/military-parades-throughout-history http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/07/us-military-parades-throughout-history.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/us/american-military-parades/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-cbs-news-reported-the-last-national-military-parade-in-1991/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalhistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ President Trump has spoken of his desire for a grand military parade since the early days of his presidency. During a January 18 meeting, he directed top generals to organize such a parade on the scale of France’s Bastille Day celebrations, reports Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker for The Washington Post. This Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Charlie Summers confirmed the U.S. Department of Defense is in the process of reviewing potential dates for a parade. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ha