Chuck Norris Warns Washington On Jade Helm: “Don’t Mess With Texas”

by Tyler Durden | ZEROHEDGE.COM | May 26, 2015

Earlier this month, Lone Star state residents breathed a heavy sigh of relief after Chuck Norris promised that in the event a US Spec Ops training exercise inexplicably morphs into a second (and thereby completely redundant) annexation of Texas, Walker Texas Ranger will personally defend the state against a Navy SEAL incursion.

As a reminder, the government is set to conduct a series of training exercises in several Western states including Texas beginning on July 15. The operation, dubbed “Jade Helm 15”, has sparked quite a spirited debate, especially among Texans, some of whom believe the drills are a prelude to martial law. Suspicions have by no means been confined to conspiracy theorists with the Governor himself calling on the Texas Guard to monitor the operation, a move which at least one former Texas Republican lawmaker has called “embarrassing.” Indeed, even former Governor Rick Perry has now weighed in, noting that even though he questions the government “on a regular basis”, a Texas invasion likely isn’t in the cards:

“I think it’s OK to question your government — I do it on a pretty regular basis. The military’s something else. You know, I think our military is quite trustworthy. Civilian leadership – you can always question that, but not the men and women in uniform.”

Nevertheless, some Texans still aren’t buying it including Chuck Norris who, while conceding that Washington may not be planning an imminent Texas invasion, still contends that the government is likely up to something:

Here’s Norris, with more:

Speaking of government overreach and security, I must clarify a note regarding my column on Jade Helm 15 a few weeks ago, which went viral and was misquoted by some in the mainstream media. I never ever said that that seven-state U.S. military operation intended to take over Texas, as some implied like ABC News, which reported, “Even actor Chuck Norris jumping in the fray.” However, I did in fact mention that Jade Helm 15 is likely more than a military exercise. I do believe, in addition to the largest domestic military training, it is also a display of power (near the southern border) intended for deterrence of enemies like ISIS and other terrorists, who the FBI have already said are present in all 50 states.

 

Finally, let me also reiterate on this Memorial Day weekend something most Americans already know about me: I am a patriot in every sense of the term and a staunch super-supporter of those who serve our country in all four branches of our U.S. military. My comments about Jade Helm 15 are directed at its Washington leaders, not our courageous men and women in uniform.

That’s all fair enough, but we would note that “misquoting” someone who writes a blog post is quite difficult and can only occur in the event of a copy and paste error which we’re quite sure we did not make when we quoted Norris as saying the following earlier this month:

I’m glad Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is asking the tough questions of the Pentagon about Jade Helm 15, particularly because its “exercises” come too near to my ranch’s backdoor as well, at least according to the map. It’s pretty sad and bad when major military ops are ordered in a large, fiery state like Texas and not even the governor or its senators know the specifics.

 

It’s neither over-reactionary nor conspiratorial to call into question or ask for transparency about Jade Helm 15 or any other government activity. To those who merely think we should check our brains at the door of the White House and trust what the government does, I would reiterate to you the words of one of our government’s primary founders, Benjamin Franklin, who said, “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” Again, he also said, “Security without liberty is called prison.” But then again, I’m sure some today would accuse Franklin of being conspiratorial, too!

Then again, if there’s anyone who can legitimately claim to have been misquoted on something he himself wrote it’s Chuck Norris, and in the end it doesn’t matter because the overall message is the same: “Don’t mess with Texas.”

And I will reiterate again that the White House and the Pentagon could have easily avoided any controversy about Jade Helm 15 if its primary Washington leaders would have called for a confidential informative meeting with the respected governors of the seven states in which it is being held this summer. They also would have been very wise not to place on Jade Helm’s official operation map that Texas and Utah were “hostile states.” When will they learn? Don’t mess with Texas!

Source:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-26/chuck-norris-warns-washington-jade-helm-dont-mess-texas