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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Disrespects everybody in uniform': Ex-Navy Secretary buries Trump for celebrating war criminals
I think the impact is huge, because if people know that theres not going to be any accountability or that youll be held accountable only if you dont have the right contacts or only if your politics are right
you just cant diminish that impact because the military depends on the chain of command, he explained. The military depends on good order and discipline. The military depends on doing whats right, following the law.
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It shows that he does not care for the tens of thousands of Americans who have gone into combat, protecting this country, who have done so honorably, who have done so without breaking any laws, he said. And to do this, to say that you can commit war crimes and get away with it, to say it doesnt matter what you do, fundamentally misunderstands and fundamentally disrespects everybody in uniform.
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It shows that he does not care for the tens of thousands of Americans who have gone into combat, protecting this country, who have done so honorably, who have done so without breaking any laws, he said. And to do this, to say that you can commit war crimes and get away with it, to say it doesnt matter what you do, fundamentally misunderstands and fundamentally disrespects everybody in uniform.
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/disrespects-everybody-in-uniform-ex-navy-secretary-buries-trump-for-celebrating-war-criminals/|
And everyone who has served honourably knows this... it is an insult and an attack on the integrity on those who do serve with honour... and lets face it - only a Trump cultist would think committing war crimes was OK as long as you are a Trump supporter, in fact lets go one step further and say the characteristics of a Trump supporter would lend them to be the exact type to commit war crimes - as they are without any ethical or moral framework, as far as I can tell,
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'Disrespects everybody in uniform': Ex-Navy Secretary buries Trump for celebrating war criminals (Original Post)
Soph0571
Nov 2019
OP
That American Legion, VFW and all the other veteran's groups have not spoken out
hlthe2b
Nov 2019
#1
I stopped by the VFW the other day and I promise you they love Trump and everything
walkingman
Nov 2019
#3
hlthe2b
(102,105 posts)1. That American Legion, VFW and all the other veteran's groups have not spoken out
only underscores my earlier views that they are mere relics of a bygone era--interested in nothing remotely approaching advocating for Veterans.
walkingman
(7,577 posts)3. I stopped by the VFW the other day and I promise you they love Trump and everything
he stands for. Maybe because it is Texas or maybe not , but it has nothing to do with Veterans and more to do with the tired nasty racist, misogynist, attitudes of the GOP. Time to admit they love this type of rhetoric and that is nothing new. It reminds me of the Civil Rights Movement in the South during the 60's. We can only hope that there are more good than bad people in America - at this point, I am not sure.
malaise
(268,664 posts)2. Other countries' military will do the same
Ah well - it's why we have international laws.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. K&R
ffr
(22,665 posts)6. Our military services are not and must not be commanded in support of political ends
In conducting their business, our military services are not and must not be commanded in support of political ends...
Contamination from the presidents approach is amplified when his judgment is largely shaped by television commentators and his decision announced by tweet
Wise presidents let those who have made the sacrifices of combat and who depend upon one another in combat state first what they conclude. - PoliticusUSA
Contamination from the presidents approach is amplified when his judgment is largely shaped by television commentators and his decision announced by tweet
Wise presidents let those who have made the sacrifices of combat and who depend upon one another in combat state first what they conclude. - PoliticusUSA