Cotton is a coward and a quisling

[Aviation Pro]

I have no fucking clue how he got his Ranger tab.

Fuck this fuckstick.

Opinion: Putin’s war drives Trump’s personality cult to new lows

Not since the days after Sept. 11, 2001, have Americans been as united on an issue of foreign policy as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the new Washington Post-ABC poll, 80 percent of Americans, including more than three quarters of Democrats and Republicans, view Russia as unfriendly or an enemy — the highest level of animosity toward Moscow since the Cold War. But Russian President Vladimir Putin still has one prominent American admirer: former president Donald Trump. And in the United States, Putin’s war has taken Trump’s personality cult to new lows.

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) denounced Putin, expressed prayers and support for Ukraine and denounced President Biden’s approach to the conflict as “half measures.” Then the host asked Cotton what he thought of Trump praising Putin as “very savvy” and calling his strategy this past week “genius.”

If ever there was a time a Republican could chide Trump, this would be it. Before this past week, die-hard Trumpists were comfortable praising Russia’s president. (“Putin puts Russia first as he should,” Republican Rep. Paul A. Gosar of Arizona tweeted last August.) But as the tanks rolled toward Kyiv this past week, those same voices focused on criticizing President Biden and NATO or downplaying Ukraine’s importance to the United States. Only Trump, even as he condemned the invasion Saturday, still went out of his way to call Putin “smart.”

But even a light criticism was a line Cotton would not cross. “George, you heard what I had to say about Vladimir Putin,” Cotton replied, without a word about the former president.

Three more times, Stephanopoulos repeated the question. Three more times, Cotton refused to answer. “George, if you want to know what Donald Trump thinks about Vladimir Putin or any other topic, I’d encourage you to invite him on your show,” the senator said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/27/putins-war-drives-trumps-personality-cult-new-lows/

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Rump must have some USDA-Prime kompromat on him

It’s more than mere fecklessness that’s stifling his tongue.

[2naSalit]

3. +1

[MyOwnPeace]

2. You are SO right......

and 'extra credit' for introducing me to a new word - quisling!

And for others, here's a definition: a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

Yep, that's him alright!!!!

[obamanut2012]

5. It is anmed after a person -- Vidkun Quisling

[tenderfoot]

4. "how he got his Ranger tab" - easy, he lied about it.

Cotton served in the Army for eight years with two tours of duty in war-zones. His military personnel records list eight medals and his “Ranger tab” from attending the U.S. Army Ranger Course. But Sollenberger found interviews and campaign materials where Cotton portrayed himself as an Army Ranger, an honor he never earned.

“My experience as a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan and my experience in business will put me in very good condition,” Cotton said in a 2012 interview with the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record. And in another interview, Cotton claimed that he “became an infantry officer and an Army Ranger.”

But the Army’s own website makes clear the distinction between joining the 75th Ranger Regiment and taking the U.S. Army Ranger Course. “People often confuse the 75th Ranger Regiment with the U.S. Army Ranger Course,” the regiment’s public affairs office wrote. But to join the Ranger regiment, members of the Army have to pass the “Ranger Assessment Selection Program [RASP] 1, 2, or both.” Cotton did not.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tom-cotton-army-ranger-school-1118418/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/24/you-shouldnt-be-calling-yourself-ranger-tom-cottons-military-service-under-scrutiny-fellow-army-vet.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-cotton-army-ranger/

[Aviation Pro]

6. He wears the short tab, but does not wear the scroll of the 75th Ranger Regiment

If he describes himself as an Army Ranger, he's a fucking poser on top of it.

[obamanut2012]

7. He doesn't have a Ranger tab

He has never been a Ranger. He is a liar.

#stolenvalor

[Nevilledog]

8. Yes.

[czarjak]

9. Since TFG was"smarter than the generals", just exactly what was your rank?

Isn't the military for suckers and losers?

[atreides1]

10. I've often wondered

What was Cotton wearing under his Army uniform...Russian Green or Confederate Gray???