"This is a disaster for this generation of people serving in the military" - Rachel Maddow

[orangecrush]

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[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. This retired Marine concurs.

I wouldn't want any of my children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, or any of their children and friends serving under this illegitimate regime.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Also the troops are now in harm's way.

They are sent into ambushes.
Set up to have the world hate them.

And damned if they follow orders and damned if they don't.

They are in harm's way and in no win situations.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. And that's what saddens me,

the worlds greatest Military force, one I was proud to serve in with it's long and rich tradition, is being systematically destroyed so Pedonald and his cohorts can get richer and richer while our young service men and women suffer the consequences.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes we are watching the world's greatest military being destroyed right in front of our eyes.

It is heartbreaking.

To Trump the troops are suckers and losers.
Toy soldiers he can move around like expendable props.
All for his goals of money, power, ego and his sadistic whims.

[orangecrush]

7. Apparently everyone from that Admiral on down

To those who pushed the launch buttons will have that liability hanging over them for the rest of their lives.

[TomSlick]

9. As does this retired Army Judge Advocate.

Until the Trump regime falls, service in the Armed Forces is not a good idea.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Gee, would this include the Afghans that

Trump released from prison in Afghanistan? Such nice people. The best people.

[Norrrm]

3. Including the leader of the Taliban who Trump got released.

[erronis]

6. Knee-capping the US military? Oh, my - who would want to do something like that?

[orangecrush]

8. Ask his daddy Putin

[BlueTsunami2018]

11. Rachel is a smart person but she still thinks the old rules matter.

It’s like she and many others have learned absolutely nothing from the past ten years.

It’s “impossible” to imagine he survives this? Really? Well, guess what? He’s not going anywhere and no one is going to do a damn thing about any of this. You can pull out all the military regulations and constitutional laws you want, they don’t mean anything anymore. Fascists don’t follow the rules, they don’t care about the laws, they do what they want.

Objectively, the rulers have played this perfectly. The only way out of this is by the People rising up and demanding action and they literally can’t because they’re chained to their jobs for healthcare and basic living requirements. The workers have the power but they can’t use it. Not without the whole country descending into chaos. We’re checkmated by our own comforts.

[orangecrush]

12. I think and hope you're wrong

We shall see.