Are Generals McMaster and Kelly lying to protect their jobs?

[kentuck]

...and to maintain their high positions within the Trump Cabinet?

Or have they been drawn into the cult of the Trump personality?

Do they truly believe what they are saying??

[Madam45for2923]

1. Who knows but McMaster is a soldier and has to obey higher ups.

[ProudLib72]

4. A Colin Powell scenario? nt

[Adrahil]

5. Possibly....

Out military is generally trained to support the civilian leadership, and most take that obligation seriously.

However, IMO, these men are cashing in their credibility. At some point, integrity has to trump (heh) supporting the boss.

[politicaljunkie41910]

6. Most of our military don't ever come in contact with the civilian leadership, and there is no

one in the military I know, who would tell a lie to protect a civilian; particularly this president. The military system of justice is much harsher than a civilian court system. I would never lie while in the military or in office, especially to protect an asshole like Trump. These men would have had a better chance of protecting their rear ends and protecting their future livelihood by telling the truth, whatever that truth is, especially since everyone knows what a liar Trump is. People would respect them for their honesty and their integrity.

As Mueller said at that graduation over the weekend:

"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you have no integrity, nothing else matters."

[awesomerwb1]

2. Both are ex soldiers.

Both seem way too eager to lie through their teeth in support of cheeto.

Traitors the lot of them.

[vlyons]

3. Very disappointing isn't it?

Just shows how powerful are the corrupting temptations of power and money.

[MedusaX]

7. Quite possibly... or perhaps they have been authorized to lie as a way to maintain credibility while

Undercover...

May Sound crazy ...
but so did the idea of
Trump being #45 ...
Bannon as WH /presidential strategist
DeVos as Sec Education
Perry as Sec Energy
Tillerson as SoS
Fuckhead keebler elfkin as AG
Kushner & Czarina as WH Advisors
Wilbur Ross, M-DoucheN, or any other appointees

Or
Pissing off NATO allies
Body slamming reporters the day before being elected to congress
Or
Having the Russian Ambassador & Russian FM over to the Oval Office to discuss classified intelligence while the TASS guy checks the A/V potential of the room .... and the US press are prohibited from attending....

[JI7]

8. stockholm syndrome