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RedParrot

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3. Unpardonable to pardon war criminals

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2019, 07:24 AM

May 2019

Pardoning men that stained their uniform and violated the oath they took is not surprising coming from a man that used a fake diagnosis to avoid military service.
Trump’s pardon of war criminals sends the message that one can violate international law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) with the expectation of a pardon from their Commander-in-Chief.
Trump will describe these men as heroes, but the real heroes are their comrades that didn’t murder civilians and testified against them.

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