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In response to "This....isn't good -- (link)" by ty97

This is why you shouldn't elect toddlers. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Nov 13 '20, 09:08

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I can't get on board with this. Trump is the Commander-In-Chief. I certainly wish that weren't true, and I think he's bad at his job, BUT - ty97 Nov 13, 09:12 20
- HOLD ON, HOLD ON...the actual article seems to state it was civilian oversight led by a Trump appointee that lied....not the military. - crash davis Nov 13, 09:25 3
  - That just gives a blueprint for the military on how to lie to the Commander in Chief without lying themselves. I think it's just as bad, because the - jnine Nov 13, 10:46
  - Less bad, still not great. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 09:28 1
    - Not perfect, but far less troubling to me. -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 09:30
- On the other hand... Trump. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 13, 09:15 10
  - yeah -- nm - mud Nov 13, 09:21
  - On the other hand.... what's to stop them from doing it to Biden or any other POTUS. -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 09:16 8
    - Not having any need to? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 09:19 2
      - It's never good for the military to decide it knows better than civilian leadership. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 09:25 1
        
        This. Which is why you shouldn't elect toddlers. They're easy to fool. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 09:38
    - Biden's more likely to follow up? -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 09:17
    - (And, FWIW, Trump wanting to reduce our endless wars was one positive stance he stumbled into) -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 09:16 2
      - I don't know. That sounds good on the surface, but leaving Syria so Erdogan can go in and slaughter Kurds rubs me the wrong way. -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 09:18 1
        
        We can certainly discuss the specifics of where to draw down and where not to, it's not a one size fits all answer. - ty97 Nov 13, 09:21
    - Cats out of the bag, now. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 13, 09:16
- Yup. They went "he'll never check" and were right. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 09:15 2
  - And based on the info coming out now, it almost sounds like some of them are gloating. - ty97 Nov 13, 09:15 1
    - That’s the thing, why the hell is this even coming out while trump is still in a position to do something about it? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 09:21
- This. Very much this. -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 09:14
- ty is right -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 09:13
Who knew? -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 13, 09:11

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