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In response to "This is why you shouldn't elect toddlers. -- nm" by Beryllium

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

Posted by ty97 Nov 13 '20, 09:12

he is still the Commander-in-Chief. The military lying to the CiC to do whatever the military prefers is BAD

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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

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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

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