And folks in the Trump administration are going ape sh_t that John Walker Lindh has been released? HUH?
If youâre against punishing individual soldiers, how about punishing the real âwar criminalsâ like Cheney instead?
I welcome this.
Trump choosing to listen to rookies on TV who arm-chair quarterback everything with little to no repercussions is exactly what I want him to do over the next 16 months. This almost guarantees unforced errors and pandemonium (more so) in DJT inner circle while the Child Id stomps his feet wondering why he keeps making gaffes biggly.
These are not âboys who did their jobâ. These are murders who were found guilty by military tribunal and sentenced accordingly. Pardoning them is lunacy. Meaning itâs likely Trump will do it.
Can we throw in Henry the K too?
Will someone please waterboard this motherfucker?
Breaking the law does not equate to doing your job.
And I will not thank you for your service in the military, Mr. Hegseth. Fuck you.
Clearly weâve been doing it wrong all this time. We should be listening to this He-man Hulk hybrid and just smash the enemy because we âknowâ they are guilty. Thatâs the surest way to win over the hearts and minds of the survivors of our fury. Just like a battered spouse.
The Republicans have been pushing the idea that we need to âfight dirtyâ against terrorism (and whatever else), as if obeying the Geneva Convention or treating prisoners (or brown civilians) properly somehow weakens us. They have watched too many movies where the âterroristâ gives up their plan under a bit of torture, and somehow equate that with âwhat needs to be done to win the war on terrorâ. Itâs nonsense, study after study has shown that torture does not work, and the experience of our own soldiers who were captured shows the same thingâŚyou tell the person torturing you anything to get them to stop, whether it is true or not.
I never thought Iâd live to see the day that weâd encourage the kinds of behavior we executed people for after WW2. Itâs 15 years now that Republicans have been pushing this, and to its credit the military has pushed back because they know itâs wrong, as well as dangerous for our troops. I fear Trump will try to start a war to help his chances in 2020, and push the military to âget toughââŚwhat happens when they refuse to break the rules is really going to test our system.
And I repeat to Bernie and Pete: this is why you donât legitimize them, you fucking idiots
Rumsfeld? Bush?
How about we waterboard Pete Hegseth?
JFC.
And more descriptively for the filter, JFC.
Hello. My name is Donald J. Trump. The Uniform Code of Military Justice has been in effect since Congress made it law in 1951. And even though there are clearly structured and well defined processes to follow, I am deciding in advance how to meddle in the affairs of the United States military (the one that I avoided serving in). I have determined that people that MAY be guilty of war crimes⌠are not âbeing treated fairlyâ (you may recall that I have used this phrase to describe confessed criminals Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Joe Arpaio, the âfire-starterâ Hammonds, Dinesh DâSouza, âsubmarine picture takerâ Kristian Saucier, Scooter Libby, âcourt martialed murdererâ Michael Behenna, âa current friend and supporter mine, the convicted white collar criminal that was DEPORTEDâ, Conrad (the fraud) Black, Pat Nolan âGOP Rep that pleaded guilty to soliciting illegal campaign contributionsâ, and⌠the unfortunate Sholom Rubashkin who was convicted of 86 counts of financial fraud, bank fraud, mail & wire fraud and money laundering {{ canât a guy get a break}}). In the Uniform Code of Military Justice there are several areas where the President is permitted to âactâ. Of course, Congress probably was thinking of my many predecessor Presidents, who having had military experience (26 Presidents served - if you want to include George W. Bush), they would have a modicum of knowledge or understanding of the machinations of how the process works. But âI aloneâ know things and am a âvery stable geniusâ⌠so I will intervene and NOT let the process take its course. I will negate the purpose and function of the UCMJ and make the members of the military (the one that I avoided serving in) sit ineffectively by. I will decide ahead of time what the fate of these people will be."
And we thought Trump would not be a good President⌠HAH!
In your view, FNC is now somehow legitimized?
Iâd guess not.
Somebody you know changed their mind about FNC because Bernie or Mayor Pete did town halls on FNC?
Iâd guess not.
What the heck are you talking about?