Trump knows what accomplished leaders and Marines think of him. Makes him even crazier. Kelly and Mattis know he is a draft dodging coward who wants to be dictator. I grew up with a picture of Chesty Puller on the wall in our house. He would have spoken up over this threat. His son was maimed in Vietnam. Donny the Dodger nursed his myste…
Trump knows what accomplished leaders and Marines think of him. Makes him even crazier. Kelly and Mattis know he is a draft dodging coward who wants to be dictator. I grew up with a picture of Chesty Puller on the wall in our house. He would have spoken up over this threat. His son was maimed in Vietnam. Donny the Dodger nursed his mystery bone spurs and climbed into daddy’s pockets. Anything they can do they should do! Speak up!!
That’s the truth! Skipping the Belleau Wood ceremony is sacrilege to the Marines. Kelly went. “retreat hell!”
Mark Milley’s father fought on Iwo Jima and Saipan (that one was insane just not as well known) and Kelly lost his son in Afghanistan. They must loathe the concept of Trump. Speak up for that not some sense of military decorum. Same for Mattis.
I agree, Glenn. Mattis, Kelly and McMaster should be speaking out publicly and loudly rather than indirectly via Woodward. We visited Normandy in France this summer. Our trip included the excellent museum there which made abundantly clear why World Ward II, a war against fascism, had to be fought and won. We also saw the American cemetery there where more than 9000 people who thought democracy was worth fighting and dying for are buried. People who have served in leadership positions in the military know that their decisions will cost other people their lives, and they take that responsibility seriously. Eisenhower, who had to make the decision to invade Normandy wrote two letters before that battle, one if it should succeed and the other if it should fail. He took full responsibility for failure if that should happen. Contrast that with Trump who never takes responsibility for anything. If anything goes wrong, it is always someone else's fault. Trump skipped an earlier visit to an American cemetery in France, but he betrayed the trust of grieving families so he could have a photo op at Arlington National cemetery. He's a disgrace, and every military person should be making clear that he cannot be allowed to become commander in chief ever again.
Trump knows what accomplished leaders and Marines think of him. Makes him even crazier. Kelly and Mattis know he is a draft dodging coward who wants to be dictator. I grew up with a picture of Chesty Puller on the wall in our house. He would have spoken up over this threat. His son was maimed in Vietnam. Donny the Dodger nursed his mystery bone spurs and climbed into daddy’s pockets. Anything they can do they should do! Speak up!!
That’s the truth! Skipping the Belleau Wood ceremony is sacrilege to the Marines. Kelly went. “retreat hell!”
Mark Milley’s father fought on Iwo Jima and Saipan (that one was insane just not as well known) and Kelly lost his son in Afghanistan. They must loathe the concept of Trump. Speak up for that not some sense of military decorum. Same for Mattis.
I agree, Glenn. Mattis, Kelly and McMaster should be speaking out publicly and loudly rather than indirectly via Woodward. We visited Normandy in France this summer. Our trip included the excellent museum there which made abundantly clear why World Ward II, a war against fascism, had to be fought and won. We also saw the American cemetery there where more than 9000 people who thought democracy was worth fighting and dying for are buried. People who have served in leadership positions in the military know that their decisions will cost other people their lives, and they take that responsibility seriously. Eisenhower, who had to make the decision to invade Normandy wrote two letters before that battle, one if it should succeed and the other if it should fail. He took full responsibility for failure if that should happen. Contrast that with Trump who never takes responsibility for anything. If anything goes wrong, it is always someone else's fault. Trump skipped an earlier visit to an American cemetery in France, but he betrayed the trust of grieving families so he could have a photo op at Arlington National cemetery. He's a disgrace, and every military person should be making clear that he cannot be allowed to become commander in chief ever again.