He had just presented posthumous Congressional Medals of Honour, America's highest military decoration, to the widows of two soldiers for valour in Somalia. After inviting the families for a moment of quiet reflection in the Oval Office, the president approached Herbert Shughart, the father of one of the two soldiers, and offered his hand.
To his astonishment the handshake was declined. '' You are not fit to be president of the United States ,'' said Shughart Senior. '' The blame for my son's death rests with the White House and with you. You are not fit to command.''
The president reeled and the unprecedented onslaught continued for some minutes. According to witnesses it was a ''highly charged emotional moment'' which resulted in Clinton trying to explain to Shughart,Sr. why the events of that day last October were not his fault.
After a brief, awkward silence, Clinton caught his breath. Becoming angry, he turned to the mother of the dead soldier and said, "What's he jumping on me for? I didn't kill the kid! "
Yo badass! I saw this of all places on CBN, the 700 club. Les Aspin was Secretary of Defense and he didn’t know his @zz from a hole in the ground. Colin Powell was also involved and he kept his mouth shut.
Thanks for posting this.
This was one of Slicks most sickening attempts to be a CIC.