Posted on 09/08/2016 8:35:34 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: It's not clear that Donald Trump understands the relationship between the president and the military
There was a very weird thread worth picking out of Donald Trump's comments during NBC's "Commander-in-Chief Forum" on Wednesday night. Over the course of a brief back-and-forth with moderator Matt Lauer, Trump shrugged at a past comment that he knew more about the Islamic State than America's generals, disparaged those generals by saying they'd been "reduced to rubble," suggested that his plan to defeat the Islamic State — long something he said was a secret — would instead be formulated with help from top generals and, ultimately, casually indicated that he might just fire most of the generals anyway.
Of the many ways in which Trump contradicted himself or betrayed a misunderstanding of how things work, this rapid evolution was hardly the most egregious example. There was, for example, his return to the idea that America should have purloined Iraq's oil after ousting Saddam Hussein. He once suggested this should have happened to provide revenue to wounded soldiers; he now argues it would have blocked the rise of the Islamic State (or ISIS, as he calls the group).
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Any General that cooks intelligence reports should be fired immediately.
I would imagine that’s what The Donald was referring to. These crap forums either don’t let him explain enough or he is going to be in deep doodoo with his articulation skills.
The republicrats no what is coming if Trump gets in.
That know,too.
Yeah, that’s why 88 high ranking military just endorsed Trump.
The Washington Post= idiot alert!
The only reason I’d like to extend the campaign a little is just to hear the Beltway piggies squealing as this one is.
The Compost reporter doesn’t know history and doesn’t know how the relationship between civilian govt and the military.
Then the author ridiculously implies that Trump thinks he can bring in outsiders and make them generals. The news media have gone beyond the point of absurdity.
P. Bumpy never gives up.
Generals in key commands serve at the pleasure of the president. He can hire. He can fire. Remember Gen. MacArthur? What did President Truman do? Remember President Lincoln? What did he do to Gen. MacClellan?
I seem Reagan having a secret plan to destroy the USSR.
Secret plans can work. And sometimes the President can be right when all his advisers are wrong.
On the other hand, sometimes a politician running for office is just a blow-hard.
As far as I know, he commander in chief can offer a commission to whoever he wants and appoint whoever he wants to be a general.
Of course, the Caucus for Perpetual War, DC Chapter is afraid of Trump. Winning wars means an end to all those fat lobbying fees and consultant gigs. Must keep all those taxpayer dollars flowing into their pockets! There no profit to be had for them in WINNING wars!
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