Posted on 11/20/2019 6:05:23 AM PST by Kaslin
President Trumps decision to grant clemency to three United States soldiers and the attending backlash from the Washington, D.C. establishment confirm what servicemen and women have known all along: President Trump is the champion our troops have been missing for decades.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was quick to criticize the Presidents decision to pardon the three soldiers, tweeting that the move is a sign President Trump is not fit to command our troops.
Such comments are part of a disturbing trend in Washington. Too often, political leaders have refused to defend Americas soldiers, hanging us out to dry when we most need their help. That has real world consequences, alienating service members from the civilian leadership they are obliged to obey.
If anything makes a political candidate unfit to act as Commander-in-Chief, its the anti-military attitude shared by so many in Washington, including Biden. That attitude puts lives in danger and makes it harder for our military to accomplish its objectives.
Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance, one of the three soldiers granted clemency, put it best.
A soldier, a service member who knows that their commanders love them, he said in an interview following President Trumps announcement, will go to the gates of Hell for their country and knock them down.
President Trump has always made his love for our men and women in uniform abundantly clear. He goes to bat for us where other Washington politicians have lacked the courage or conviction, engendering popular respect and admiration for the men and women who risk their lives to protect our freedoms.
Politicians often pay lip service to the armed forces without backing us up when real decisions are on the line, but President Trump walks the walk. Hes put the troops at the core of his national security decision-making, fighting against entrenched political interests to ensure that Americas warriors are only asked to make worthwhile sacrifices. The presidents withdrawal of American troops from Syria is a perfect example the move was overwhelmingly supported by our veterans, but received vociferous criticism from establishment politicians.
Under President Trumps leadership, active service members and veterans alike know that we have a champion in Washington who will fight for us with the same tenacity that we bring to the battlefield.
While the president has (thankfully!) not called upon us to storm the gates of Hell, we stand ready to carry out any orders our Commander-in-Chief might issue, because we know those orders will always be crafted with our interests firmly in mind.
President Trump is the leader Americas soldiers have craved for decades, and Joe Bidens criticisms are just more proof that the Washington, D.C. political establishment is completely out of touch with the needs, cares, and concerns of the brave men and women manning the front lines.
DJT May not be smooth and slick, but his heart is in the right place very single time.
Yes it is indeed.
1Lt Michael Behenna - May 6, 2019
Maj Mathew L Golsteyn - November 15, 2019
1Lt Clint Lorance - November 15, 2019
Additionally one sailor
Chief PO 1C Kristian Saucier - March 9, 2018
Biden is a pod person. He isn’t tweeting anything, his handlers do that for him.
This is an object example of why Leftists are unqualified to be part of the military, never mind leading it.
You said it.
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