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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His recognizing Owen's widow last night was very cringey. Whether she felt his way or not, I felt like she did not want to be called out.

As to who is to "blame" -- if the order was approved by President Obama, wasn't that, you know, almost 2 months ago? Shouldn't there have been a new assessment before it was signed off on?

Sincere question. [/quote]
Agreed.  Trump has had no compunction of reversing many of Obama's orders. Why  should this be any different?

Yes, CiC, the buck does stop with you, and I can't believe the military community has remained silent on this. It's really disgusting how far some will go to defend Trump's inability to be a true leader.  The man's conflict of interest, huge ego, inability to get over that he lost a popularity contest, and now this... shows his lack of leadership skills.[/quote]

Look, the military community is just another "special interest" group that are very protective of their budget and turf. As someone who has close family members - enlisted, officer class, and special forces - I've seen what motivates some of them. The enlisted want bigger budgets, more spending, more benefits and they associate that with Republicans in office (rightly or wrongly). In fact, my family in special forces are actually the most critical of military waste and the recklessness of the GOP. While they receive quite large bonuses and benefits, they are also in the most dangerous positions. Officers and special forces have more nuanced views of the Administrations, IMHO. Enlisted tend to be more unwavering, in the hopes that they get a pay day.[/quote]

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