Retired Lt. Gen.: Trumps Boastful Thanksgiving Message to Troops Somewhat Insulting

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Mediate


by Aidan McLaughlin | 12:22 pm, November 23rd, 2017


Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling appeared on CNN Thursday to discuss President Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving call to U.S. service members — and called the president’s remarks “somewhat insulting” and “off-kilter.”

Hertling, a CNN military analyst, first noted that he was “thankful for the fact that [Trump] did address the soldiers,” but that “the message that I heard and some of the things he said would have not rung very well with me had I been a deployed soldier.”

In the call, made from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the president dinged the previous administration for its efforts combatting ISIS, claiming that the U.S. is now “winning” against the terror group “because I’m letting you do your job.”

“We have been winning,” Hertling contented on CNN. “You’re talking to soldiers and military personnel around the world who have been in this fight for 17 years and to suddenly be told they’re winning now when they weren’t winning before is somewhat insulting, first of all.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/retired-lt-gen-trumps-boastful-thanksgiving-message-to-troops-somewhat-insulting/

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Played the Video,

Holy Cow,this Guy is one Black Hearted Hate Filled person. Sorry to say,many of us could see this F--ed up message coming.

This Slug will do what ever it takes to have his name mentioned or seen in the media every day.

[Motley13]

2. The moron has to blow his own horn, nobody else will do it for him

surprised he didn't mention crooked Hillary.


There are just no words to describe how much I despise him.

[Saviolo]

9. Not only that

But he has to tear down Obama, too. He has to be better than the black guy in all things. I mean, he clearly believes he is, but he needs for everyone around him to believe it, too. So, he'll keep saying it over and over and over.

[Honeycombe8]

12. He doesn't play that game well, tho.

He's making himself seem pathetic and envious of Obama. There's something wrong with Trump's brain. Really.

[sandensea]

3. I'm glad his bone spur didn't stop him from such a thoughtful gesture.

[msongs]

4. only military idiots believe a 17 year occupation with ongoing battle is "winning" nt

[shadowmayor]

7. Thank you msongs

I was in Iraq OIF3 (that's 2005 for people in the media) when we basically got our asses handed to us. Sure we ruled the skies and the major bases, but the night belonged to the insurgents and we were only making things worse, much worse with our invasion and occupation. We need generals to stand up and say this whole GD war is folly, a waste of life and treasure on our side and the side of those dying under our bombs.

When was the last time a general was fired for incompetence? Catch them with a hooker or something and they're gone, but incompetence and ignorance seem to be part of the job description?

[Solly Mack]

5. because Im letting you do your job.

Idiot.

[truthisfreedom]

6. On this day of national thanks, thank me.

“Your supreme leader.”

[J_William_Ryan]

8. It will always be

GWB's failed, illegal war.

A war where there is no "winning."

President Obama understood that, the idiot Trump does not.

[FiveGoodMen]

15. "President Obama understood that"

Is that why he used his Peace Prize acceptance speech to escalate the Afghan war?

[RainCaster]

10. When will the military stand up to his idiocy?

I think a coup is not out of the question

[murielm99]

13. No one wants that. n/t

[a la izquierda]

14. Im a historian of Latin America...

A region that has had many a military coups. We do not want to go down that road. It’s bad enough having three generals in the White House inner circle.

[lark]

11. He is so totally self-aggrandizing because he knows he's an entirely empty suit

He lies all the time to cover it up and try to convince people of his power, but all he does is show his hate and meanness and self loathing. Nothing matters to him but him and his power and money, nothing!