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In reply to the discussion: Trump Blames SEALs Death On Military: They Lost Ryan [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,412 posts)17. "... my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, I believe."
Last edited Tue Feb 28, 2017, 10:24 PM - Edit history (3)
Someone out there knows who is the youngest person of flag rank; that is, who made general or admiral the fastest. I'm not going to look it up, but wouldn't you suppose that a general or admiral has been in for thirty years minimum, give or take? Which means Reagan or Bush was in office when he showed up for ROTC or OCS, maybe Clinton for the youngest of the lot.
How this makes them "my" generals, I cannot begin to imagine.
As I was told about a hundred years ago in boot camp, you can delegate authority, but you can't delegate responsibility. This is a lesson that will be written in blood. It won't be *****'s blood either.
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5th day in the big chair and MR TRUMP KILLS AND WOUNDS 100 PEOPLE INCLUDING INFANTS
Sunlei
Feb 2017
#1
Yakla Raid Trump's first war crime in only 9 days (decision made day 5) & 8 yr old US citizen killed
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#37
If he never accepts blame then he'll never hesitate to do something stupid or crooked
Shoonra
Feb 2017
#35
"... my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, I believe."
mahatmakanejeeves
Feb 2017
#17
I noticed that too. But, it's really just par for the course. He speaks like an idiot
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2017
#67
And had it been successful, Trump would be grinning taking all of the credit
Freethinker65
Feb 2017
#29
hey, douche boy--try reading (or watching, since we know your lack of comprehension) "seven
niyad
Feb 2017
#34
Contrast this with John Kennedy taking responsibility for the Bay of Pigs fiasco
karynnj
Feb 2017
#38
Apparently Trump was manipulated by the generals' remark that Obama didn't have the
tblue37
Feb 2017
#63
What a despicable piece of shit. The Commander in Chief takes responsibility--good and bad
catbyte
Mar 2017
#71
A success of such epic proportions that his administration bragged about a video that they captured
keithbvadu2
Mar 2017
#72