tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post1429337613290848813..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Will President Trump Protect The Pentagon's Back If New Rules Of Engagement Produce Unacceptable Casualties?War News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-24643383076761357042017-05-18T09:34:13.180-04:002017-05-18T09:34:13.180-04:00Jay,
I fail to see what's so funny here. As ...Jay,<br /><br />I fail to see what's so funny here. As a member of the former Bush Administration, Donald Rumsfeld is among the most hated people in US history. As such, pretty much everyone would be immensely pleased to see him spending the rest of his life in jail. <br /><br />At the time, he had enough political support to keep him out of jail. DJT has no such support and, for better or worse, with few exceptions "I was only following orders" has served as a good defense. Should things go south expect this to happen and POTUS whomever he or she may be will take the fall especially so if it is DJT whom the establushment despises.<br /><br />America of today is not the same as America of 2004. They are fed up with these endless open ended military deployments carrying oht fruitless missions that undrmine American national security and undermine the economy.<br /><br />The advice I lay out applies to any POTUS not just DJT. Cut back military deployments around the world by at least 95% of all types including placing a tighter reign on the intel community. Since POTUS is ultimately responsible, he/she needs to be able to oversee this. Had GWB followed this approach, the Iraq war probably could have been avoided.<br /><br />Again, none of this is a laughing matter. That is unless the prospect of dead Americans is something someone wants to see then I suppose one relishes this. The current deployments on fruitless ooen ended operations are endangering Americans and are impossible for a POTUS to oversee. Furthermore the patience of the American people is wearing thin on this and they will eventually vote accordingly. I hope and pray the world's major powers will be patient with the American people as we move in a more proper direction.B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-42539136421949941632017-05-18T01:45:57.931-04:002017-05-18T01:45:57.931-04:00LMFAO,
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.vanityfair.c...LMFAO,<br /><br />https://www.google.ca/amp/www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/04/donald-rumsfeld-iraq-war/ampJay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-58368579120145343292017-05-18T00:53:37.206-04:002017-05-18T00:53:37.206-04:00I would be more concerned about whether or not the...I would be more concerned about whether or not the generals would have his back. Please understand I'm not suggesting Donald Trump is a good man or anything.<br /><br />Of things go wrong, POTUS will take the heat in the US and world media and will almost certainly be facing indictment for war crimes. Maybe DJT doesn't understand this.<br /><br />If I were POTUS, the generals would NOT have anything close to the lattitude that DJT is supposedly giving the generals. Micromanagement perhaps, probably!! Then again if I'm POTUS I'm ultinately responsible for the security of the American people and it's me whose on the chopping block if the generals err.<br /><br />Of course were I POTUS, US military operations and deployments would be cut back by at least 95%. Doing this would increase American national security, be much less cumbersome for me to oversee as I'm on the line, and would likely increase the wealth of Americans as resources aren't being drained on fruitless deployments around the world that not only undermine US national security but drain valuable resources.B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-57980459495085476372017-05-18T00:05:57.750-04:002017-05-18T00:05:57.750-04:00Trump's never had anybody's "back&quo...Trump's never had anybody's "back" on anything, and by deferring to The General's, he can and will hang them out to dry if anything goes sideways.<br /><br />LMFAOJay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.com