The Commander In Chief Who Wasn't

    What An Abysmally Unqualified Person To Command Our Military

 The Russian bounties are not about how any government acts in what it considers its best interest. Comparisons to Iran Contra, Iraq, or even arming Mujahedeen in Afghanistan are only supplemental to this discussion. This is about what happens after a government acts in their best interest to the detriment of their enemy. Russia’s best interest today is to sow confusion and disunity in U.S. politics in order to create a lack of faith in Western institutions. All of this allows Moscow to promote ideologies and processes that support its interests in opposition to our own. Part of that goal is to prevent the USA’s orderly departure from Afghanistan as POTUS is trying to do.

 POTUS and everyone else in that March briefing did NOTHING about Russian bounties, denied knowing about it, then of course blamed Obama for it...after Obama and the other 6 countries suspended Russia from G8. It's about lying, lack of leadership, lack of response, and lack of accountability. It's about an unqualified, failed, Commander In Chief. His lack of action for months was an unexpected gift to Putin, unless it was expected.

 The US administration including the DOJ has stopped, delayed or criticized any steps toward countering military or cyber aggression from Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors. The end result is reduced preparedness in protecting our troops, our elections, our intelligence infrastructure, and our populace. That is a complete abdication of the primary responsibility of our government.

 Trump claims to be a “wartime president.” I’m skeptical. My father-in-law was awarded the Purple Heart in WWII, my father and his two brothers served in WWII, my grandmother became a Gold Star mother when my uncle George's ship sank in the Pacific, and I'm a Vietnam combat veteran. Our military and our Constitution demand a Commander In Chief who does not “adhere to our Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” This administration ignored our enemy’s transgressions against our and our allies’ troops, and encouraged authoritarian governments, ethno-nationalists, and kleptocracies extracting resources for personal gain. He criticized, insulted and belittled our NATO and other allies. He invited, even requested foreign meddling in our elections. Because of his craven behavior toward Putin, Xi, Kim, Erdogan, and Assad, this corrupt draft dodger has not earned, does not deserve, and will never have the respect of us veterans and active duty personnel.

 Our Commanders in Chief, all of the previous 44 of them, NEVER mocked or criticized a Gold Star family as did Trump. Trump pardoned a war criminal, and continues to denigrate John McCain, whom he preferred was not captured. He said he was treated worse than Abraham Lincoln, who many will remember was actually assassinated.

 Trump even insulted Medal of Honor winners when he claimed to laughter last August 21 that he sought to give himself a Medal of Honor, but decided not to after being counseled against the move by aides. What an abysmally unqualified person to command our military. And no, he will never receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He doesn't even know how to spell it.

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