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You would prefer that Trump, a lifelong civilian, should ignore and override his experienced military advisors instead?
by aianus 10y ago
You would prefer that Trump, a lifelong civilian, should ignore and override his experienced military advisors instead?
- krapp 10y agoI would prefer that Trump's decision making process in this regard not be influenced by what appears to be an inferiority complex, or a desire to appear more aggressive than his predecessor.
- kafkaesq 10y agoFrom the information we have so far, it does not appear that his people "advised" him to order that raid; in fact, they gave him plenty of indications that it was actually a Very Bad Idea (for the reasons that have since come to light: inadequate intelligence, no backup plan, etc). So if anything, he appears to have overridden the counsel of his experienced military advisors, himself.
- krapp 10y ago>in fact, they gave him plenty of indications that it was actually a Very Bad Idea (for the reasons that have since come to light: inadequate intelligence, no backup plan, etc). And then someone told him to nut up or shut up, and here we are.