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Trump issues at least two pardons to service members
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostHmmm.. Meh.
On the one hand, it rankles the chain of command, as the military as their own legal processes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
On the other hand, Trump, as Commander in Chief, is head of that process, and has the right to override cases.
On the third hand, under Obama, there had been changes to the Rules of Engagement that, in a number of cases, put our soldiers at risk, or at least caused confusion.
Under Trump, Rules of Engagement were cleared up.
If we send soldiers to war, they need to know we're going to stand behind them, but we can't give them the impression they can get away with war crimes.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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If I were Trump and I was really "playing 4-d chess" and I was strategically creating political chaos on the left, I'd issue a pardon to Bradley/Chelsea Manning just to expose the double standard and hypocrisy of the left, because you KNOW they'll find a way to chastise him for it. Assange has been thrown completely under the bus by the left because of what he did to Hillary, but Manning is still basically their whistleblower darling.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post. . . convicted of serious crimes by military courts.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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I like that Trump is willing to intervene - I just don't know anything about these specific cases."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostI like that Trump is willing to intervene - I just don't know anything about these specific cases.
In both cases, it seems, it had to do with Rules of Engagement which were much more fluid than they should be.
When a soldier goes to war, he ought to know exactly what is expected of him, and simply changing the Rules of Engagement "at the top" doesn't immediately filter down to the battlefield, and can be quite confusing in the time of war.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostTrump couldn't care less one way or the other, he's trying to deflect from his impeachment."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by JimL View PostTrump couldn't care less one way or the other, he's trying to deflect from his impeachment.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post. . . convicted of serious crimes by military courts.Geislerminian Antinomian Kenotic Charispneumaticostal Gender Mutualist-Egalitarian.
Beige Federalist.
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"Everybody is somebody's heretic."
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Justice for Ashli Babbitt!
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostIf so, he's doing the Dems a favor. Now there are allegations against another witness.
I'm always still in trouble again
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYes, do you know the backgrounds and details? You're surely aware that, even in civilian criminal courts, people are often wrongly convicted?
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