But, if we don’t care about our values, if we don’t care about duty and honor, if we don’t help the weak and stand up against oppression and injustice — what will happen to the Kurds, the Iraqis, the Afghans, the Syrians, the Rohingyas, the South Sudanese and the millions of people under the boot of tyranny or left abandoned by their failing states?
Right now the last group of people I want to take any advice from is Naval leadership. The headshed of the Navy haven't been covering themselves in glory anytime in recent history, and idiotic bullshit like this is just one reason why. Admiral McRaven is all up in arms about the plight of just about every oppressed group in the world, but since when does the oath of enlistment, or the oath of commissioning, reference the rest of the world?
Hint: It doesn't. However, there is a little something that goes like this -
I swear to support and defend the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Oh, and given that the Navy just tried to hang a SEAL out to dry for the horrible crimes of doing the job his superior officers ordered that he do, and that said hanging out was prevented in large part because President Trump took an interest in the sham of a trial where the prosecutorial misconduct was on display for all to see, just who do you think really cares about the troops right now, hmmmmm?
And don't think for one minute that we boots on the ground don't fucking know it.
He wants the high dollar consulting job, board seat or defense stock.
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There have always been morons in military leadership. Just look at how many generals Lincoln went through during the Civil War. But with modern media, their idiocy is highlighted and exposed.
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