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Old 02-24-2019, 06:39 AM
 
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At least in the ancient past, it was common for the king or pharoahs to join their armies on the ground to give them moral support.

It should be mandatory for the president and those high up in the chain calling for these wars to be on the battle field along with everyone else.


They need to have skin in the game.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:41 AM
 
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Wars are for the little people to fight while the snowflakes hide in their bunkers barking orders.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Native of Any Beach/FL
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Yea protecting the king ( potus) now is hinding him in the war room while he pushes buttons and young people die or are maimed.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:49 AM
 
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Yea protecting the king ( potus) now is hinding him in the war room while he pushes buttons and young people die or are maimed.
You would see a lot of these wars come to a dead stop if the ones calling for war had some risk and skin in the game.

We would not want them to break a nail.

This does not mean them going to the country we are at war with and hiding in some bunker there either.

They should be out there with the troops on the day the attacks commence.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:54 AM
 
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At least in the ancient past, it was common for the king or pharoahs to join their armies on the ground to give them moral support.

It should be mandatory for the president and those high up in the chain calling for these wars to be on the battle field along with everyone else.


They need to have skin in the game.
In ancient times, the king joined the troops because they did not have legitimate support for their power. They needed the army to be on their side to help quash any opposition. Being seen by the troops near the battlefield made them palatable to the military, else any general could command his troops to overthrow whoever is in civilian control.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:59 AM
 
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The president is legally forbidden from personally leading troops, for a number of reasons. This has been the law since the War of 1812.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:59 AM
 
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You would see a lot of these wars come to a dead stop if the ones calling for war had some risk and skin in the game.

We would not want them to break a nail.

This does not mean them going to the country we are at war with and hiding in some bunker there either.

They should be out there with the troops on the day the attacks commence.
Least the Brits and other countries send thier kids to serve -
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Old 02-24-2019, 07:00 AM
 
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I doubt we'll ever see it mandatory for the POTUS to appear on the battlefield. What I'd like to see is a Constitutional Amendment limiting the time a POTUS can deploy combat troops (I'd say 3 months allows time to cool a hot spot) anywhere in the world without a declaration of war being voted by Congress. Let those who want war sign their names to the declaration and be held responsible.
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Old 02-24-2019, 07:12 AM
 
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It would work out about as well as presidents having to seek congressional approval before going to war.
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Old 02-24-2019, 07:16 AM
 
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I understand the sentiment behind this idea, but the fact is, it's not a good one. POTUS would be the number one target to be killed (or worse, captured), and if I were on the battlefield, I wouldn't want him/her anywhere near me. You might as well put a bullseye on the backs of those soldiers. I know, I know - it's war, and they're all at risk, but that would put a hell of an additional burden on anyone who was actually fighting in his vicinity.

There are other reasons this is a bad idea. That one's just for starters.
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