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"Over nearly two hours in the situation room, according to the officials, Trump complained about NATO allies, inquired about the United States getting a piece of Afghan’s mineral wealth and repeatedly said the top U.S. general there should be fired. He also startled the room with a story that seemed to compare their advice to that of a paid consultant who cost a tony New York restaurateur profits by offering bad advice."
He, like all the presidents before him, has the legal and constitutional right to relieve of command (fire) any general he wants. He is the Commander-in-Chief, after all. Whether it is wise or not is another matter.
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"Over nearly two hours in the situation room, according to the officials, Trump complained about NATO allies, inquired about the United States getting a piece of Afghan’s mineral wealth and repeatedly said the top U.S. general there should be fired. He also startled the room with a story that seemed to compare their advice to that of a paid consultant who cost a tony New York restaurateur profits by offering bad advice."
In a year packed full of bizarre and alarming reports, this was one of the most bizarre and alarming.
He, like all the presidents before him, has the legal and constitutional right to relieve of command (fire) any general he wants. He is the Commander-in-Chief, after all. Whether it is wise or not is another matter.
He does have the right. The question is - if in the absence of cause, in context, and in the presence of such startling remarks - are we skirting 25th amendment?
There's no precedent.
For cause. If memory serves, one was for sexual assault, another for some sort of misconduct.
This is not the same thing. At all. Even insubordinate statements, as in Truman/MacArthur, is not in play.
edit to add: It appears that Trump's gripe is that the Generals are "offering bad advice".
That seems - random - to say the least.
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This war has gone on for what, something like seventeen years? Someone needs to get fired! As far as I know Afghanistan has no strategic value and has cost a fortune of our money and American lives. The only reason it's ongoing is to fund the CIA through the opium trafficking.
He does have the right. The question is - if in the absence of cause, in context, and in the presence of such startling remarks - are we skirting 25th amendment?
There's no precedent.
Eat another biscuit, dear, and knit another pussyhat. Ain't gonna happen. Come up with a better candidate next time.
For cause. If memory serves, one was for sexual assault, another for some sort of misconduct.
This is not the same thing. At all. Even insubordinate statements, as in Truman/MacArthur, is not in play.
edit to add: It appears that Trump's gripe is that the Generals are "offering bad advice".
That seems - random - to say the least.
So incompetence is no big deal?
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