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Combat veteran I know just texted me, furious: “Pardoning convicted war criminals is a slap in the face to everyone who fought honorably. To everyone who didn’t commit war crimes. To everyone who chose the harder right over the easier wrong...
2/“... It sends the worst possible message from the very top to everyone still fighting - the Rules of Engagement are just annoying suggestions - do whatever you want and the CinC will pardon you because nothing matters anymore. These war crimes weren’t close calls....
3/“... They weren’t protecting their brothers in arms by making tough split second decisions to pull a trigger or to direct mortars/artillery/CAS onto questionable but necessary targets. This wasn’t collateral damage. These dudes are just straight up murderers....
4/ “... When this sort of flippancy comes from the very top, discipline crumbles....President Trump is telling everyone in uniform to shoot now - get pardoned later.”
