Am I the only one this makes very uncomfortable?
Am I the only one this makes very uncomfortable?
U.S. forces in Africa this week staged what would have been an otherwise unremarkable attack against Islamic State extremists but for one key detail: The operation was the first to rely on authorities granted under the Trump administration that allow the military to conduct lethal strikes outside a designated war zone and without explicit White House approval in advance.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump
U.S. forces in Africa this week staged what would have been an otherwise unremarkable attack against Islamic State extremists but for one key detail: The operation was the first to rely on authorities granted under the Trump administration that allow the military to conduct lethal strikes outside a designated war zone and without explicit White House approval in advance.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump
No.
ReplyDeleteWell, I probably trust the military’s own decisions more than I do the White House approval at the moment, so there’s that?
ReplyDeleteNo question Trump is neither qualified nor wants to do his job as commander in chief. The problem is he also takes responsibility for nothing. And finds scapegoats when things go wrong.
ReplyDeletePlus, I feel like there was a reason the people who set up the country wanted civilian oversight of the military? Notwithstanding that that causes friction on both sides of the equation, I'm sure.