Harry S Truman was famous for having a sign on his desk declaring, "The Buck Stops Here". Our current president during his 40 days in office, has shown that the buck stops anywhere but at his desk. Now, in many ways, Trump has committed the biggest insult of those 40 days. He blames the "generals" for the debacle of the raid that he ordered in which a Navy Seal was killed along with multiple civilians. No apparent benefit to the United States happened. But the buck didn't stop at his desk even though he ordered the raid to go forward despite cautions.
In the United States right now and for decades we have an all volunteer military. The one concept that those volunteers trust in is that those in charge won't be stupid. They won't risk lives for political glory or self aggrandizement. Trump has already failed that test.
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