Which I do not apprehend as an argument for the prudence of gratuitously pissing off the very people who can impeach him.
Which I do not apprehend as an argument for the prudence of gratuitously pissing off the very people who can impeach him.
Right is right no matter who is against it and wrong is wrong no matter who is for it. Leaving those troops there would have condemned many of them to death and ultimately others would be added to the crucible to either rescue them or some idea of misplaced honor.
We are not prepared to decisively win battles so we should stay out of them until we are.
If I fight I will fight to kill and so I don’t. There is no other fight that is decisive or worth the investment or that ever ends. Life is hard and hazardous enough without spending it looking over your shoulder for someone you have injured to get even with you.
The very people who can impeach Trump hate him and what he does will not change that one bit. They, including most of the republicans, would turn on him in an instant over nothing but that they hate him. Sacrificing troops over moral outrage that is not in the immediate national interest to avoid impeachment is wrong and Trump knows that.
In the end none of our opinions matter one whit. The forum for sharing ideas may, from time-to-time enlighten someone so thank both of us for our views.