Perhaps you’ve noticed only those who are no longer actively serving have spoken up, enlisted and officer? Are they all cowards or just the officers? What exactly could they add to the conversation that hasn’t already been stated? He deserted. Asked and answered. That’s all they know for sure at this point.
You’re next in the long line of idiot FReepers who think that people whom you don’t know are cowards b/c they don’t torpedo their careers when you think they should. Just be quiet and watch the news some more.
Yeah, it’d be nice to think that some young officers or SNCOs who are making a career of it would have the stones to back these former enlisted publicly, but it’s asking a Hell of a lot for very little tactical advantage.
These young men who are speaking out seem to have it covered pretty well. Throwing out a career just to say “Me too” doesn’t make sense, especially if they are even one step removed from what went down. Why self immolate like LtCol Lakin just to make some noise?
I think the fact that the administration hasn’t trotted out somebody still in uniform to contradict the former soldiers speaks volumes. I’m pretty sure if they had some SgtMaj or field grade Officer who was in that chain of command willing to call these guys a bunch of mutinous malingerers, they’d have a microphone and a big, bright stage set up pretty quick.
Watch the news!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s the last thing I will do to get information.
Officers lead their troops, they do not desert them. These officers have. Cowards at best.