Nobody has the right to call LTC West a coward, so just stop it right now. He is a man who was court martialed for putting the lives of his men first, before the rules that were endangering them. And what he did, worked. He did save the lives of his men, though it ended his career.
Yes, he did what he thought was right, then, and armchair generals decided that it was intolerable. And he did in Washington what he thought was right there, too. And once again armchair generals are saying that “he betrayed us”, or that he is “weak”.
You were not there in Washington. You do not know what he knew. He is a man of honor. Remember that.
Hey jackass are reading impaired? I NEVER called West a coward AND I will call anyone I want anything I feel like.
Screw off.
“You do not know what he knew. “
He represents the people and we are the poeple, so we get to judge. Screw you and your “Shut up and take it!” attitude! There are no secrets when representing us. If there were things to know we need to know them. He is not in the military any longer. He is a public servant representing We the People.
“He is a man of honor. Remember that.
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He didn’t act honorably in this instance.
Additional spending approved as shown in this table.
| In $ Trillions | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Total | $1,936 | $2,107 | $2,319 | $2,570 | $2,668 | $2,854 | $2,899 | $2,945 | $2,992 | $3,039 |
| Social Security | $623 | $751 | $924 | $1,123 | $1,166 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 |
| Health and Human Services | $270 | $299 | $329 | $361 | $395 | $414 | $434 | $454 | $475 | $496 |
| Discretionary Spending | $1,043 | $1,057 | $1,066 | $1,086 | $1,107 | $1,131 | $1,156 | $1,182 | $1,208 | $1,234 |