Posted on 03/04/2016 9:25:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a former Air Force pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said on Thursday that Donald Trump is openly advocating war crimes that would cause the soldiers who obeyed his orders to be jailed.
“If you’re a private in the field and your major or your colonel orders you to do something that is a war crime, you actually bear responsibility, you can’t say that the colonel made me do it,” said Kinzinger, who is supporting Marco Rubio. “What Donald Trump, as wanting to be president of the United States is advocating, is a war crime that would force every soldier that did, i.e. killed the relatives of terrorists, tortured regardless of whether it not it works, the things that he’s advocating would force all of these people in jail.”
Speaking on the Steve Cochran Show on Chicago radio, Kinzinger argued that Trump was either “all bluster” or comparable to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
“Now, you have to do one of two things,” he said. “You either believe that Donald trump is all bluster which most people do but for some reason they like that, or you take him at his word in which case he is advocating, like what Benito Mussolini did, war crimes.”
Kinzinger also said that what Trump was calling for “makes me sick.”
“For the leading Republican presidential candidate to advocate war crimes, which he does openly, just advocates war crimes, doesn’t matter, makes me sick really,” he said. “Especially as somebody that’s defended the country. It’s just terrible.”
Later in the interview, Kinzinger said, “I can’t see myself supporting Donald Trump. I never say definitively because who knows in the future. But I have no intention of supporting Donald Trump.”
As for his preferred candidate, Rubio, Kinzinger said he felt “pretty good” about the Florida senator’s chances of winning his home state’s primary, but that “I’d definitely rather be in Trump’s position politically.”
“Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois”
100% A-hole. This clown is to the left of Pelosi. What do expect from that hellhole called Illinois.
He’s talking about ISIS dude. The evil men who beheaded children and lined the roads with their heads on spikes as the world watched. They burned a Jordanian pilot alive. They buried people alive. They rape women. They drown people in steel cages. Sorry but I don’t see the problem.
Maybe he should run a third party campaign, too!
“You won’t get anywhere handing out lollypops to terrorists.”
Excellent post. I will add “you won’t get anywhere handing out teddy bears and soccer balls to the illegals”.
Traitorous?
big man behind the keyboard arent ya
“Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois”
Say no more. From the failed state that brought the country Barak Obola, Dick Turban, and Mark Kirk. I’d rather see a RAT in his seat, because he’s just a RAT in RINO clothing!
The only thing these moslems understand is fear. Something must be done to put the fear of the Lord in them.
Prior to this year, on matters of defense and dealing with terrorists his comments have been much stronger than this one. My hunch is that he's tailoring his comments in a bid to secure his re-election in a tenuous district.
If that's true, it's NOT a smart strategy for Kinzinger to isolate his base like this. He keeps this up and he's going to be out of office come November. Plenty in his district (and I know a fair number of people in his district ...) were very unhappy with him last time around. This certainly isn't going to sit well with them.
“That’s the promotion of a war crime.”
Don’t clutch your pearls too hard, you’ll break the strand.
How about you make a habit of posting the actual quote that Trump said. Once again, the actual quote from Trump is much different the GOPe attack spin.
Which one will bend a knee to the left first, Kinzinger or Romney?
Damn. I was going to vote for this guy.
Not now.
L
“Don’t clutch your pearls too hard, you’ll break the strand.”
Of course. If Trump says it, then it’s ok.
Hey , Is it a war crime to cut off the heads of Christians on the Libyan coast and put it You Tube? How about burning them alive in cages — that ok? Let’s see them drowning in cages on tv or letting 12 year old boys blow their brains out with their hands behind their back. . Any “WAR CRIME” concern there? — I guess not.
Israel attacks the homes of terrorist all the time— they bull doze them in reprisal — are you anti- Semitic?
I don’t give a crap about ISIS FAMILIES!! GO TRUMP!!
Illinois ping.
Well, yes, I'm 6' 3" thanks for asking.
But yes, this piece of pond scum that wants our country flooded with illegals has the nerve to make a point of something Trump never said.
He's just an establishment pawn.
And the U.S. and British bomber hundreds of thousands of CIVILIANS in Germany during 1941-1945;and then there were the atomic bombs used on Japan.
War crimes or necessary to STOP the wars?
[As for his preferred candidate, Rubio, Kinzinger said he felt “pretty good” about the Florida senator’s chances of winning his home state’s primary]
KINZINGER was the first one out of the box to endorse JEB BUSH. He is a RHINO and GOPe all the way.
war crime, n.
Any of various crimes, such as genocide or the mistreatment of prisoners of war, committed during a war and considered in violation of the conventions of warfare.
war crime, n.
Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
war crime, n
(Law) a crime committed in wartime in violation of the accepted rules and customs of war, such as genocide, ill-treatment of prisoners of war, etc
War crime not to be confused with Rules of Engagement which vary according to military political whims. Kinzinger seems to either confuse or conflate the two.
“OK now what did Trump say, that this guy said was advocating war crimes?”
Waterboarding? Or like the Canadian Hockey announcer said to the question of using “hard interrogating tactics” on Muzzies, “If hooking a Camel shagger’s nuts up to a car battery will save one Canadian’s life, remember, Red is Positive and Black is Negative and make sure his nuts are wet!”
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