Yeah, I caught that too. So this guy is a service-avoider as well as a NeverTrumper. Nice backhand from somebody who has no idea at all how our troops handle combat - which is enormously disciplined, but he wouldn't know.
There was so much stupidity in this article by the time I got to that line (only sentence #8) I gagged and couldn’t take anymore.
The purpose of the article is bad enough, defending a previous article and his POV in general. What a Soy Boy! He should write a 500 word essay on why he’s sorry that he’s white a male and was born in America then move to a third world country and hand dig wells for the rest of his life.
French served as JAG in Irag 2006-7 and is currently a major in the reserves.
I ceased being a French fan when he went neverTrump, but his writings concerning the military and terrorism are usually bang on the nail.
I don’t think he intended that line to be read as an insult to the military but to point out the unseemliness of police having less self-control than combat troops in a war zone.