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Originally posted by DREAMTROVE:
Update: General John Nicholson ordered MOAB.

The Media posted a couple comments "I'm proud of a job well done" and "I authorize my military"

Now the media says "Why Trump's approval was not needed." Except for FOX who says "Why Obama should've dropped MOAB."

So, they've backed off their earlier Trump MOAB to someone MOAB in military out of control. We're also president.

This is more worrisome than Trump being president.

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http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/trump-military-total-authorizati
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“What I do is I authorize my military,” in response to a press question about the use of a massive bomb in an assault on Islamic State group positions in Afghanistan. “We have the greatest military in the world, and they’ve done the job, as usual. We have given them total authorization, and that’s what they’re doing.

“Frankly, that’s why they’ve been so successful lately. If you look at what’s happened over the last eight weeks and compare that really to what has happened over the last eight years, you’ll see there is a tremendous difference.”

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

I should have earlier pointed out that, as one of the pleasant surprises from Trump, he has seemed to have brought a reduction in the micromanagment which has plagued military operations since LBJ started his Tuesday Noon Luncheons, thereby ensuring thousands of KIAs and WIAs in Vietnam.

This is a benefit I had not expected.

I suspect that there are hundreds of Generals who know more about the correct and adequate use of force than does Trump - or Obama, Clinton, Jiminy Catta, Ford, or LBJ.

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This is a benefit I had not expected.

I suspect that there are hundreds of Generals who know more about the correct and adequate use of force than does Trump - or Obama, Clinton, Jiminy Catta, Ford, or LBJ.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I should have earlier pointed out that, as one of the pleasant surprises from Trump, he has seemed to have brought a reduction in the micromanagment which has plagued military operations since LBJ started his Tuesday Noon Luncheons, thereby ensuring thousands of KIAs and WIAs in Vietnam.

This is a benefit I had not expected.

I suspect that there are hundreds of Generals who know more about the correct and adequate use of force than does Trump - or Obama, Clinton, Jiminy Catta, Ford, or LBJ.

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When it came to Vietnam, the war wasn't winnable, and would never have been, no matter who was in charge. And military brass can be just as deluded about the use of force, like General Curtis LeMay. Just because you put the military in charge doesn't mean you're going to get the result you want. In the end, you need both clear-headed military brass to figure out the means and estimate the costs, and a clear-headed president to decide if the objective overall benefits our interests. And when you're dealing with the military-business-surveillance network, that exists to expand its power and profit, you're probably not going to get clear-headed military brass. If all you have is a hammer, and all you want is a bigger, shinier hammer, then everything for sure will look like a nail.

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