Trump Pardons?

Nowhere Man said:

Wait a minute. Are these only accusations or are they actually convicted?

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At least one case is where Trump overturned the results of a Military Courts Martial.

ecco said:

At least one case is where Trump overturned the results of a Military Courts Martial.

'Terrible Idea': Senators Slam Trump Plan To Pardon Vets Accused Of War Crimes | HuffPost
Earlier this month, Trump issued a pardon for former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, who drove an Iraqi prisoner into the desert in 2008, stripped him and fatally shot him. Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder and was already serving a reduced sentence when the president pardoned him.

Critics say that presidential pardons of accused war criminals can undermine the military’s ethical code against atrocities and threaten current U.S. servicemembers abroad who could face retaliation.​

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Well retaliation should not be considered when your talking about military units.

Anticipation and combat preparedness ought to be priority with the mentality of, 'bring it on, we are ready at all times'.

Any military unit that reacts to fear isn't much good to anyone. Except for the enemy.

Aside from that, you do make a valid point in terms of garnering a diplomatic advantage by keeping war crime casualties to a minimum.

Still it's up to the brass to make those decisions imo with the president who has the final say as to who can be pardoned.

He is basically saying that the Code of Conduct isn't worth a crap and that those soldiers who risk their lives abiding by it aren't worth much

Nowhere Man said:

Still it's up to the brass to make those decisions imo with the president who has the final say as to who can be pardoned.

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The brass, the military tribunal, did make a decision. Trump wants it overturned, thereby undercutting his own military.

Revoltingest said:

If they're pardons for military types near a military holiday,
that's just political PR. Neither here nor there to me.
(Of course, anti-Trumpettes will oppose it because he
could polish his image. Pros will like it for the same reason.)
What matters is the merit of each individual pardon.

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I'm not exactly sure why pardoning war criminals on Memorial Day is such a great idea.

SkepticThinker said:

I'm not exactly sure why pardoning war criminals on Memorial Day is such a great idea.

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Speculating here.....
Perhaps Trump expects enhanced positive coverage by linking
pardoning of military types on their holiday, Memorial Day.

Revoltingest said:

Speculating here.....
Perhaps Trump expects enhanced positive coverage by linking
pardoning of military types on their holiday, Memorial Day.

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Sounds like a miscalculation to me.

SkepticThinker said:

Sounds like a miscalculation to me.

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Could be.
It would hinge upon whether his pardons are cromulent or crapulent.

Btw, I know the definition of "crapulent", & that it doesn't make sense here.
But it sounded so good, how could I not.

Revoltingest said:

Could be.
It would hinge upon whether his pardons are cromulent or crapulent.

Btw, I know the definition of "crapulent", & that it doesn't make sense here.
But it sounded so good, how could I not.

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Lots of words have more than one meaning. I'm going to save that one to my personal dictionary for later.