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Subject: Re: OT: Trump Cancels WW1 Memorial at U.S. Cemetery in France Due to Rain
Date: 11 Nov 2018 09:20:39 -0800
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In article <2018111109113236496-Savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck says...
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>On 2018-11-10 20:28:42 +0000, Stormin' Norman
><norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium> said:
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>> What a cowardly piece of shit! Cadet Bonespurs once again shows his
>> true stripes. Light rain keeps the fat slob from honoring men and
>> women who gave their full measure of devotion for our nation!
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>By not paying tribute at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetary because of
>some light rain, he has, in a single act of assholishness insulted
>those WWI veterans who died in the mud, and rain of the Western Front.
>
>What a cowardly, egomaniacal hypocrite!
>
As much as I can't stand Trump, it looks like the decision was out of his
hands...
Don't Be So Quick To Blame Trump's No-Show At WWI Ceremony On The President
Himself
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24839/dont-be-so-quick-to-blame-trumps-no-show-at-cemetery-on-the-president-himself
President Trump is taking a serious shellacking in the media and on social media
for the cancelation of a planned trip to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in
Belleau, France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. The site is
located roughly 55 miles outside of Paris. The optics of missing such an
important event are undeniably bad and they play into other narratives about the
President that are unflattering, but these types of decisions are not usually up
to the President. The Secret Service and the White House Military Office who
arrange presidential airlift with HMX-1 are the ones that decide to cancel
helicopter or ground transportation for the President due to a wide variety of
contingencies.
Some will quickly point out that President Macron and Chancellor Merkel attended
the ceremony, but Trump didn't. Moving either of those dignitaries is not the
same as moving the President of The United States. Neither is moving White House
Chief Of Staff John Kelly or Chairman Joint Chief's Of Staff General Joseph
Dunford, both of which attended the ceremony. The massive footprint of the
security and administrative apparatus that follows the American President around
dwarfs anything else like it on the planet, much of which isn't even visible to
the casual onlooker. We can argue the merits of the tactics and procedures that
go into these operations, but as it sits today, this is how the POTUS moves
about and Trump is no different than Obama in this regard.
controversial? Would losing an aircraft and its occupants be worth the trip to
that ceremony? Wouldn't it be reckless if they decided to toss out their
training and mission guidelines and pushed for the sortie anyway? The point
being here is that if the mission was canceled by those who execute the
presidential airlift mission day-in and day-out around the globe, that's called
doing their job and keeping their crews and passengers safe, not chickening out.
Above all else, it's not a political decision, it's a safety decision. And yes,
there are different rules for a major emergency, such as a continuity of
government situation, than for a diplomatic flight to a memorial ceremony.
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So unless there is any evidence that Trump literally told his aides that he
refused to go to the ceremony, whether it be because he didn't want to sit in
the car for the extended drive or just didn't feel like it, then maybe wait
until all the facts are known before claiming it's his fault or that the
military and Secret Service weren't doing their jobs as prescribed. If it turns
out he didn't want to go and this is all a cover story, then he deserves to be
shamed on a grand scale.
In the end, there are plenty of potential issues to take Trump to task on, we do
event just highlight how many in the media will jump on him for anything, which
makes their arguments against his actual policies and direct actions so much
less impactful.
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