03-01-2017, 10:00 AM
(03-01-2017, 07:39 AM)hollodero Wrote: That topic is too American for me to weigh in, so sorry in advance. Just quickly and cautious, these SEALS are brave men going on risky missions, possible casualties are always part of the deal. I never understood the public blame game that followed, and I don't understand it here. Go after Trump for one of the 10.000 more valid reasons, not for that one. Could have happened under any president.
I don't know if blaming Trump really honors the fallen. But well, too American, sorry, I'm out.
It isn't about blame. It is about responsibility. It was Trump's decision making authority which green lit the mission. Instead of accepting his responsibility he instead blamed the generals.
Anything that does or doesn't happen on a mission is the leader's responsibility. Even if something goes wrong and wasn't your fault or beyond your control, it's still your responsibility. I can't tell my company or battalion commander, "Well, my squad leaders wanted to do it." Leaders at the lowest level of the Army should know this. I would have fired a squad leader if he told me me, "Well, they wanted to do it." Is he the Commander in Chief or the Blamer in Chief. Apparently, Tiny Hands has BBs for balls.
