They bring heart, soul and intellect.

I well remember when the NY Times was upset over Bill Clinton and his "loathing" of the military.  It's good to see they remain consistent as well as respecting of the civilian authority of the military.

"and disagreed with his push to have armed forces quell demonstrations."

I guess they didn't like it when Eisenhower sent troops into Little Rock.

"“I think we need to look harder at who we elect,” Kelly said in an interview for the online platform SALT Talks."

Yeah, nothing chilling about hearing a general say that.

The funniest part is having the Times praise the military, but Orange Man bad and whoever can help out is forgiven past sins.  John Bolten is their new favorite Republican after all.

The Obama era is over. Here's how the military rates his legacy

President Barack Obama will step down after eight years as commander in chief with one of the most influential tenures leading the U.S. military, but not necessarily the political support of service members.

His moves to slim down the armed forces, move away from traditional military might and overhaul social policies prohibiting the service of minority groups have proven divisive in the ranks. His critics have accused him of trading a strong security posture for political points, and for allowing the rise of terrorists like the Islamic State group whom the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were supposed to silence.  

More than half of troops surveyed in the latest Military Times/Institute for Veterans and Military Families poll said they have an unfavorable opinion of Obama and his two-terms leading the military. About 36 percent said they approve of his job as commander in chief.

Their complaints include the president’s decision to decrease military personnel (71 percent think it should be higher), his moves to withdraw combat troops from Iraq (59 percent say it made America less safe) and his lack of focus on the biggest dangers facing America (64 percent say China represents a significant threat to the U.S.)
 

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2017/01/08/the-obama-era-is-over-here...

Congress and Obama Depleted the Military

In short, the situation President Trump inherited is dire. America today faces an array of threats more serious and complex than at any time in the past 75 years.

President Obama and his policies are largely to blame. The 2011 Budget Control Act, which mandated across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, at a time when threats were growing, has also done serious damage. “No enemy in the field,” Mr. Mattis told lawmakers, “has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration.”

What have eight years of Mr. Obama’s policies, and six years of the Budget Control Act, wrought? The military superiority America relied on after the end of the Cold War has been seriously eroded, our capabilities diminished.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-and-obama-depleted-the-military-14...

I guess I missed all of those NY Times op eds about this.

Look at thom just foaming at the mouth over there. 

He longs for the day his conservative dream comes true. Small, limited government coupled with a militarized domestic police state and the continuation of America’s unfettered expediationary foreign interventionism. Fascinating.

How stiff is your little two inch racist penis right now thom?

< heart soul and intellect

army men want bigger army, more money.

shocking.

Fuck John Bolton.

And Thom.