Trump won't visit troops in war zones...it would "validate missions he doesn't truly believe in"

[Miles Archer]

Trump repeatedly boasts about boosting the Pentagon budget, and he enjoys giving speeches before cheering troops or military hardware, but he has been reluctant to visit troops in war zones, reported the New York Times.

His immediate predecessors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, each made four visits to troops in Afghanistan, the same number of visits Bush made to Iraq, which Obama visited once.

Aides told the newspaper that Trump has not made visits to war zones because he does not really want them serving there in the first place.

They said a presidential visit would validate missions he doesn’t truly believe in.

Trump, who got a military deferment for bone spurs during the Vietnam War era, has also not made special trips to visit troops deployed at American bases overseas.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/trump-wont-visit-troops-war-zones-doesnt-believe/

[underpants]

1. But he flies to Paris basically to see Putin

Was there anything else that he actually did there?

[gratuitous]

2. Bush to military personnel: Drop dead

But keep voting Republican!

[eppur_se_muova]

3. But if some kid wants to die in that combat zone, hey, that's his business, right ?

Way to respect the troops, Coward In Chief.

[dameatball]

4. Remember when he went to Arizona(?), Texas(?) to look at samples of the wall?

That is probably as close as he will ever get to hostile territory....with the gangs, rapists, caravans and small pox carriers.

[Squinch]

5. Oh em effing gee. He is pond scum.

[Moostache]

6. WTF???? These people astound me with their inability to feel shame...

That is astoundingly tone deaf and insulting to military personnel stuck on deployments not of their choosing or comfort either...

If Trump REALLY doesn't believe in the missions, CALL THEM HOME TODAY!!! Do not leave American soldiers and personnel in harm's way because of your own cowardice and lack of fortitude. Sweet Jesus man, I know you have no desire to really BE the president, but for the love of anything decent, do not be such a colossal piece of shit constantly.

Damn I wish his heart would implode already.

[Dave Starsky]

11. Just fucking unbelievable.

I can't believe they can say this outrageous shit, and the media just gives them a pass.

I can't believe a single veteran supports this idiot coward..

[msongs]

7. then he should issue orders to withdraw those troops who face dying for him nt

[WePurrsevere]

10. Exactly my thoughts too. nt

[backtoblue]

8. He'd probably go check out Mr Prince's private soldiers...

The only reason he does ANYTHING is when he benefits from it.

Aides told the newspaper that Trump has not made visits to war zones because he does not really want them serving there in the first place.

Yeah, because he'd rather have a private military that he can profit from...

[angrychair]

9. Downright inspirational huh?

“I do not support your mission, I don’t support you!”

That is the takeaway from that statement.

We have troops in harm’s way. As CIC you have a responsibility to those troops to not just support them in words but in deeds.

That includes visiting then, no matter where they are.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. If he doesn't believe in the missions he should withdraw the troops.

Otherwise he needs to get his fat orange ass to Afghanistan and go through the motions of pretending he gives a damn. Bush at least served up a plastic turkey on Thanksgiving but Orangehole McLittledick can't even be bothered to do that.

[Ohiogal]

13. Fake President!

[Celerity]

14. so bring them HOME, you duplicitous fuck

FAKE POTUS

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Words fail me after reading this.

n/t