We aren't suppose to question the military

[SHRED]

This is a shitty place to be as a country.
All this military worship ...."heroes"...by the media is paying off for these fascists who are in charge now.

[spooky3]

1. Authoritarians love the military brass. AND, Kelly provides a convenient

distraction and means of blowing off tough reporters, if Pearls can get get reporters to buy it.

[SHRED]

3. Trump is playing this

He needs to be removed from office like yesterday.

[Lint Head]

2. It's bullshit. There's a reason the Constitution demands a civilian government.

The president cannot be in the military.

[SHRED]

4. We're in a military coup now

We need to wake up.

[PJMcK]

5. There's a reason the U.S. has civilian leadership of its military

The Founding Fathers didn't want the country to have a militaristic focus. They rightly believed that civilian leadership would prevent foreign entanglements. While the U.S. has certainly been embroiled in overseas conflicts, I expect things would have been worse if the Pentagon had been in charge of our foreign policy. I believe they are honorable public servants but when you're a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

In fact, I've found the criticism of past (and present) presidents who hadn't served in the armed services to be unpatriotic. The president-- and other government officials-- do not need to have served to be our leaders. The Constitution makes that fact clear.

SHRED is right: "All this military worship by the media is paying off for these fascists."

[Sneederbunk]

6. Too many of us remember Vietnam.