Obama Condemns Growing Sexual Misconduct In Military

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

IGOR BOBIC 10:53 AM EDT, FRIDAY MAY 24, 2013

President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the growing epidemic of sexual assault cases within the nation's armed forces, calling on a young class at U.S. Naval Academy to restore America's trust in one of the most venerable institutions.

"Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that makes our military strong," Obama told graduates in Annapolis, Maryland. "That's why we have to be determined to stop these crimes. Because they have got no place in the greatest military on earth.

He added: "You're about to assume the burden of leadership, as officers, you will be trusted with the most awesome of responsibilities, the lives of the men and women under your command. And when your service is complete, many of you will go on to help lead your communities, americas companies, you will lead this country. And if we want to restore the trust of the american people deserve to have in their institutions, all of us have to do our part and those of us in leadership, myself included have to constantly strive to remain worthy of the public trust."

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[KG]

1. the only growing trends is the amount of incidents being brought to light.

it remain to be seen if anything will actually change...

[SemperEadem]

2. well, he needs to look no further

than the Marine barracks at I and 8th street which is assigned to provide protection and service in and around DC at all government institutions.

Do take the time to watch Independent Lens' film called "The Invisible War". It was on this past week. It is both sickening and heartbreaking how the culture of rape in the military is allowed to flourish and the victims are punished and their careers destroyed.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/13/judge-dismisses-epidemic-of-rape-in-military-case.html

Those “underlying facts” include alarming statistics regarding the number of soldier-on-soldier sexual assaults. Women in the military are now more likely to be raped by fellow soldiers than they are to be killed in combat; in 2010, there were 3,158 military sexual assaults reported, according to the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office—a number that, by the Pentagon’s own admission, represents just 13.5 percent of the estimated 19,000 assaults that actually occurred last year.