Commander in Chief
President Harry Truman was well known for a sign, the buck stops here, on his desk.
He didn't mince words. In his 1953 farewell speech he stated, "The President--whoever he is--has to decide. He can't pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That's his job."
Compare that with President Trump. Today (2/28/17) a Fox News interview was released, one of the topics was the Yemen raid for which Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens lost his life. During the interview Mr. Trump stated:
“This was something that was, you know, just — they wanted to do,” Trump said. “ And they came to see me and they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who are very respected.”
“And they lost Ryan,”
“And they lost Ryan,”
The generals did it. These are not the words of a president taking responsibility. No matter what planning, what actions that were performed by the Obama administration, Mr. Trump he gave the OK. His word released our military to execute a dangerous mission. His command led to the death a one of our finest.
A weak statement by a man claiming to be the best and strongest about everything else. It appears that being the best Commander in Chief isn't one of his self-proclaimed accolades.
posted by Leland @ 5:31 PM
1 Comments:
I agree! As a former commander, i took responsibility for the outcomes - good or bad - for all we did. One should not assume the position if he or she can't accept the weight of responsibility for actions they commit. "It's just something they wanted me to do", is way off the mark. Then again, we must realize the personality we're dealing with always blames someone else for his failures or anything he doesn't like. His remarks are riddled with names and entities that he feels have failed in some way.
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