the guy who got eddie gallagher pardoned appointing eddie gallagher's lawyer to reform the JAGs is a nightmare scenario. gallagher is not a soldier who committed a war crime. he is a serial killer who happened to be a soldier.
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In the one part of Hegseths hearing I watched, Hegseth avoided saying that he will adhere to the Geneva conventions. This decision does not surprise me
Only bit I saw was him clarifying that he referred to these lawyers as JAGoffs because they put their careers before their fellow soldiers by convicting them of crimes, and he got approved anyway.
Considering it was because of Canadian actions against Nazis in WW2 that brought about the Geneva suggestions, that drunken loser Hegseth has no idea what he's opening the door up to.
A guy who can’t be faithful to even one of his wives & has been accused of being a drunk & a rapist shouldn’t ever be in the position of changing the rules of engagement, or ignoring int’l law.
Incorrect, he was absolutely a soldier.
He was a US soldier who behaved like many others did but was unlucky enough to end up on a platoon of rare decent soldiers who insisted on reigning him in.
Thousands of other Gallaghers roam free in the US, Britain, & Australia
Semantics are important. Calling people what they are is important, lest someone be mislabeled as something they are not.
Gallagher was a US Navy sailor. He was also a blatant war criminal and his actions were so aggregious his fellow SEALs reported him and testified against him.
It just so happens that the US military likes serial killers and his platoon mates were principled enough that they forced the Pentagon to make a show of punishing him
He’s also going to continue repeating people as a defense counsel. So he’s going to be influencing the DoD policy at the same time he’s defending people for violating DoD policy
My dad was the Marine equivalent of a JAG and while I've seen him plenty angry at the Trump admin, the Gallagher pardon was the first time I saw him truly lose it over this stuff
This is a big reason I'm relatively pessimistic about the military not becoming like the Wehrmacht, because Trumpists are trying to capture the referees of the military to determine what orders are legal.
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He was a US soldier who behaved like many others did but was unlucky enough to end up on a platoon of rare decent soldiers who insisted on reigning him in.
Thousands of other Gallaghers roam free in the US, Britain, & Australia
Sit your ignorant ass down, you clearly have no knowledge of this subject.
He was in uniform, with US military weapons, on the ground. For those not in the cult of military, that's a soldier.
He wasn't sniping little girls & slashing the throats of surrendered POWs from a boat
Gallagher was a US Navy sailor. He was also a blatant war criminal and his actions were so aggregious his fellow SEALs reported him and testified against him.
It just so happens that the US military likes serial killers and his platoon mates were principled enough that they forced the Pentagon to make a show of punishing him
Thousands more have never faced any justice & roam free among us.
You thank Eddie Gallaghers for their service, give them discounts, & cheer them at sporting events daily.