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Change is good.
You mean like how he treated John McCain? (His tweet yesterday about prisoners of war was particularly galling to many in light of his past statements.) Or perhaps his comments about gold star families? Or maybe the most recent example of how Captain Crozier was dismissed? And I’m sure anyone who served in the Middle East is just thrilled with his treatment of the Kurds. As for our great “victories”, the fact that he SAYS we’ve won doesn’t make it true. Reports from nearly every reputable news source indicate that ISIS was on the ropes, in particular due to the help of the aforementioned Kurds, and when we pulled out we allowed them to rebound. Meanwhile, our position in Afghanistan is now worse than it’s been in more than a decade; the Taliban controls great portions of the country.
To the extent he enjoys support from the military, it is indeed because, yes, he’s given them the budgets they’ve wanted, and yes, trust/belief in leadership is a core element of the military mindset. But the larger reasons, IMO, are that the preponderance off service members, especially among the ranks of officers, are traditionally Republican, and we see how he has managed to capture the party (in large part, I would argue, due to the unceasing positive coverage from their primary news outlets, but that’s a separate conversation entirely) — and perhaps most importantly, because so many originate from the absolute bedrock of his base: white, male, rural, non-college-educated.
Though, we should note this support has been historical to this point. I’ll be very curious to see how sentiment progresses as the pandemic continues, especially if we have more episodes like the outbreak aboard the Throdore Roosevelt. The recording of sailors listening to Modly address the crew immediately after Crozier’s firing, where one bursts out “WHAT THE f***?” was stunning.
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