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"I have not talked to a single military officer who would be in favor of pardoning any one of these three…" -- Gary Solis, a 26 year veteran of the Marine Corp

“I can honestly say I have not talked to a single military officer who would be in favor of pardoning any one of these three… We have been fearing that this would happen.”

Gary Solis, who served the first eight of his 26 years in the Marine Corps as a tracked vehicle officer in the Vietnam War, before becoming a military attorney.

“To me the more substantial issue is whether the president has blown a hole in the prosecution of war crimes by this country.”

Eugene Fidell, a well-known military lawyer and visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School.

Source:  https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/19/trump-issued-pardons-soldiers-war-crimes-cases-what-now.html

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LEONARD QUART: Living with the Trumpian ethos

I know self-criticism is as important as criticizing the other side, but Trump and his cohort seem unable to engage in self-criticism or stop operating like a juggernaut that lays waste to its critics and opponents.

CONNECTIONS: We have all we need to prevail. We just need to stop wasting it.

We need to recognize potential. We need to truly understand prejudice, the purposeful misunderstanding and undervaluing of any group. We live in a land of plenty. That does not justify waste, but it enables it.

I WITNESS: Leadership

Good leaders lead by example. Bad leaders lead by example, too.

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