Is anyone really surprised by the pardon shit? Really?
There is a certain elegance to the irony of breaking them with lawfare. Anon may be onto something.
Which is more detrimental to their cause and their power? Imprisonment or utter disgrace? They are now essentially guilty until proven innocent by their own hands.
How many will release indignant statements saying they don't need any stinking pardon? How well will that play in public opinion? 3D Checkmate.
Best case scenario for this professional ass-licker is that he becomes an un-hirable pariah as far as the defense contractors are concerned. He'll have to try to survive on the retirement pay of a 4 Star General.
Worse case scenerio is other anons have stated. Fraud vitiates any possible pardon for treason. It's going to be interesting to watch the Court Martial. The only fair disposition of which would be reduction of rank to E-1 and publicy televised execution on the yard of Ft Leavenworth.
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Honestly, it's anyone's guess. Anons are owed a Q & A though.
The Chow Thief will get his.
Concur
NOPE
The US has no vital national interest in Congo. If Christians must be avenged, sent the Vatican Guard.
Have you not been paying attention to how the MIC revolving door works? Lurk moar.
Define punishment. I believe he should be the recipient of a good old-fashioned public drumming out ceremony where he is stripped of all rank, medals, awards and badges, and is then handed over to the executioner.
That will be argued as the precedent. The fact that it's improper will be not even be considered.
Exposure has to begin immediately to get in front of the next mid-terms.
Kek. And it's incorrect. Flynn was convicted awaiting sentencing when the pardon was issued.
Akshully, it's just good political tactics. If you think it's not a consideration you don't understand the Potomac Two-Step.
This is pearl clutching. The whole point of this place is to have conversations.
Infinity quints on the the horizon, but can it really be considered a get given the absolute state of this place?