This is my shocked face.
Hmmm, if they had recalled and reinstated the actual Patriots who had been sidelined/purged by the anti-freedom, anti-Americans at the field grade level, it would have been a deep well of intel that could have been helpful and predictive. Predictive protective intelligence ….. it's a thing.
Nooo, it's far better to leave these already tested and proven Patriots out in the cold cause "egos" or something.
Audit the promotion boards. Many would jump back into the fight in a heartbeat.
Recall and restore. It's a pen stroke away. They know the opposition's tricks and feints because they refused to play along once the hand was revealed.
This isn't about R vs D, it's about freedom vs. tyranny. Race is also a factor because it was used to create a sense of alliance/allegiance, create an "other". To ignore the exploitation of race as a significant factor is to only tell part of the story.