re: #265 cliffster

You better believe they think it undermines their work. And yet he will stand up in front of them and lecture them.

I took your bait (that you repeatedly and sarcastically offered) and gave the likely (if obvious) political reasons why he wouldn’t discuss the trials tonight. S

The man is trying to build a coalition of support on the home front, re-motivate international allies, inspire troops, and win a war. Of course he isn’t going to bring up a severely contentious issue that could undermine many of those goals.

Why are you so concerned about that distracting issue right now?