re: #312 EastSider

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?

In reality, it’s for purely emotional reasons, and if what I said meant a shit, I wouldn’t bring it up. But it doesn’t, and so I can’t help point this out: He has to look these marines in the eye and ask them to put their lives on the line. They deserve better.