As a veteran, there is no offense whatsoever in what he said. If we can't look at our policy in a rational and impartial way, we cannot learn from our mistakes. That's lesson 101 for every soldier. Further, Mr. Trump repeatedly honors the courage and work of soldiers/veterans which is why the vast majority of them are supporting him in this election. This is about war strategy and what has and has not worked against our enemies. We have won many tactical victories, but strategically our war policy has been terribly ineffective...in some cases counterproductive. That is an arguable point of view, no doubt, but it casts no aspersions whatsoever on anything the military has done in achieving the missions it is given. So the headline is not only wrong, its a deliberate lie.
Then as a veteran you should be offended because on the field of battle we beat the NVA and the VC. We LOST the propaganda war based on a lie told by Walter Cronkite after the failure of the Tet Offensive.
As a veteran you should be offended at your Idol's lack of historical military knowledge to know that we haven't lost every war since Vietnam. You should be pissed off because of his blatant falsehood.
But because you worship Orange Jesus you dutifully agree with everything he says. And what Trump is saying is no different than what any Liberal anti-war Liberal says about us.
And what Liberals do...and what Trump dis was to take a dump on what the military has done in the last 40 years.
How exactly does Trump honor me...or you...by hiring a blatant stolen valor moron as part of his campaign staff?
Does he honor us by lying and claiming soldiers stole reconstruction money?
OH WAIT!!! I know...you think he honors us by wanting to turn us into a mercenary force willing to fight for the highest bidder. That MUST be it.
As a Senior NCO your lack of backbone and willingness to swallow anything this fool feeds you...when you know from a military standpoint he's wrong...shows a serious lack of moral courage.