The difference between Clinton and Trump is that Clinton was never a guy who boasted about how militarily brilliant he was, or implied he was going to use our military might simply for petty reasons. Clinton - wisely - focused on where he was skilled, namely using our military and economic might as leverage in negotiations, with the goal of reaching deals all sides could be reasonably satisfied with. In short, he was a lawyer.
Trump, on the other hand, is a wannabe gangster, pointing at the US military as his own personal goon squad when things don't go the way he wants. It's there that his lack of military knowledge of any kind is dangerous. He's clearly a guy who likes the pomp and circumstance of the military - the uniforms, the equipment. But it's equally clear that he values military personnel only as a voting bloc, and likely wouldn't have an issue sending them to die in some bullshit war that won't accomplish anything.
So, like all things, it's a matter of context. When you're banging interns and otherwise taking a measured approach to the Presidency, dodging the draft isn't a huge deal because it's pretty clear you recognize that military matters aren't in your wheelhouse, so you delegate to the professionals. However, when your entire persona is being a 'tough' guy, and you claim that various Pentagon generals say you're a 'military genius' then, yeah, a lack of actual service is more than concerning.
Trump, on the other hand, is a wannabe gangster, pointing at the US military as his own personal goon squad when things don't go the way he wants. It's there that his lack of military knowledge of any kind is dangerous. He's clearly a guy who likes the pomp and circumstance of the military - the uniforms, the equipment. But it's equally clear that he values military personnel only as a voting bloc, and likely wouldn't have an issue sending them to die in some bullshit war that won't accomplish anything.
So, like all things, it's a matter of context. When you're banging interns and otherwise taking a measured approach to the Presidency, dodging the draft isn't a huge deal because it's pretty clear you recognize that military matters aren't in your wheelhouse, so you delegate to the professionals. However, when your entire persona is being a 'tough' guy, and you claim that various Pentagon generals say you're a 'military genius' then, yeah, a lack of actual service is more than concerning.
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