INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For a president who professes to revere the US military more than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump gets entangled in a lot of scrapes that raise doubts about the sincerity of his admiration. He has feuded with war heroes and the relatives of fallen soldiers, sparked controversy by ducking remembrance observances and been accused of using the troops to advance his political goals. He’s said he knows more about ISIS than the generals do. The President’s latest spat with an admired military figure is with retired Adm. William McRaven, the architect of the daring special forces raid into Pakistan that killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, acting on CIA intelligence. This controversy, like the President’s past run-ins with military heroes, was set off by Trump’s perception that he was being unfairly attacked, apparently by a politically motivated critic.”
–Stephen Collinson, “Trump says he loves the military, but he keeps insulting its members,” CNN Poltiics, CNN.com, November 19, 2018 8:45 am