Political Quotes

“this statement that somehow commanders are removed from responsibility and that we are not keeping commanders responsible, that couldn't be further from the truth. Today, commanders are the only ones responsible for good order and discipline at every level. The unit commander is responsible for order and discipline. Every aspect of the chain of command is responsible. It is their jobs to train troops, to maintain good order and discipline, to prevent rapes and crimes from being committed under their command, and to punish retaliation. They have failed in that duty. In this chain of command, 97 percent of commanders are responsible and do not have the convening authority we would like to give to prosecutors--97 percent, their job doesn't change one iota. So to say you are making commanders less responsible is a false statement that has no bearing. In fact, they are 100 percent responsible for good order and discipline, for training their troops, to prevent these rapes, and to prosecute retaliation. In 1 year--they have been on notice for years about this, 25 years, and we have this zero tolerance. They are super on notice now--in 1 year, not one prosecution of retaliation. This guy can prosecute retaliation under article 15. This guy can do something about retaliation. This guy, this guy, this guy.…”