Have focused more on the process instead of the people. I think it is a real sad moment when were focussed far more on the process of what time call was placed versus the fact that there was loss of military soldiers and there were individuals that were killed in action. We should be talking about the heroes. We should be talking about their lives and that hasnt been the focused. There are congressional leaders calling for an apology. Will there be an apology . Im sorry. Theres congressmen like Elijah Cummings calling for an apology from the chief of staff. I dont think that general kelly was wrong and i dont sympathy he should offer an apology. Where did he get that information . He was there. Everyone wants to narrow this down to a nineminute speech. This is something that took place over the course of the day. You have two different accounts. Im talking about when he raw and emotional accounts that anyone could give. I think he has a lot of credibility on this topic and a lot of cre
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