John Bolton: Trump’s Military Firings Send Message That ‘Following Orders’ Is ‘Now in Question’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
Dean: “Yeah, I mean, so much of the Trump Administration‘s MO has been uncertainty, and that they see that as a strength. But to your point, something like the military certainty is important and command and control is important.”
BOLTON: “Well, I would distinguish between the military part of the government and the civilian part of the government. I think when you mess with the military, you‘re taking a huge risk with our national security. Uh, officers, we don‘t ask military officers or enlisted personnel what their opinions are politically before we give them orders. And if it‘s a question of saying, well, because this particular officer followed orders in a prior administration we don‘t like, and therefore we‘re going to take him out of service, that tells every other officer that the critical tradition of following orders, whether you agree with them or not, is now in question. I mean, it‘s exactly the opposite effect of what the new administration should be seeking, which is to say, look, we‘ve got different policies and you‘re going to follow them, right? I think the military‘s overwhelming response would be, yes, sir. And if it‘s not, then there‘s grounds to remove them.”