Sad to see General Kelly, who by previous accounts seemed to be just what Trump needed as COS, get sucked into the ugly under-belly of politics. Now he's spewing Fake News like his boss does every day. Kelly should have stuck with his initial instincts and persuaded Trump not to make the call. Instead he gave Trump the "he knew what he signed up for" line and POTUS botched it.

I saw a Gold-Star widow's interview in which she said that particular sentiment should only be offered by the deceased fellow soldiers/buddies or someone in the chain of command. Her point was that those words are hollow when spoken by a civilian. And probably even more if they came from a president who never served and who lacks the empathy gene.