Stink of failure: Tillerson accused by his own staff of violating law

[RandomGuy]

Child soldiers ok now?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal government do ents reviewed by Reuters.

A confidential State Department “dissent” memo not previously reported said Tillerson breached the Child Soldiers Prevention Act when he decided in June to exclude Iraq, Myanmar, and Afghanistan from a U.S. list of offenders in the use of child soldiers. This was despite the department publicly acknowledging that children were being conscripted in those countries. [tmsnrt.rs/2jJ7pav]

Keeping the countries off the annual list makes it easier to provide them with U.S. military assistance. Iraq and Afghanistan are close allies in the fight against Islamist militants, while Myanmar is an emerging ally to offset China’s influence in Southeast Asia.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1DL0EA
Holy .

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The bad-faith incompetence will be UnPresidented.

[spurraider21]

We're skirting rules so we can help countries aiding us in the fight against isis. Means to an end?

[boutons_deux]

We're skirting rules so we can help countries aiding us in the fight against isis. Means to an end?

Charlie Wilson's War resulted in Al Qaeda, I'm sure armies of children will work out equally well.

The fake unending, unwinnable GWOT is just another highly profitable industry for the Capitalists to transfer wealth from Labor to themselves.