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I was thinking of the segment on @lawrence's show where a psychiatrist consulted a military field manual to try to think about leadership qualities and where Trump falls short. If he were a lower ranking officer, would his behavior get him pulled from command?
These are the qualities a military officer is supposed to possess:
1) trust
2) discipline/self-control
3) judgment/critical thinking
4) self-awareness
5) empathy
1) trust
2) discipline/self-control
3) judgment/critical thinking
4) self-awareness
5) empathy
As @lawrence points out, one quality that an officer is specifically *supposed to* possess is the ability to remain calm under pressure, and not get visibly upset or angry when receiving bad news.
Their conversation continued:
The capacity to anticipate the consequences of your actions - including second and third degree consequences - sounds like something useful in this situation with Iran. Is there any possibility in the world that Trump possesses even an ounce of this quality?
This is the original op-ed from the @latimes: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-gourguechon-25th-amendment-leadership-mental-capacities-checklist-20170616-story.html
A real leader has a capacity for trust, good judgment and self-discipline, critical thinking skills, and an awareness of self and others. Trump does not possess a single one of these qualities. He is the worst possible leader we could have in a crisis. #NoWarWithIran
Christ just look at the "trust" aspect of leadership:
