Conservative darling Ben Carson argued Monday that the military shouldn’t have to worry about being prosecuted over what’s politically correct in fighting against the Islamic State.
Carson made the comments on Monday in an interview with Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” host Bill Hemmer. Carson suggested there shouldn’t be any rules in fighting ISIL.
“Our military needs to know that they’re not going be prosecuted when they come back, because somebody has said, ‘You did something that was politically incorrect,'” Carson said on Fox News. “There is no such thing as a politically correct war. We need to grow up, we need to mature. If you’re gonna have rules for war, you should just have a rule that says no war. Other than that, we have to win.”
Carson’s comments come as Congress debates President Barack Obama’s proposed authorization for using military force against ISIL. The Congressional Progressive Caucus recently came out against Obama’s proposal.
Watch Carson’s comments below:
(H/t: Mediate)
Now that is brilliant foreign policy!! I can’t wait to see him in the debates
Is there any way we can all agree not to use that goofy “politically correct” term? It’s silly meaningless spew.
OK then. Pitch out the Geneva accords and let atrocity roll.
Hmmm, so apparently rape, torture, and chemical weapons are just ‘politically incorrect.’
This type of lunacy has become mainstream within the Republican party. They must be so proud of what they’ve become!
Is it ‘politically incorrect’ to call Ben Carson a sociopath and question his commitment to Christianity?
So it’s the old: “Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out.” How enlightened.
Their contempt for standards of decency and fairness can be measured by the right wing’s indiscriminate overuse of “politically correct.”
Dr. Carson, just as right wingers love to call out use of the “race card,” I am calling out your use of the “politically correct” card.
And the decision to not prosecute would be made by the host country, not ours.