r/MurderedByWords • u/SkullLeader • 7h ago

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u/TheAsianTroll 4h ago

5 stars also dont exist outside of official wartime so theyre saying Trump is the guy who only exists for the US to be at war with someone.

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u/Warmbly85 4h ago

Omar Bradley was made one in 1950 so 5 star generals not only exist outside of wartime but they can be created outside of wartime as well. 

Bradley was promoted to 5 star general so that MacArthur who kept his five star rank since WW2 and was currently leading the UN forces in Korea wouldn’t outrank him. 

Korea wasn’t a war it was a UN backed police action so not official wartime as congress didn’t declare war. 

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u/ScientistEuphoric809 3h ago

We’ve been at war for 93% of the nations life, 229 out of 249 years engaged in active military conflict

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u/pchlster 4h ago

I mean, that's fair.