Of course, it is the Defense Department's position that active duty service members shouldn't practice self-immolation. They should especially not do so as a revolutionary act to strike against powers that could not otherwise be meaningfully resisted. That would not be appropriate, in the eyes of the Defense Department. Enlistment is already trending downwards, we can't be having this.
This is what I would write if I were the media person in the Pentagon. Probably one of many reasons I was never approached for the job.
Of course, it is the Defense Department's position that active duty service members shouldn't practice self-immolation. They should especially not do so as a revolutionary act to strike against powers that could not otherwise be meaningfully resisted. That would not be appropriate, in the eyes of the Defense Department. Enlistment is already trending downwards, we can't be having this.
This is what I would write if I were the media person in the Pentagon. Probably one of many reasons I was never approached for the job.