Trump said to study General Pershing. Here's what the president got wrong.

2017-08-19 0

A sordid taleof Gen. John J. Pershing executing Muslim insurgents in the Philippines at the turn of the century is a favorite of President Trump.They were having terrorism problems, just like we do, Trumptold a throng of cheering supporterson the campaign trail in South Carolina in February 2016.Pershing caught 50 terrorists who did tremendousdamage and killed many people.And he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50menand he dipped50 bullets in pigs blood you heard that, right?He took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs blood. And he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. And the 50th person, he said: You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. And for 25 years, there wasnt a problem.