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minus-squareMinusPi (she/they)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 day agoWhy don’t presidents fight the war?
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoI saw a picture of George Washington leading troops on a crappy boat. Why isn’t Biden out on a crappy boat somewhere? Lol
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 day agoBecause he wasn’t president then. Eisenhower led troops as did Grant
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoGeorge Washington did lead troops one time as president, with the secretary of the Treasury at his side. There was a little revolt over taxes on whiskey and when he showed up they surrendered.
minus-squareDaPorkchop_@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·21 hours agoThe joke was that Biden is really old.
minus-squareMinusPi (she/they)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoWhy wasn’t Trump? Why wasn’t Obama? Why wasn’t Bush? It’s hardly just Biden.
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoI wasn’t singling him out he is just the current president and I can’t imagine him in that position lol. I like Joe.
minus-squarekofe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWas Washington leading troops after he became president though?
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoAlexander the Great was the first over the wall when invading a city. Edit: source
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoYea there’s no way the first person over a wall wouldn’t get immediately mercd by everyone on top who isn’t fighting anyone yet.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHe was! He took an arrow to the lung and they thought he was dead!
Why don’t presidents fight the war?
I saw a picture of George Washington leading troops on a crappy boat. Why isn’t Biden out on a crappy boat somewhere? Lol
Because he wasn’t president then. Eisenhower led troops as did Grant
George Washington did lead troops one time as president, with the secretary of the Treasury at his side.
There was a little revolt over taxes on whiskey and when he showed up they surrendered.
The joke was that Biden is really old.
Why wasn’t Trump? Why wasn’t Obama? Why wasn’t Bush? It’s hardly just Biden.
I wasn’t singling him out he is just the current president and I can’t imagine him in that position lol.
I like Joe.
Was Washington leading troops after he became president though?
Alexander the Great was the first over the wall when invading a city.
Edit: source
that’s almost certainly myth
Yea there’s no way the first person over a wall wouldn’t get immediately mercd by everyone on top who isn’t fighting anyone yet.
He was! He took an arrow to the lung and they thought he was dead!