OPINION:
In her rationalization of his behavior, Hillary Clinton would still have us believe that President Bill Clinton should “absolutely not” have stepped down over the White House affair (“Hillary Clinton: #MeToo doesn’t apply to Bill, Lewinsky was ’adult,’” Web, Oct 14).
As president, Bill Clinton was the nation’s commander in chief — but that still links him firmly to the military’s chain of command. He was at the top of but not above the military. Can one imagine what would happen to the captain of a U.S. Navy warship if he were to commit, in the captain’s state room or on the bridge of the ship, acts similar to those of Bill Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House, with a woman not his wife? He would be summarily relieved of command because of a “loss of confidence in judgment and ability to command.” Period.
COL. CHRIS J. KRISINGER
U.S. Air Force (retired)
Burke, Va.
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