Well, either the Army is lying, or they really did say these things to JC officially but then said something else unofficially, or JC had every opportunity to speak to the media. In any of these three cases, the implications are deeply disturbing.
Most disturbing of which would be JC willingly not saying anything at all. It is absolutely unconscionable for a husband to say nothing when his wife goes missing. Even Hannibal Lecter would have said something if his wife was missing for this long.
Yes, Hannibal Lecter would have said she went well with a good Chianti.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
I think it's perfectly possible and likely that the Marine Corps said one thing to JC officially, but that he was privately asked to keep his mouth shut. We are, after all, talking about the United States Government, who lied about how Pat Tillman died, and expect us to believe that Benghazi was over a stupid video. I'm sure his unit and CO are genuinely concerned about him. I think the chain of command are primarily concerned about how the Marines look through everything - including this.
I just barely believed him not saying anything because the army told him not to. What made that make some sense was the fact that he cared so much more about the army than he did for his wife, that he dragged her half way across the country to the middle of a sparse and scorching desert away from her friends, family and beloved animals, just to advance his marine career.
Well, the Army hasn't told him anything, because he's a Marine. Not the same thing. But, they are called orders for a reason. It's not like he kidnapped her and took her across country in his trunk. She drove herself out there and set up the apartment before he arrived. That sounds like she was pretty gung-ho about it at the time to me. Based on that, I don't really feel it's fair to conclude that he cared more about his career than his wife.
MW, frankly, I'm a little surprised at your reaction to Jonathan's silence given your statements in post #684 regarding IM. Why should you expect so much from someone who barely knew her, who actually managed to say something about Erin. Yet be content with so little, in fact absolutely nothing, from the person who professed to love her so much that he vowed to spend the rest of his life with her.
That's a fair question. JC has not said anything, obviously, so his motivations are unknown to me. Since JC is rumored to have gotten drunk and destroyed the apartment on Sunday, I take that to mean he was feeling very betrayed, hurt and angry. Being a woman, I can only guess what a young man would or would not do under those awful circumstances, especially also feeling the pressure of the Marine Corps watching everything he does.
On the other hand, I'm much closer to IM's age than I am to JCs, so I come closer to having a similar amount of life experience. Once that probably cause statement came out, and it became known she was involved, you couldn't shut her up. So, yes, I think the fact that she couldn't find anything nicer to say about Erin than she did is very telling. Did she have to speak warmly of her? Obviously not. She wasn't put on this earth to satisfy my expectations. But I still find it telling. I think her demonstrated inability to even feign genuine concern for Erin means it's more likely she would do anything she could to help CL and NL. That's just my take on the situation. I could be wrong.
Now, turn about is fair play. For someone who obviously feels quite strongly about adultery, aren't you being a bit hard on JC overall?