Sound Off: December 3, 2025
Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.
There’s hope
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the senate Armed Services Committee, has committed to launching an investigation into allegations of extrajudicial killings by the military. This move has garnered the support of Senator Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat, who has commended Wicker’s leadership and expressed his confidence in the forthcoming inquiry. This kind of bipartisan cooperation is indeed heartening, especially considering the frequent criticism Congress faces for merely rubber-stamping the Executive Branch’s actions. Such collaboration offers a glimmer of hope that Congress can still effectively carry out its role as a separate and coequal branch of the government, ensuring accountability and transparency.
Following orders
You military people who said you had to follow orders, legal or not, are wrong. No soldier has ever been expected to follow orders that include war crimes. If your leader told you to commit a war crime, you do not have to obey it. A war crime usually involves murdering innocent people. You may not have thought some of your orders were unfair, but that is not what we are talking about. We are talking about being asked to murder people who have nothing to do with declared enemies. Right now, we are bombing small boats near Venezuela with no information on who is on these boats. That’s murder.
Just think this through
OK, let’s consider what happens when one of these alleged illegal orders is given. And let’s say that a soldier refuses said order. How, exactly, do you think that’s going to end for him or her?
Watch out for those tires
Sec. Hegseth, the manliest of manly men, gave a virtuoso performance in how to throw one of your admirals under the bus on social media. About what I would expect from a DUI hire.
Frauds
I find it very sad to see the Democrats are against stopping illegal drugs coming into our country and other countries. It’s sad, but maybe if all these blockade politicians had one of their loved ones affected by this, maybe it might open their eyes. Hopefully, but doubtful.
I’m so confused
We’re going to pardon the president of Honduras, who was convicted in the United States of drug trafficking. We’re attacking boaters and threatening Venezuela because of ... drug trafficking. Is it just me? Seriously.
Sleepy Joe
I’d honestly love to hear the full, true story of who was running the show during the Biden Administration.
Skippin’ town
Ole Miss coach Lane S-kiffen, as is in skipping, waited for the Iron Bowl outcome to make his jump to LSU. The Bama job was in reach.
Good luck
Have you seen LSU’s schedule next year? Good luck, buddy. You’re going to need it.
Do as I say
So Louisiana’s governor was Big Mad over Brian Kelley’s contract. And then proceeded to green-light an even bigger, and less insured, contract for Lane Kiffin. OK.
No oversight
The EPA is apparently nonexistent because of an executive order stripping regulations. Now homes risk scores are being erased from Zillow listings. Buyers beware because we have no protections from fraudulent sellers.
DC incident
The targeted shooting of National Guardsmen in D.C. by a man of Afghan descent is horrific, and he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But for Trump to seize on a tragedy and blame Joe Biden—or worse, label all Afghans as terrorists—is reckless and discriminatory. It only fuels fear, division, and resentment. We’ve been here before. After the Vietnam War, the U.S. welcomed thousands of Vietnamese refugees who are now an integral, loyal part of American society. If one Vietnamese person committed a crime, would anyone suggest deporting the entire community? Of course not. Holding millions responsible for the actions of one is not leadership—it’s prejudice dressed up as policy.
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