Bush did ok for about 2 weeks after 911 . then it was downhill fast . <| sep |> My initial point wasn ' t specific to Manning ' s situation , it was that enlisted people are not given the autonomy to act according to their moral compass . My second point was in response to the person who commented saying the risk of military prison was low for defying orders . Manning acted according to a moral compass , and we ' re arguably a lot better off for it , and look where she is . <| sep |> I pressed pay on Paypal , the thing spun for a bit , went away , and then I got The service is unavailable . <| sep |> I am dumb . Thanks ! <| sep |> I don ' t want any particular sort of ending . Knowing GRRM , if he doesn ' t believe it ' s good enough he won ' t release it until it is . So I ' ll like any ending he has