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Whew... glad Trump pardoned him 
Navy SEALs described their platoon leader, retired Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, as "evil," "toxic" and “perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving,” in video footage of interviews obtained by The New York Times.
https://www.military.com/daily-news...call-edward-gallagher-evil-leaked-videos.html
Navy SEALs described their platoon leader, retired Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, as "evil," "toxic" and “perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving,” in video footage of interviews obtained by The New York Times.
https://www.military.com/daily-news...call-edward-gallagher-evil-leaked-videos.html
I've met non-military folks that see it perfectly fine for operators/military to kill randomly and without cause. Trump played to this segment and the bigger "support our troops" red-blooded patriot types.
Either too many video games or that whole we are ''the good guys'' spiel or its the American Exceptionalism idea on steroids.
It has come to a point where trump arent even pretending, he simply says "whatcha gonna do about it?"
And half of america is there behind him.
And half of america is there behind him.
My local news stations posted the story on Facebook and the responses are a blend of attacking the local news for biased reporting (because they don’t know what the AP even is), saying that folks are mad because Trump is protecting the troops, and the folks you’ve mentioned saying “this is how the special forces should act”.
One of them even said that the fact that SEALs spoke out against proves that there are “braindead liberals” in the military.
Trump, incredibly, blamed the 'deep state':
Well, if any government arm can be considered the deep state the Navy would be my first choice.
Now someone has called the SEALs who spoke out against him “cowards with axes to grind”.
That person probably wouldn't last a minute of the training those guys go through.
Oh no doubt.
Just amazes me that we’ve entered into a realm where the “rah rah god bless the troops” folks are now calling SEALs cowards.
War crimes are not committed by American forces. War crimes are only committed by foreigners with different religions or skin colour.
USA forces are there to bring peace and justice to the world. They can do no wrong. They have also never lost a war.
Feck me, they even had a film take credit for capturing the Enigma machine in WWII and it was only at the end credits did they even credit HMS Bulldog.
The American dream of being the best, coming from the best country, to the education system, TV and news and film, the way they have changed Christianity to fit them (Evangelicals) or to even claim credit for the second coming (Joseph Smith and the Mormon church) or complete batshittery (Scientology) everything about the USA fuels their belief they are better than everyone else. This MAGA shit only furthers that and feeds off it.
Pardoning war criminals is sick and sets one dangerous precedent and again shows Trump can do what the feck he wants with no consequences. Where will it end? When will it stop?
USA forces are there to bring peace and justice to the world. They can do no wrong. They have also never lost a war.
Feck me, they even had a film take credit for capturing the Enigma machine in WWII and it was only at the end credits did they even credit HMS Bulldog.
The American dream of being the best, coming from the best country, to the education system, TV and news and film, the way they have changed Christianity to fit them (Evangelicals) or to even claim credit for the second coming (Joseph Smith and the Mormon church) or complete batshittery (Scientology) everything about the USA fuels their belief they are better than everyone else. This MAGA shit only furthers that and feeds off it.
Pardoning war criminals is sick and sets one dangerous precedent and again shows Trump can do what the feck he wants with no consequences. Where will it end? When will it stop?
So its cowardice to speak out and bravery to keep it quiet? I am confused.
That’s what they’re saying...
“You don’t know how hard his job is. Leave him alone. He’s fighting for our freedom.”
—— other SEALs are calling him out though...
“They’re just cowards with an axe to grind...”
People should be raging about how war crimes are institutionalised to the highest level in US. Every president is guilty with impunity but lets pretend rogue "operators" are the problem.
id be honored to be sniped by a tier one operator while standing in line for the lexus december to remember sales event
WOW.They are without shame.
Don't know the difference between sheaves of wheat and olive leaves.
Regardless of crimes committed or not...I like to think that especially the vitriol against the military will eventually come back to bit Donnie in the ass hardcore. Most people who serve/served I know take pride in the country and those who can appreciate the difficult jobs they can have. They don't want to be political pawns. They just want some appreciation, not unlike your average employee...thats it. Trump and fans showing they ll throw just about anyone under the bus -many of whom are the most decorated among them surely can't end well for POTUS. If the Dems want to gain a lot of fans in the military -this is as good a time as any to pounce on it.
...watHammer & thicko
"He probably means a mate to run in the park with"
Democrats are already the party of the military. When Adam Schiff says military aid to Ukraine is vital to US national security even though some of it goes to neo nazi militias who now train american white supremacists who then travel back to US, he really means it is vital to funnel tax money to his weapon manufacturing donors.
Yes indeed, both parties support the military. Its national policy to do so.
Well well well...
"This shaver isn't working...oh, it's a telephone..."
I detest Trump so much I'd gladly see him dead in a ditch.
I have to give him props for not refering to the "filthy" cops as filthy pigs.
Yeah, probably... but the picture really happened.
Whats happening in the picture ?
Either Don has released his tax returns or he is picking the next evangelist to suck him off.
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