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Having your Soldiers’ Back
The government of Israel traded 1,700 Palestinian terrorists for Sgt. Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israelis have been known to trade live terrorists for the bodies of its soldiers held by its enemies. That’s what it means to have your soldiers’ collective back. And their families’ back.
Navy SEALS Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods knew the risks they took having volunteered for service in the American armed forces. They were in a war zone; they knew what the enemy could do, but it’s hard to imagine they ever considered that their government didn’t have their back. That the U.S. government would deny them rescue, deny them reinforcements, deny them cover. What must they have felt in those hours, knowing it was only a matter of time until they died — not because their government didn’t know, not because their comrades couldn’t reach them, but because their comrades weren’t sent.
Riding Amtrak this Sunday, I read an article in the magazine about Jill Biden’s new book, When Daddy Goes to War. Dr. Biden, stepmother of an Army National Guardsman who served a tour in Iraq, has — along with Michelle Obama — been a public face in support of our troops. Her book is about “the sacrifice of one military family — the endless worry, the prayers, the love, the lonesomeness…” Mrs. Biden talks about “gestures of kindness” her family received while Beau was in Iraq. “I can’t tell you how many times people would come up to me — I mean strangers, complete strangers — and say, ‘I’m praying for your son.’ As a mom, you can imagine what that means.”
I can. My stepdaughter served two scary tours in Iraq and her husband served there as well. My closest friend’s sons are Marines with three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan between them. I felt what Jill Biden felt; can she feel my outrage?
The administration has dissembled utterly on the Benghazi attack – the level of security requested before the attack that was denied by Washington; the fact that it was terrorism unrelated to the video; who knew what and when; and who made which decisions, including the infamous decision not to send help and rescue in the middle of the battle. Leon Panetta’s comment was revolting:
(The) basic principle is that you don’t deploy forces into harm’s way without knowing what’s going on; without having some real-time information about what’s taking place. And as a result of not having that kind of information, the commander who was on the ground in that area, Gen. Ham, Gen. Dempsey and I felt very strongly that we could not put forces at risk in that situation.
spymyeyes
October 29th, 2012
Otramma deserves a one-way ticket to the gallows and ALL of the murdered federal employee’s and service men serving under him families should get to draw straws to see who will get to pull the lever on the trap door and send him to hell where he can meet allah and his 72 virgin dancing boys in person.
Unruly Refugee
October 29th, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipCtsxOgfxg&feature=player_embedded
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Former National Security Adiviser Bud McFarlane: For Obama to Do Nothing is Dereliction of Duty
CrustyB
October 29th, 2012
Israel traded 1,700 dirty hadjis for Gilad Shalit.
Joe Biden complimented slain soldier Tyrone Woods’ father on the size of his son’s testicles.
Racist
October 29th, 2012
What’s truly infuriating to me is that Obama had no problem (unConstitutionally) send in troops to help the Muslim Brotherhood/AlQuaida Militants who were getting their asses kicked while trying to overthrow Ghadaffi for being an obstacle to the destruction of Israel and the creation of the Caliphate! Obastard even went so far as to secretly send in “Booots on the Ground”, Defy the Seperation of Powers and the War Powers Act, and basically tell Congress and the American People, “Screw You, I’m Barack Obama! I don’t have to seek Congressional Approval for anything”!!!
Rick
October 29th, 2012
Hurricane Sandy, get the fuck over so Benghazi can come roaring back next Thursday or so!
Maudie N Mandeville
October 29th, 2012
“Have your back?” means something totally different to Obama.
Stirrin the B.S.
October 29th, 2012
@Maudie – “Have your back?” means something totally different to Obama…”
So true, so true.
grayjohn
October 29th, 2012
The seals knew the risks, but they didn’t know their commander in chief was a low life coward and treasonous bastard. ALL the seals know it now. All the seals, soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, coast guardsmen, they all know it now. You know what to do.
God bless the Military.