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Originally Posted by Precious_b
Nah. Cheney was more qualified. He has one documented hit on target.
And whats $$$ and top brass have to do with the topic?
But since you put it out there....
if you mean being a neocon warmonger you might be right!! how did Iraq 2.0 work out ... for Iraq?
bahahahaaa
Your repub buddies who pulled the trigger and started that stonewalling answering you?
How do you know it means nothing?
Nothing illegal about being on a boat in the sea.
And what they experienced is totally out of proportion for not having a license if they are fishing.
is the boat illegal if the cargo is illegal?
As I stated and you won't answer (since you'd have a heaping load of 'nuttin:
Got evidence of that?
Nope.
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Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
no one not even these people's families believe they were just out for some deep sea fishing. they knew what these people were really doing. shed no crocodile tears for these people. or their families.
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Got a source with a direct quote for that?
Thought so.
Just had to ask because ima still laughing at that one.
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Originally Posted by txdot-guy
It’s called an extra judicial killing. I don’t believe anyone is shedding any tears over the fate of true drug traffickers but by dispensing with the requirements of evidence and trial Trump has turned the US Military into little more than expensive vigilantes.
Take a look into the drug war in the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte. It didn’t end well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_drug_war
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Yupper. When he took the rightful job away from the Coast Guard, he illegally started a vigilantie (sp) group to do his bidding and got butthurt by people who were in the military quoting off UCMJ. At least one Admiral wasn't going to have it and followed said law.
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Originally Posted by txdot-guy
Authorized by Congress, that’s what it’s called. What Trump is doing isn’t authorized by anyone but his own delusional mind.
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Oh, I love it when a reasoned reply is given to people(s) kneejerk reactions that only follow what they believe is the way things are suppose to be. This is why maggies have such a hard time and whine/rage all the time: they are so 'effin lazy and won't do the legwork because it is too hard for them.
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Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
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Originally Posted by txdot-guy
It was authorized by a joint resolution of congress called the AUMF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author..._Force_of_2001
Until congress authorizes action against Venezuela and its supposed drug boats everything Trump has authorized is likely illegal and Unconstitutional. Pete Hegseth is the just the stooge that Trump has gotten to do the dirty work.
Hegseth needs to be replaced but I’m not sure that he would be replaced with someone else who would be willing to tell Trump and his cronies the truth about their actions.
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You just keep scoring there TxDot.
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Originally Posted by Ducbutter
Hegseth is clearly a smart enough guy from an academic perspective and served his country honorably. However, to me the guy seems too ego driven and too much a grandstander for the position. He just doesn't have the temperament for it. He can't compare to a guy like Powell or Schwarzkopf.
Cause it's like that.
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Hey Duc, where you been? Don't remember seeing you post of late.
You got the problem nailed with the guy and the whole slew of people surrounding donny. It's a Cult of Personality. They are looking like the guys that yes manned for Stalin more and more everyday.
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Originally Posted by texassapper
I have had the pleasure of meeting both men... Schwarzkopf was the better leader of the two in my opinion, but neither were ever SECDEF, once again rightfully SECWAR. Powells greatest failing was believing a politician.. he pretty much destroyed his legacy of service lying for W.
Schwarzkopf I don't think would have done that... he would have resigned first.
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Both guys were fundamentally good people. Can't fail either of them for actions that got an inordinate number of people killed. Schwarzkopf could have probably had a better resolution to the shooting war in Iraq if briefed better on Boyds OODA loop. And you are correct about Powell being an unwilling pawn for Dub-U to justify actions in that country.