Afghan War Report Enrages Veterans, Gold Star Families. Even As More Of Us Died, They Lied

[pknopp]

Glad to see libs won't be complaining about ME troop withdrawals in the future.

They never did. Blindly partisan Dems did.

What is so obvious and stupid is that the Military Industrial Complex keeps starting these stupid, senseless, expensive, and unwinnable wars for profits, and we keep cheering.
There was Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc.
Since none of these countries were a threat to us in any way, clearly it was really dumb to waste lives and money there.

We didn't start Korea or Vietnam....

Irrelevant. We had no reason to get involved .

 

[Sunni Man]

We didn't start Korea or Vietnam....

Neither the Korean war or the Vietnam war had anything to do with defending America and keeping us safe. ..

 

[Manonthestreet]

Whatever.....point stands....we didn't start it

 

[rightwinger]

Instead of invading an entire country looking for 1 man.

Our military has the ability to insert elite soldiers by air and cordon off a several square mile grid that intelligence said he might be hiding. Then throughly sweep the area, and he isn't found, try again at a later date.

That way the U.S. wouldn't have wasted almost a trillion dollars, sacrificed the lives of thousands of soldiers, and spent nearly two decades looking like a dog chasing its own tail. ...

Agree

Invasion was not the only option in Afghanistan

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

A text sent to a Newsweek reporter from a former Marine infantryman who served in Afghanistan (and requested anonymity) said: "They lied. For years, they lied. Even as more and more of us died. They lied. And lied. And lied."

Afghan War report enrages veterans and Gold Star families: "Even as more of us died, they lied"

Across social media, U.S. military veterans of the war were outraged over what the Post had found and upon publication, a barrage of swift condemnations ensued directed at military commanders of past and present and the administrations of Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump.

Too much money to be made by the military industrial complex that puts some of that money in campaign coffers.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

What is so obvious and stupid is that the Military Industrial Complex keeps starting these stupid, senseless, expensive, and unwinnable wars for profits, and we keep cheering.
There was Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc.
Since none of these countries were a threat to us in any way, clearly it was really dumb to waste lives and money there.

God you are AMAZINGLY stupid. Korea was INVADED by North Korea at the urging of the Soviet Union, supplied and equipped BY the Soviet Union. The Chinese entered the war BECAUSE the Soviet Union told them too and offered to help them.

Vietnam was because the North Vietnamese wanted to take South Vietnam, again we did not start that. Iraq was a threat Saddam Hussein was going to return to making a Nuclear BOMB. PROVEN repeatedly by captured people and documents and the French, Chinese and Democrats were helping him get out from under the restrictions. Afghanistan was because they harbored Bin Laden and his network. You would have to ask Obama why we went after Libya and Syria.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Where is the media? What are we doing about this?

 

[eagle1462010]

 

[harmonica]

..we didn't have any business in Vietnam....we did in Afghanistan .....
..we were after Osama and his gang--plain and simple

..now, we should not have been trying to change Afghanistan .....we can/could ''help''...but anyone that thinks we can change countries like that is an idiot

 

[Terri4Trump]

A text sent to a Newsweek reporter from a former Marine infantryman who served in Afghanistan (and requested anonymity) said: "They lied. For years, they lied. Even as more and more of us died. They lied. And lied. And lied."

Afghan War report enrages veterans and Gold Star families: "Even as more of us died, they lied"

Across social media, U.S. military veterans of the war were outraged over what the Post had found and upon publication, a barrage of swift condemnations ensued directed at military commanders of past and present and the administrations of Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump.

Quit fucking crying you sniveling bitch. Nobody lied about anything

 

[harmonica]

...these people VOLUNTEERED--they should not be ''enraged''

 

[Terri4Trump]

Invading, occupying, and destroying the infrastructure of an entire country looking for 1 man was idiotic. ...

That country gave safe haven for the operation you stupid bitch ass crying moron. THATS why we went in. to get them both.

9/11 was bigger than Pearl Harbor in case any of you sniveling bitches forgot

 

[eagle1462010]

Our mission should have been to kill the enemy and get the hell out.........

Nation building in the Middle East is idiotic..............They base their gov'ts eventually on religion there, and their culture just isn't going to accept True Democracy in the end..........

All long term engagements there by many countries have ended in hauling ass.....Britain and France after WWI finally gave the hell up.........it never ends.

Now we are 18 years there........no end in sight.........6 Trillion in cost......with long term costs at 8 Trillion and it still isn't over.

 

[Terri4Trump]

Our mission should have been to kill the enemy and get the hell out........

I will agree that we have been there too long. Thats because we no longer really fight wars like wars. WWII was a war, raining utter hell and destruction on an enemy until they bow down. As long as we fight always worrying about PR and collateral damage and all that horse shit, wars will drag on forever. War was not meant to be nice and neat.

War must be the most horrible destructive hell on earth consuming all in its path. Thats what makes your enemy fear you and surrender when it is waged.

Can you imagine getting into a fight on the street and telling your opponent that you won't hurt his face or his vital organs? He would not be scared of you.

If we ever fight Iran, move number one should be nuking Tehran. Next day, surrender. Lives and time saved.

 

[whitehall]

If they lied it was during the eight years of Hussein. When President Trump is tries to bring Troops back from useless conflicts he is met with outrage by the hypocrite left.

 

[eagle1462010]

Our mission should have been to kill the enemy and get the hell out........

I will agree that we have been there too long. Thats because we no longer really fight wars like wars. WWII was a war, raining utter hell and destruction on an enemy until they bow down. As long as we fight always worrying about PR and collateral damage and all that horse shit, wars will drag on forever. War was not meant to be nice and neat.

War must be the most horrible destructive hell on earth consuming all in its path. Thats what makes your enemy fear you and surrender when it is waged.

Can you imaging getting into a fight on the street and telling your opponent that you won't hurt his face or his vital organs? He would not be scared of you.

If we ever fight Iran, move number one should be nuking Tehran. Next day, surrender. Lives and time saved.

I agree.........it's harsh but it's War.........Get in ..kill as many as possible and get out.

 

[Terri4Trump]

If they lied it was during the eight years of Hussein. When President Trump is tries to bring Troops back from useless conflicts he is met with outrage by the hypocrite left.

Good point

 

[SavannahMann]

Some years ago I caught a ton of shit because I said we were not in Afghanistan to win. We were there not to lose. It was in 2008 when McCain said we would remain in Afghanistan for a hundred years if that is what it took.

What is worse is the simple truth that we will remain there even knowing this. Nobody wants to be the one blamed for the loss.

 

[JustAGuy1]

Invading, occupying, and destroying the infrastructure of an entire country looking for 1 man was idiotic. ...

The odd thing was, he quickly left (and we knew that) but we stayed to invade, occupy and destroy.

The MIC has to pay it's bills

 

[pknopp]

If they lied it was during the eight years of Hussein. When President Trump is tries to bring Troops back from useless conflicts he is met with outrage by the hypocrite left.

Good point

It isn't a good point unless it actually happens.