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Carol's avatar

People have been silent in every industry and branch of military service and government for far too long. All who saw things and kept silent are complicit in the state of the country. I left the country and worked overseas for 17 years and watched our country fall from grace.

Hegseth was never qualified for his position

The president is not qualified

Not one member of this cabinet is qualified

So much incompetence has destroyed our country

November must straighten this debacle out 🆘⚠️💥🇺🇸🔥🤯‼️🤬

Tony Carr's avatar

If we let ourselves get talked out of holding complicit politicians (in and out of uniform) accountable for lawlessness, the erosion will not only continue but it will hasten. The rule of law is holding us together, but only just. The courts are doing their job, but we are relying on them too much.

Congress needs to get active. The Republicans need to reclaim their party.

November is absolutely pivotal. Without his toadies in the legislature, Trump loses the free hand he’s been wielding.

Thanks for your comment — you’re spot on.

Bmandiego's avatar

The GOP congress has failed us as well. I think it is ridiculous that now, only 2 months away from the election, some GOP members are trying to save face by pushing back on one or two Trumpy things. They voted in lockstep with him on everything for the past 2 years. VOTE BLUE...

Karen Rivera's avatar

spot on! VOTE BLUE in Nov or VOTE Early if you can in your jurisdiction.

Kathey Hunt's avatar

And volunteer to help someone get to the polls if you can do so

ramonaj's avatar

Amen.

Rob Jonas's avatar

I spent 21 years in the U.S. military. I can say with absolute certainty, that Commander Bonespurs and dipshit Kegbreath are the worst leaders our military has ever had in charge of it.

I remember going through leadership classes in the U.S. Army. One of the traits that we were told about which made the U.S. military superior to the Russians, was the independence given to leaders up and down the ranks. The Russian doctrine was leadership from the top down. This made command decisions had to be made at headquarters level. A good example of what can happen to a military when its leaders are shackled by top down leadership, can be found by studying the German reaction to D-day.

There was a Panzer division stationed at an area outside of the Normandy area. When it became clear the Allies main attack against fortress Europe was at Normandy, the German generals wanted to move the above named Panzer division from their area, to the Normandy area. They were not allowed to do this right away. The German leadership had been told that ONLY HITLER could order this Panzer division to go to the Normandy area. Unfortunately for the Germans, Hitler was sleeping in on the morning of June 6, 1944.

Apparently, Hitler had stayed up most of the night and there were orders not to awaken him.

By the time Hitler woke up, the Allies already had a beach head developed at Normandy and it was too late for the Panzers to throw the Allies off the beach. Military experts to this day speculate what might have happened at Normandy, if the Panzer division was brought in during the early part of the invasion.

Now Kegsbreath and t/rump are turning our military into a top down command. This is the absolute worse thing to ever happen to the U.S. military.

Karen Rivera's avatar

First, thank you for your service. And thank you for these insights. At Normandy, being "asleep at the wheel" was a good thing for the Allies. It is scary to think about America being "asleep at the wheel" in the 21st Century. Voting Blue is something we need to do to start bringing America back and ridding ourselves of "the worst leaders our military has ever had".

Terry's avatar

My uncle was in the Vietnam war. Saw combat. He was a huge trump supporter. He was exposed to Agent Orange during his service and shortly before trump's first term ended was diagnosed with dementia. It was rapid onset. It wasn't long and we had to bury him. I often wonder what he would think, if of sound mind today, of trump. He was really drinking the kook-aid in 2016. So many what ifs.

I can't believe any service member is behind trump or kegsbreath for that matter. I know they are, it's just unfathomable to me. But what do I know. I never served. Thank you, Rob, for your service.

The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

The Mall in Scottsboro Alabama is very popular with the MAGA crowd. During a recent thunderstorm, it lost power. Many people were trapped on the escalator for more than four hours. 😂

The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

This is a maga joke. Didn’t really happen.

Carol's avatar

Gold and silver still down about $800 per ounce

Silver dropped from just over $100 an ounce to $40 and is now at $63 … Trump should be held responsible for the plummeting metal prices 💥🇺🇸🔥🆘‼️🤯

Karen Rivera's avatar

"Trump should be held responsible for the plummeting metal prices" and so much more

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Rump should be held accountable for every criminal act, murders, pedophile, Felon, pathological liers, mentally incapable of running anything, except maybe to the bathroom.

The all must be removed, every one must vote blue to get rid of, and imprisonment for all .....all on drugs, all batshit crazy, ruining our country.

Karen Rivera's avatar

That is exactly how it is! All my life, most "administrations" were to be looked up to, and nearly all of them did the Work of We The People. Reading and watching about horrible dictators all took place in other countries - 3rd World, and I felt for those people. And now here's America, on the brink of being a failed nation because Maghats thought it would somehow benefit them to elect someone (twice) who fulfills the entire litany you gave above. We The People *must* VOTE BLUE in Nov or earlier if we are to have any chance of once again being the Nation and People we used to be. And when the Maghats go to the polls this time, they really need to remember all of the benefits they *haven't gotten* - can they still afford the very basic needs - fuel, food, housing, medical care

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes Karen, I hear you I agree with you completely.

It's an abomination of our Constitution, and we must take back our country, and place these criminals, of War Crimes no less in prison for the rest of their worthless lives

Lura Jensen's avatar

We need someone who knows speaking out. Thank you for doing that, and let's end this futile and stupid war

Betty Head's avatar

Can we just name this activity is in service to putting the nails in the coffin of democracy …yes, …totalitarianism. Let’s put the reality we are all is a march toward fascism.

Karen Rivera's avatar

Lets VOTE BLUE so we can recover some semblance of the Country we were, and can be again.

ramonaj's avatar

thanks Joe. ✌️ appreciate this segment. Tony Carr put it out there plain as day. we are not being told the truth and it is not. NORMAL. This is very frightening to me. Such a terrible thing . I hope the military will turn it around and speak out against the wanna be dictator in chief. and Hegseth, the maniac

Joe Plenzler's avatar

Thanks so much for watching.

ramonaj's avatar

Thank you for the great interview.

ramonaj's avatar

Without integrity you can't achieve anything. This regime lacks integrity . EVERYWHERE. We can't trust anything they say.

Douglas N Cooper's avatar

It's ludicrous to accept that serving in the military means giving up forever some major aspects of your basic rights as an American or just as a person! Where would that kind of policy end?!?

Edward mead's avatar

Donald J. Trump is wishing and lying again; Donald J. Trump is nothing but a WEAK little, short Finger who wants to be a King, Hell Trump can't manage America or any other Country.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhWTsMMQwtWBhxKZJGhWGpLXNq

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

He can't manage his bowels.

EPSTEIN FILES EPSTEIN WAR EPSTEIN FILES EXPOSE RUMP

Jean Conley's avatar

...AND AS A RESULT,HE S**TS* ALL OVER US.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes, and the entire globe

How in the world can anyone allow this to happen

We all saw it coming. Those of us who remember the first nightmare.

Jean Conley's avatar

Well, Penny, the republiCRAPS did and they are extremely proud of it! I think there's that saying, "Pride goeth before fall." (And, of course, their dictator-so-called president.) Here's hoping that it comes true in November! Thanks for your reply!

Zachaery Cram's avatar

He couldn’t even manage a business without bankrupting it. And yet so many people voted for him thinking he was a good businessman. It’s mind boggling.

Douglas N Cooper's avatar

The criterion for casualty counting and providing care to soldiers, vets and their families should be serving in "combat", not "war", especially not "war" with ridiculous and shifting definitions!

Betty D Stokes's avatar

Chaos is Putin’s strategy.

Kevin Lawrence's avatar

The Case of Major Jason Watson.

This man is a lone voice honoring his oath to defend the Constitution.

This man has more integrity than the General Staff. He has earned the Medal of Honor.

Judi Lakin's avatar

Trump and Hegseth are liars and are just trying to protect their image and their egos. They are not people of character or moral.

Karen Rivera's avatar

Tony Carr's observations are spot on and totally apropos. 1984 doesn't begin to describe the nightmare at the Pentagon, and the government We The People are struggling with. We have to VOTE BLUE to have any chance of recovering what used to be our country. Part of that recovery must include removing Schumer, who self-describes himself as a Protector of Israel, and Hakeem Jeffries who is also Pro-Israel, as evidenced by private meetings with Jared Kushner who works on behalf of Israel - that is the "public opinion" Netanyahu brags he has all locked in so he can use all of the resources of We The People to pursue his war; its not America's War, so why are we in it, led by a Secretary of Defense and a President that have no clue.

Karen Rivera's avatar

We wouldn't have "strategic Miscalculations in Iran" if Donny hadn't gone all in, with no plan or Congressional approval at all, to help Netanyahu on his revenge tour. Netanyahu is using resources belonging to We The People, money, armaments, soldiers and sailors for a vendetta of his own making. Donny so badly wants to be liked and included that he signed right up. No one currently in the most idiotic "Administration" ever, knows how to go to war, grow an economy or respect We The People and countries that used to be our Allies. Why is Netanyahu, a War Criminal of a foreign government, publicly bragging, "Netanyahu told a Likud event that bringing down the Iranian regime remains his top mission, and bragged about how he works to influence the American media and public opinion to make sure the United States remains locked in." The Middle East is completely destabilized, gas & diesel prices are off the charts, affecting supply chains and prices for everything because transportation costs have to be factored in. He claims to have many friends. REALLY?!?! Then why aren't these "friends" supporting his war on Iran? I am not antisemitic but I remain anti-murder, anti-genocide, anti-willful destruction of homes and territory. I am not part of the American public opinion Netanyahu claims to have locked in, and I am tired of We The People bearing the brunt of these narcissistic ego trips.