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It's alarming to hear military leaders question our civilian leadership.

When a significant number of military leaders start questioning our current leadership, it will be another turning point.

Trump is playing a dangerous when he keeps lying about Northern Syria. The military knows the truth. You lose credibility with the military, you're done.

Dumbass comments like:

* the Kurds and Turks are both very happy with the deal.
* you need to let them fight like in a sandlot.
* I vanquished ISIS in a month.
* General Mattis is overrated.
* implying our allies are our terrorists.

Trump can't con military men. They know what's happening.

[Post edited by Blah at 10/19/2019 10:43AM]

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Posted: 10/19/2019 at 10:34AM

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Lt. General Hertling criticizes Mattis' criticisms, then says this, -- HoosQ 10/19/2019 08:52AM

I think we are only hearing this type of talk because of Trump -- graycalhoo 10/19/2019 11:27AM

You can't claim to the military that both Kurds and Turks are happy ... -- Blah 10/19/2019 11:31AM

Proof of His genius. Next up: making both Arabs and Israel happy. Any day.** -- 81_Hokie 10/19/2019 2:30PM

Lol, "increasing" -- psychobilly 10/19/2019 10:46AM

It has, but the generals haven't been expressing this alarm forever. Carry -- HoosQ 10/19/2019 10:50AM

Generals are all political... -- psychobilly 10/19/2019 11:00AM

A general being "political" has little to do with partisan politics -- Quaker 10/19/2019 11:18AM

I see the usual suspects are here pushing the official -- 111Balz 10/19/2019 11:29AM

Yep, nothing new here. Dems did it.You just hate trump for no reason at all ** -- 81_Hokie 10/19/2019 2:32PM

And there you have it. We're NAZIs. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:01PM

He says you're like nazis, duhthat. Can you read? ** -- WaxHoo 10/19/2019 1:29PM

It's rhetoric like that NAZIs would use. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 5:05PM

Um ..., duhthat. ** -- WaxHoo 10/19/2019 5:07PM

That's not true. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:25AM

How would you know? -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 11:37AM

You're seriously ignorant. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:00PM

Love the ignorance, LOVE IT!!! -- psychobilly 10/19/2019 11:41AM

Of course not. -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 2:07PM

Make it to the officer ranks? What, are you retarded? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 4:27PM

You better let the USAF know their fact sheet is wrong -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 6:48PM

Do you know what redundant means? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 8:33PM

Congrats on admitting your ignorance -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 6:26PM

Get fucked you old pussy. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 8:45PM

Oooh, so angry. ** -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 8:52PM

Nah, just responding in kind. You get what you give. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 8:54PM

^^^Triggered ** -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 8:59PM

You've been triggered this whole time? ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 9:02PM

If by triggered you mean bemused than yes. -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 9:10PM

Than? my stupidity? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 9:13PM

Yes that has been clear ** -- 111Balz 10/19/2019 11:55AM

Generals and Admirals don't openly mock & criticize our Commander-in-Chief. -- Blah 10/19/2019 11:10AM

Oh, you mean like McChrystal? ** -- psychobilly 10/19/2019 11:33AM

Which General/Admiral did that?** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:13AM

Mattis. Clapper. McMaster. McRaven. McAffrey. ** -- HoosQ 10/19/2019 11:19AM

So no one currently in the military? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:22AM

...and speaks to the integrity of he generals, but doesn't change their -- HoosQ 10/19/2019 11:34AM

Or it speaks to their political affiliation... -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:36AM

But the left hates the military. You and bill seem to have a burr in your -- HiwasseeHoo 10/19/2019 11:59AM

You drunk already? ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:02PM

It's alarming to hear military leaders question our civilian leadership. -- Blah 10/19/2019 10:34AM

The PKK are terrorists. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 10:46AM

So you don't think there was any way this could have been handled better? ** -- HoosQ 10/19/2019 10:52AM

Might have been cleaner if we had just killed them all -- 111Balz 10/19/2019 11:25AM

We were leaving one way or another. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:00AM

With that line of thinking, we didn't being in ww2? ** -- HiwasseeHoo 10/19/2019 12:01PM

And I don't recall Syria bombing Pearl Harbor. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:05PM

Congress declared war in WW2. What are you even trying to say? ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:03PM

That pesky search feature will show that a good number of the RWNJs were -- Tuckahokie 10/19/2019 10:56AM

The pullout wasn't the problem. The way Trump did it was. -- Blah 10/19/2019 11:05AM

Syria moved into bases in Syria? Holy shit! -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:15AM

I thought WMDs were a huge concern for the US? -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 11:28AM

Don't forget the (ethnic) "cleaning out" ** -- Hoo TV 10/19/2019 11:30AM

You realize that was BS, right? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:30AM

So you don't believe Assad used chemcial weapons? -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 11:36AM

Prove Assad used Chemical weapons. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:44AM

Here's a full list of WMD use in Syria, comrade hoothat -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 2:21PM

Realize you're a fucking idiot yet? ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 4:13PM

You are correct on Douma being in Syria -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 6:33PM

Because the fucks that became ISIS got trained somewhere, right? -- hoothat 10/19/2019 6:54PM

Is it dumbass? Look again you arrogant, ignorant twat. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 3:59PM

I think his handlers are mad at him for exposing himself too much...hasn’t -- BonsackHoo 10/19/2019 3:08PM

I was driving. I dont post and drive ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 4:03PM

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You're not very bright. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 4:11PM

Tell me more about Assad's use of chemical agents on his people? -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 6:36PM

Why don't you mock me for where Douma is located again. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 8:34PM

I'd rather mock you for your claims that Assad didn't use WMDs -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 8:38PM

Sure they have. Just like Douma is in Iraq. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 8:42PM

Shall I reshare the link? -- Hoodeac 10/19/2019 9:01PM

Wikipedia? truth? lol. ** -- hoothat 10/19/2019 9:03PM

All of your foreign policy views are based on the Russian viewpoint. -- BonsackHoo 10/19/2019 12:10PM

No, they are not. That's your ignorant, insulting opinion. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 12:12PM

You are endorsing the Russian narrative and saying the Western narrative is -- BonsackHoo 10/19/2019 12:19PM

Once again, that's your opinion. -- hoothat 10/19/2019 3:54PM

The hangover is going to be historic. -- Chuck Taylor 10/19/2019 09:30AM

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Trump isn't reverent of the military. The Moron is a Draft Dodger -- Blah 10/19/2019 11:22AM

Yeah, people dodged the draft out of principle... -- hoothat 10/19/2019 11:26AM

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