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| Peace through superior firepower  |
AmCits? RumInt? Let's use the actual words, please. Let's not dehumanize American Citizens any more than our government already has done. RumInt? Am I supposed to figure this out? When you post, please make an effort to be clear. | |||
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AmCit? As in short hand for American Citizen? Those are commonly used terms by anyone who works in this space. Do not ever accuse me of dehumanizing my fellow countrymen. Ever. You dont rate. Ive worked for and along side them my entire adult life. You sit online and bitch about it. All the people on the sideline not working this in some fashion, stop bitching online and write your congressional representatives demanding action for AmCits. Until the bureaucrats get pressured, things dont change. | |||
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to think that we were pissed off about operation fast and furious Never again will I succumb to any notion of tighter gun laws. Never. You handed our enemies more firepower than can be imagined. Pretty sure MS13 and its ilk has the dough to get some of that bought and put right back in our asses. Its a hard pill to swallow that this was an accident by any means. The guys on the ground had to be instructed to leave this shit behind. Seems like a top down decision that make low level incompetence seem not possible. You wouldn't leave guns and ammo in a village or base and then just walk out without even a thought. How do you know try and blow the shit up before you leave? You must have been ordered to leave it. __________________________ The entire reason for the Second Amendment is not for hunting, it’s not for target shooting … it’s there so that you and I can protect our homes and our children and and our families and our lives. And it’s also there as fundamental check on government tyranny. Sen Ted Cruz | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
One more word out of you Mister Big Shit, and you're gone. You come in here acting like you're some kind of Goddamned hardcore operator. We don't know anything of the sort about you. We've had plenty of posers come through here. You haven't told us a thing. All you've done is drop these hints about how you're plugged into everything to do with military intelligence. Just try to be a genuine person. This "You don't rate" shit means nothing here. And in case you've forgotten, you came to us, not the other way around. Who forced you to regsister here, with all the riff-raff? You registered here because you have shit you want to sell. Well, guess what? That ain't gonna happen. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
And....boom. Gone. Funny thing- people in the military understand chain of command, but not you. Oh, and BTW, I'm not the only one wondering about you. In the past week, I've had three longtime members contact me about you. You may very well be what all your little hints suggest, but your posting style has alerted some people I know well and whose judgement I trust. I'll tell you one way you're a phony, and that's with the way you first reacted when I told you about our sales rules- telling me that it's my property and not yours. And then you turn around and refuse to take direction from the owner. I don't know what you do in this life, but in at least one respect, you're a fucking phony. Lip service. See ya | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Just so there is no confusion- I don't want see this silly-ass look-at-me-I-must-be-an-operator-because-I-use-vague-bureaucratic-terms shit in this forum. AmCits or RumInt or RimJob or whatever. Keep it out of here. Strive to be clear when you post, not cool. We are not impressed by these things. We are merely annoyed by them. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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Damn. Now I'll never know what a RumInt is. Rumpless Intercourse? Hmm, probably out of context... Rumrunners International? Nah, they don't drink... Ruminating Intellectual? Nah... Rumbling Interpreter? Maybe? Nah, Rambling Interpreter but that doesn't work... I'll never know! Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed. | |||
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Dude, YOU don't need to tell me to calm down, so don't! We're certainly in agreement that it seems there's WAY more effort/focus on refugees than the Americans in peril. That said, you might consider not using .gov acronyms we have to google to find out what you're talking about. And while we're not all in the loop on 'Washington-speak', trust me, we're at least as frustrated as those 'working the problem'! Oh, and I pretty sure I'd use stronger language than 'flat footed' when referring the decision makers involved in this debacle! ETA - Looks like I missed something...Or then again, maybe Not! ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
nhracecraft, he's banned You don't rate Sound familiar? The ass clowns who run Black Rifle Coffee Company have taken the same approach, and it's worked just about as well for them as it did for Mister Big Shit. | |||
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Forty years ago (and perhaps today also), the polite Navy term for it was "scuttlebutt". | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Yes, but you weren't trying to appear so cool and mysterious to strangers on the internet. Reminds me of this: | |||
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I didn't watch the video, but at the risk of being 'indelicate', I don't give a damn about the Afghani's or their plight. Regardless what improvements our presence has created for these people, the costs far outweighed the benefits to us. And that's where I draw the line. Look at the pics of the flights out. All you see are fighting age men running away. If they had any appreciation or desire to maintain the improved life and potential future the US gifted them, they'd we willing to stand up and fight for it. But overall, they aren't. Instead, this young lady and others like her are angry that the US isn't willing to stay in country indefinitely, while committing trillions more US taxpayer dollars and untold numbers of American military lives to protect the life they say they want. Do I find the Taliban disgusting and reprehensible? Absolutely. Do I care what the Taliban inflicts on A-stan going forward? Nope, not at all. But none of that is what's the issue right now. If someone comes into my home in the middle of the night to do me and mine harm, I will end them, or die trying. I protect that which is important to me. These people appear to have none of that quality. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
I only served regular Army for 4 years and ANG for 6 but I too was getting weird vibes from that kiwi dude. The REAL professionals don’t ever talk about anything they do in front of people like us, the wannabes do. My sister is married to a recently retired USAF PJ who apparently was there at the Bin Laden whacking but I only found out from her and even she barely knows what he really did for nearly 30 years. The rest of us? Not a damn thing. These real guys don’t need to brag. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
The members who contacted me said the same thing. | |||
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Para you must own a rope company! You keep giving them rope till they hang themselves then give them another 50' to try and straighten up. | |||
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I thought the "finishing up in Spec ops in Virginia" was a nice touch. Really? Spec ops? Virginia? Subtle, very subtle. Then throw in "his team" and "my team" For DEVGRU/SEAL Team 6 he sure liked to talk.  | |||
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Shortly after he joined, the newly banned member spouted off about how many of us posted often on "trivial" threads. Reading his response at that time made me think he was soon to be booted off. And that has come to pass... Back on topic: I too am confused about who we actually are removing from the country. Naturalized American Afghan citizens with passports? Ok! American citizens? Of course. Vetted Afghans (and their families) who worked for us and are now in danger? Sure! But, and this is based on the photo of the plane load of military aged males and other photos of have seen, who else are we hauling out? And of the the 22K supposedly slated to come to MAFB, who are they exactly? Are we now hauling out just any Afghan who can get on the tarmac? End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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| Lead slingin' Parrot Head  |
As I pointed out in the clipped part you didn't quote, she also makes a strong case for why staying was not just in the best interests of the Afghans, but why it was in our best interests as well. She admits the Afghanistan problem is complicated and acknowledged that some of the blame falls with the Afghan people, so your point about those fighting age young men fleeing on the flights is valid and I agree with you, but she also discusses how many members of the Afghan Army are poor farmers trying to feed their families. She has family members and friends who were in the Army. After long periods of going without pay, after having the U.S. supplied air support they depended on during combat operations suddenly pulled from them in June, and after watching their U.S. allies suddenly release thousands of their Taliban/ al Qaeda enemies from prison after they fought and died trying to capture them, and then watching their U.S. allies suddenly and with no warning abandon Bagram airfield, many are demoralized and in fear for their lives and the lives of their families. Take the time to at least listen to her point of view before you judge. | |||
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All I can say is we’ve only had one true operator on this board, and that is Gecko45. The ultimate operator. Just a little humor break in all this disaster. | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
To Kiwicurt...FUD is that you? LOL Remember FUD? _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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