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| WH: Navy SEAL Was ‘Killed in Combat,’ But ‘Not in a Combat Mission’ | |
| 2016-05-05 | |
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIS) attack in Iraq was "killed in combat," White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged Tuesday, but was "not in a combat mission." And the despicable, odious, lickspittle bitc* Earnest would know about 'combat missions' how ? The serviceman, identified as Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Charlie Keating IV, was the third member of the U.S. armed forces to be killed in combat since President B.O. sent troops back into Iraq to advise, train and equip local forces, three years after the formal U.S. withdrawal was completed. Keating was killed when ISIS attacked a Kurdish peshmerga position some two or three miles behind the front line in northern Iraq, according to the Pentagon. "This is an individual who is not in a combat mission, but he was in a dangerous place," Earnest told a daily briefing. "And his position came under ‐ under attack. He was armed, trained and prepared to defend himself." "Unfortunately, he was killed. And he was killed in combat, but that was not a part of his mission," he continued. "His mission was specifically to offer advice and assistance to those Iraqi forces that were fighting for their own country." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Edit for coherence. Come on. Just some workplace violence. Let's pressure countries where our SOF train their solders to declare those areas gun free zones. That should solve the problem. |
| Posted by: rammer 2016-05-05 22:03 |
| #13 Come on. Just some workplace violence. Let's pressure countries where ours SOF train their solders declare those areas gun free zones. That should solve the problem. |
| Posted by: rammer 2016-05-05 22:01 |
| #12 Advisors? Soldiers know there are times when you need to stop talking and start doing. Politicians just dont get that. I saw a video today of the action. The Seals had stopped the attackers and were pushing ISIS back when the Seal was hit. |
| Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 2016-05-05 21:24 |
| #11 So why does everyone lie about everything? Happens all day everyday and everyone thinks it is cool smiles laughs about it and then the stab in the back why? Maybe the country needs to be taken back from the LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE just a thought! |
| Posted by: Elmolusing Thrusoling9294 2016-05-05 19:43 |
| #10 Obama has been the President but not really Presidential. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2016-05-05 19:31 |
| #9 Is this determination going to reduce family benefits? It's been a long time since I did Survivor Assistance. There was a lot of talk about that after the Ft. Hood shooting. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2016-05-05 18:52 |
| #8 The Admin trying to protect Barak Peron's "Legacy" while screwing the Troops Families out of their Due. I have never seen such cowardice in my life here. Fire everyone in this administration when you get a new Prez. And Sue the hell out of these worthless pieces of shit. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-05 14:28 |
| #7 What a fuck sock. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-05 12:38 |
| #6 Damnit Tennessee... you gonna make me look bad if you cut out the fucking cussin'! Sorry Mr. limp dick spokesperson.... if you are being shot at by the enemy, you are in combat. The SEALs held the line while the enemy advanced in force. Along with air power, guts and the liberal expenditure of ammunition they stopped Daesh cold. So it was fucking combat you walking jizz waste. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-05 10:44 |
| #5 Mr. Earnest your boss is directly responsible...and this statement is what you offer the family? You get up there and talk about Flint, Mich first and then act peeved that the SecDef stated that SO1 Keating died in combat. Let me tell you what his family heard...you referred to him as an "individual" not as what he is...a SEAL...and he certainly not there by himself, he was with his team who are all armed, trained and ready to do harm to others in defense of our nation...not sent as some prospective victim into a "dangerous place." It was not a matter of fortune ("unfortunately he was killed") that he sacrificed himself and his family and SEAL family also sacrificed...he was not merely "killed" by an unfortunate accident. You state that "he was killed in combat, but that was not part of his mission" ? Well, it was not "fortune" that ordered him on this mission...it was Obama. The president's actions and poor policy have grave consequences for those that serve and sacrifice. I guess it was SO1 Keating's fault that he was outside of his mission, that he failed to defend himself, that the SecDef called it combat, that you are inconvenienced and have to tell us unsophisticated vets how it really is. Well, we the unsophisticated understand sacrifice, not your mealy mouthed pathetic semantics. SO1 Keating sacrificed. His family sacrificed. His team sacrificed. It was not in vain. We will not forget their sacrifice. Sorry about the PTSD rant, although I did edit out all the cussing that is going on in my head. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-05-05 10:36 |
| #4 So, a workplace accident? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-05 08:59 |
| #3 It all began with the regime's denial of a 'Global War on Terror.' No war, no combat. The struggle to secure 'Purple Hearts' for the fallen and wounded at Fort Hood is an example which painfully comes to mind. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-05 08:20 |
| #2 Right. And Omaha Beach was "a ship-to-shore evolution." |
| Posted by: Matt 2016-05-05 08:13 |
| #1 So it wasn't combat combat. And even though he was killed in combat, he is not a casualty. Because he wasn't on a combat mission. Which means he doesn't affect the stats. Are we clear? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-05-05 01:46 |