Posted on 11/29/2011 2:02:24 PM PST by DFG
In September, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's most prestigious military award, to Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the marine who saved 36 of his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan.
Obama called Meyer one of the most "down-to-earth guys that you will ever meet."
But today Meyer, 23, is having trouble getting a job because of allegations by defense contractor BAE Systems that he has a drinking problem and is mentally unstable. Meyer filed legal papers Monday claiming the allegations were in retaliation for objections he raised about BAE's alleged decision to sell high-tech sniper scopes to the Pakistani military.
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I was belittling the writer for “Marine Who Won medal. Does she thing people win them in poker games or something?
This moron, OLIVIA KATRANDJIAN, doesn’t even know that the traditional way to spell “Marine” as it pertains to a member of the US Marine Corps is with a capital “M”.
And if he “won” did the other few thousand Marines in country at the time “lose”?
The sergeant then states it publicly & you think that is evidence that he is as nutty as a squirrel turd?
I don’t buy it I smell a smear job by a weapons industry powerhouse trying to silence a critic.
I did not address the allegation that this company is selling weapons to Pakistan.
I was specifically addressing the company's stated reasons for not hiring the Marine. These happen to be consistent with a combat-related stress disorder, which is highly believable, given the Marine's background. I am an Army officer; I am trained to look for symptoms of combat injuries (physical and mental), and have encountered Soldiers who suffer from them.
Please keep in mind that I am in no way denigrating the Marine nor belittling his actions that led to his Medal of Honor award. I am concerned that perhaps he needs medical attention.
It is amazing what military / defense equipment the US State Department allows to pass to foreign governments. This could not happen without the State Department’s blessings.
It appears to be Armenian.
I agree.
Dakota Meyer is still in “saving lives” mode. He reacts as he sees fit. From the article at foxnews.com
“Meyer wrote that it was “disturbing” how U.S. troops were being issued outdated equipment when better, advanced thermal optic scopes were being offered to Pakistan.”
I was just thinking about the same thing this morning while contemplating the list of supplies parents put together for their sons on the front lines. Why, WHY, do politicians allow our military to fight anywhere without the best equipment and it should ONLY be made in America. PERIOD.
Meyer’s reaction is the same as mine, and I do not have PTS. I am a Marine Mom. As to weather he drinks. Do Marines know how to use a rifle?
Wow! And what would you conclude about someone who, in a restaurant, always sits back to a wall with the entire room in view? Surely you understand that what libs call paranoid others call prudent. And just because you are paranoid doesn't mean nobody is trying to get you. Always check six, baby, it's the only way to go.
I have a question(s)...
...for objections he raised about BAE's alleged decision to sell high-tech sniper scopes to the Pakistani military.
Didn't bill clinton move the approval process for selling sensitive material/computers/technologies etc. from the State Dept to the Commerce Dept? Didn't bill clinton allow Loral and others to sell computers/material/technologies to the Chicoms?
Now the Chicoms are in space.
Indeed Nikita, we may bury ourselves sooner than you thought.
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Read this and it will give you some idea of what is going on.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2968543/posts
Oh, so the Marine who is an Afghanistan veteran and MOH recipient who objected to BAE selling sophisticated night vision weapon sights to Pakistan which trains and equips the Taliban should be medicated?
A 2-minute risk assessment of crowds produces a red outcome for many situations. Perhaps in your analysis shopping is considered a circle-X objective?
I’ve got news for you: just about everyone who has spent time in a combat zone is aprehensive of crowds. Yet this is something exceptional to you? FYI crowds have been referred to as Mortar Magnets since before the Civil War. Whether in war or psycho-infested societies crowds are the target of murderers.
Reasoning based upon experience, risk and acceptable outcome used to qualify as sound judgement.
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Wow! And what would you conclude about someone who, in a restaurant, always sits back to a wall with the entire room in view? Surely you understand that what libs call paranoid others call prudent.
Under normal circumstances, in a small town, I'd consider that behavior a bit strange. Along the border where drug lords rule, that behavior might be prudent. The appropriateness of such behavior is situational.
Oh, so the Marine who is an Afghanistan veteran and MOH recipient who objected to BAE selling sophisticated night vision weapon sights to Pakistan which trains and equips the Taliban should be medicated?
I did not say the Marine should be medicated. What I said is that it is very possible that what the company said--that his perception has been skewed--is correct.
Do I know that this company is making weapon sights for sale to the Taliban? No.
Do I know that the Marine is having problems with alcohol, which could very well be a consequence of untreated PTSD? No.
But what I do know is that there is a truth somewhere, which probably does not correspond exactly to the stories of either side. And, most likely, the stories on each side both contain elements of the truth.
Being paranoid of all crowds, regardless of circumstances, is not normal behavior. But there are times when it is perfectly appropriate to be wary. It is all circumstancial.
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