Posted on 04/06/2007 8:19:29 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
In some ways, Army Colonel Jack Jacobs [ret.] is the perfect military analyst for an MSM outlet like MSNBC. His Medal of Honor won for exceptional heroism in Vietnam [read account here] puts him above reproach. Yet his take on Iraq and other military affairs is anything but a parroting of the Bush administration line.
But while MSNBC might see him as one of their own, there come moments, as today, when Jacob leaves no doubt that he remains altogether a military man, upholding the highest traditions of valor and sacrifice. At about 10:30 AM EDT this morning, he was brought in to comment after the just-concluded press conference by a number of the British sailors and marines who had been held captive by the Iranians. A clearly outraged Jacobs made no effort to hide his contempt for them. Excerpts from his comments:
View video here.
"I don't know where to begin. I've gotta tell you, that was the most disgusting, disreputable, dishonorable performance I can remember in more than forty years of my relationship with the military service. I think every man, every woman who wears the uniform, or who has ever worn the uniform of his country, no matter what country it is, ought to be disgusted by this."Medal-of-Honor ping to Today show list.
I caught Col. Jacobs on MSNBC earlier today. I was wondering if the Brits have the same code of conduct
Not that I didn’t agree with his every word. Just was curious....
I’m not brave, but I know cowardice.
Yes, they do, most of ours are modeled after them. The UCMJ came from the Brit royal navy.
I agree with his comments and on parading these cowards across the t.v.
- John Stuart Mill
I have to assume the Brits set the standard in this kind of think. Reference was made to how Admiral Nelson would be turning over in his grave.
As another former military member and Afghan vet I have to say that I totally agree. I served with some Brits in Afghanistan. None of them acted so damn weak.
These idiots immediately surrendered and then did whatever they were told by their captors. To watch that the British Captain explain why they didn’t fight is a disgrace. That lack of fortitude is exactly why they captured the Brits in the first place.
Watching the capture video released a week ago you can see that the Iranians made sure on their approach that they were British and not Americans.
I have always respected our British allies, but this event and their apparent surrender of their country to Muslims makes me wonder what the hell is going on in England.
“Our Country won’t go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won’t
be any AMERICA because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our
women and breed a hardier race!”
-Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC
LOL.
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing that is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept free by the exertions of other men better than himself.”
Would appreciate hearing your feedback on this (when you’re awake!).
Slammed their ‘meatheads’ into the turnbuckle.
I thought that he quit NBC because the network refused to fire a correspondent who made some vile statements abotu the US troops?
These British marines were told not to fight unless they had too. They were out gunned and outnumbered. UK is not at war with Iran. They had no military secrets that needed to be protected.
Why should they have fought and died? To make a lot of armchair heroes feel good while they sip their latte’s?
BS. Keep the heroics for when its needed.
We are witnessing the "Frenchification" of UK troops. Excuse me, I think I'm going to be ill......
At the end of the interview, tears welled up in Jacobs’ eye—he was that disgusted by what was said at the conference.
The Lt. gave a detailed account of how they were treated, and completely skipped over the times when videos were made,etc. The cover-up is in play.
Nothing he said rose to the level of torture.
As Americans we have witnessed our own being captured in Vietnam, the USS Pueblo,the Iranian embassy, the Beirut kidnappings, the Chinese P-3 incident—never have I witnessed such a cavalier and unprofessional attitude by these young Brits, clearly jumping to their captor’s tunes, almost immediately.
If there was overbearing torture they experienced, that’s one thing—no one would fault them.
But there clearly was nothing like that. There fore, my original assessment is the same—utterly disgraceful.
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