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Panetta won't meet with soldier unless they lock up their guns first
New York Times ^
| 3/14/2012
| ELISABETH BUMILLER
Posted on 03/14/2012 8:06:55 AM PDT by DManA
I will give you a summery of what is being reported by ELISABETH BUMILLER in the NYT this morning.
Panetta made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday. Before he would meet with the soldiers they were ordered to place their weapons outside tent and return unarmed.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; banglist; democrats; military; panetta
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posted on
03/14/2012 8:06:59 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: DManA
What unmitigated bullshit. Just lost all the little bit of respect I had for this political animal.
2
posted on
03/14/2012 8:08:23 AM PDT
by
jagusafr
("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
To: DManA
I guess he’s figuring some soldier might NOT lose it and .....
3
posted on
03/14/2012 8:09:01 AM PDT
by
Terry Mross
( "It happened. And we let it happen. - Peter Griffin, Family Guy)
To: DManA
I knew a guy who fought in WW II in the South Pacific.
They were all disarmed an hour before MacArthur mysteriously showed up.
To: jagusafr
I thought that was SOP in these situations.
5
posted on
03/14/2012 8:09:31 AM PDT
by
krb
(Obama is a miserable failure.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
03/14/2012 8:09:54 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
To: DManA
If I were meeting with US forces in Afghanistan, I would order them to bring their weapons with them.
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posted on
03/14/2012 8:10:01 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: jagusafr
“What unmitigated bullshit. Just lost all the little bit of respect I had for this political animal.”
Ditto! Fing Social a$$ hole
8
posted on
03/14/2012 8:10:40 AM PDT
by
mongo141
(Revolution ver 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
To: krb
Really? I did not know that.
9
posted on
03/14/2012 8:12:21 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: DManA
Thanks Panetta for admitting that you are an enemy of the troops. A group fart in his direction would be in order.
10
posted on
03/14/2012 8:12:30 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: DManA
I guess Leon feels generally safe with his own military and generally proud of their combat performance
11
posted on
03/14/2012 8:12:50 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Funny how all the people who are for abortion are already born)
To: DManA
Whatsamatter Panetta? Cowardice from SecDef in vogue these days?
12
posted on
03/14/2012 8:14:06 AM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
To: DManA
He (Penn-eta) like B.Hussein Obama is in ‘way over his head’
He never gave me the feeling that he knew what he was doing or saying..
To: DManA
I hope it’s ok to link to a NYT story.
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posted on
03/14/2012 8:15:24 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: DManA
Panetta might not be as stupid as he acts.
15
posted on
03/14/2012 8:17:09 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
To: Buckeye McFrog
LOL
Dougout Doug (that's what he was called)--a legend in his own mind. On the other hand, he was pretty smart. The Inchon landing caught the NK/Chinese by surprise.
Eisenhower couldn't stand him.
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posted on
03/14/2012 8:18:08 AM PDT
by
OldCorps
To: DManA
Its SOP. Noone gets near a Cabinet officer with a weapon
without the required clearance. No need to foam at the mouth over this.
To: OldCorps
Never heard of Patton having his troops disarmed.
Reminds me of Chicago police not being allowed to have guns off-duty.
18
posted on
03/14/2012 8:23:45 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: DManA
Jackass!
Total regime change come 2013!
19
posted on
03/14/2012 8:24:35 AM PDT
by
IbJensen
(We now have a government requiring citizens prove they are insured but not that they are citizens.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
They were all disarmed an hour before MacArthur mysteriously showed up. Ha! Eff you, Dugout Doug!
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