[robowombat]

Ah yes Yemen. Here is the latest on that glorious chapter in our national history.:

UPDATE, 9:57p ET: The Marine Corps has clarified what Marines did under State Department orders in Yemen following the evacuation of the U.S. embassy.

Crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy, while Marines’ personal weapons were “rendered inoperable” at the airport, and their destroyed components were left behind.

The Marine Corps does not dispute the reporting that CENTCOM is outraged over weapons being rendered inoperable.

Read the full statement below:

The Marine Security Force left the American embassy in Yemen for the movement to the airfield as part of the “ordered departure” with only personal weapons. All crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy prior to movement. None of them were ‘handed over’ in any way to anyone. The destruction of weapons at the embassy and the airport was carried out in accordance with an approved destruction plan.

Upon arrival at the airfield, all personal weapons were rendered inoperable in accordance with advance planning. Specifically, each bolt was removed from its weapons body and rendered inoperable by smashing with sledgehammers. The weapons bodies, minus the bolts, were then separately smashed with sledgehammers. All of these destroyed components were left at the airport — and components were scattered; no usable weapon was taken from any Marine at Sana’a airport.

To be clear: No Marine handed a weapon to a Houthi, or had one taken from him.

The question is ; Why were and who ordered the USMC Security Unit to destroy their rifles and sidearms? For what reason?

[blueunicorn6]

Could be. I don’t know. I believe the State Department would have the lead on this. That means John Kerry. There’s a scary thought. Maybe he’ll go and throw his head over the fence at the White House.

[sgtyork]

Just so pissed off, dammit.

[Vendome]

That they were ordered to disarm and destroy their own arms is frightening enough.

Those men should have never been relieved of so much as a MRE.

[spokeshave]

Marines’ personal weapons were “rendered inoperable” at the airport, and their destroyed components were left behind.

Great strategy here....just gave them some nice bits of high tensile steel to put in EID's...

...expect to receive the gun parts back shortly.

[353FMG]

Marines took a big chance of being massacred after disarming themselves.

Thanks be to God no Marine got hurt.