Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them.
Posted on 11/19/2019 9:53:53 AM PST by servo1969
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Jim Hickman
https://twitter.com/Jim_Hickman13/status/1190077852680634368
I know LTC Alex Vindman from a Combined US-Russian exercise called Atlas Vision 12 in Grafenwoher, GE.
He worked w/the Russian Embassy & I was assigned to the JMTC (Joint Multinational Training Command), w/in USAREUR (US Army Europe). He worked coordination w/the Russian 15th Peacekeeping Brigade, & I was in charge of all Simulations planning, as well as assisting the USAREUR Lead Planner as the Senior Military Planner.
The following account of LTC Vindman’s words & actions are completely accurate to the best of my recollection & have been corroborated by others.
We interacted on several different occasions throughout the planning cycle, but it was during the actual execution of the exercise, that we had an issue relevant to his recent testimony.
As stated earlier, Atlas Vision 12 was conducted at JMTC in the VBS2 (Virtual Battle Simulations 2) Classrooms for Simulation. Vindman, who was a Major at the time, was sitting in one of the classrooms talking to the US & Russian Soldiers, as well as the young Officers & GS Employees about America, Russia, & Obama.
He was apologetic of American culture, laughed about Americans not being educated or worldly, & really talked up Obama & globalism to the point of uncomfortable.
He would speak w/the Russian Soldiers & laugh as if at the expense of the US personnel. It was so uncomfortable & unprofessional, one of the GS employees came & told me everything above. I walked over & sat w/in earshot of Vindman, & sure enough, all was confirmed.
One comment truly struck me as odd, & it was w/respect to American’s falsely thinking they’re exceptional, when he said, “He [Obama] is working on that now.” And he said it w/a snide ‘I know a secret’ look on his face. I honestly don’t know what it meant, it just sounded like an odd thing to say.
Regardless, after hearing him bash America a few times in front of subordinates, Russians, & GS Employees, as well as, hearing an earful about globalization, Obama’s plan, etc…I’d had enough. I tapped him on the shoulder & asked him to step outside.
At that point I verbally reprimanded him for his actions, & I’ll leave it at that, so as not to be unprofessional myself. The bottom-line is LTC Vindman was a partisan Democrat at least as far back as 2012. So much so, junior officers & soldiers felt uncomfortable around him.
This is not your professional, field-grade officer, who has the character & integrity to do the right thing. Do not let the uniform fool you…he is a political activist in uniform. I pray our nation will drop this hate, vitriol & division, & unite as our founding fathers intended
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I need to make a slight correction on my statement, it was actually Atlas Vision 13 when the incident occurred. I was thrown off, as the next year Russia invaded Crimea. Also, I was promoted to Chief, Regional, Joint & Combined Exercises Branch, USAREUR, over many exercises.
Fire up the swiftboats!
Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them.
“One comment truly struck me as odd, & it was w/respect to American’s falsely thinking they’re exceptional, when he said, “He [Obama] is working on that now.” And he said it w/a snide ‘I know a secret’ look on his face. I honestly don’t know what it meant, it just sounded like an odd thing to say.”
Both are P.O.S.
He still uses that snide look to effect.
Bet hes a “great” poker player
He looks like Kent Dorfman after leaving Animal House.
Certainly needs no vindication since Vindman provides the proof. All one has to do is listen.
Isn’t that interesting.
Every time I’m reminded of Vindman’s anti American behavior think of how Liz Cheney went out of her way to protect Vindman’s “patriotism.”
How could Cheney not know that Vindman is an Antipatriot?
"Is that a PLEDGE PIN on your uniform?"
The guy just looks like a turd. Kinda like those knucklehads that never served in tbe armed forces but wear uniforms with tons of ribbons pretending to be war heros.
It’s amazing.
Ukraine saw Vindman’s US uniform and said, “Hey, wanna be our TOP defense guy..?”
That astonishes me.
And on the telephone Vindman feels free to tell WHICH PARTS of what the Prez says they the Ukrainians should take seriously, and which parts they can disregard —amazing.
And the US Army offers to physically PROTECT Vindman against the Commander in Chief, to transport him to some special place where he will be safe from the US President.
And I ask again:
DO US ELECTIONS STILL MATTER...?
Hillary in Libya years ago was repeatedly and widely described as having run HER OWN “POP-UP CIA”:
Are we sure that there was/is only ONE of those..?
Do those still exist? Are we paying for those?
Will Hickman be testifying?
vindman was ticked because he wasn’t allowed into a high level meeting- His nose got bent, and now he’s taking it out on Pres Trump
He's jealous of this guy.
vindman was ticked because he wasn’t allowed into a high level meeting- His nose got bent, and now he’s taking it out on Pres Trump
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Vindman’s comments and attitude out him as an anti-American POS hiding behind his uniform.
It’s a serious and potentially fatal mistake to assume that everyone serving in the military is honorable. This has always been a problem to keep a hard eye on and it has gotten progressively worse since Bill Clinton’s election when the the left decided the services “become theirs”.
BFL
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