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Marines Surrender Weapons Before Yemen Evacuation
Military.com ^
| 2/11/15
| Richard Sisk
Posted on 02/11/2015 6:10:24 PM PST by blueyon
U.S. Embassy Marines in Yemen handed over their M-9 pistols and M-4 carbines before evacuating the chaotic country with diplomatic personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The Marines also left behind several vehicles at the airport in the capital city of Sanaa before departing on a civilian flight, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Warren said the Marines destroyed their machine guns and other crew-served weapons before leaving the Embassy for the airport. He also said that it was unclear who now had custody of the weapons and vehicles that were surrendered.
A Marine spokesman could not immediately say whether the surrender of weapons by Embassy Marines in an evacuation was unprecedented.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agenda; cic; congress; cowards; democrats; govtabuse; houthis; marines; mediabias; obama; rebels; soskerry; usembassy; yemen; yemenfailedstate; yemenusembassy
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To: azishot
Exactly so and same here.
This entire administration of the Marxist’s make me sick.
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:41:36 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: onyx
I’m confused.
In this and another thread, some people here say that the Marines had to surrender their weapons because they were going to take a commercial flight out.
Why wouldn’t they take a military transport? They WERE at an airport, after all.
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:45:22 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
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To: azishot
To be clear: No Marine handed a weapon to a Houthi, or had one taken from him. - Office of U.S. Marine Corps Communication So they still had their weapons. No, they were unarmed in a hostile environment you spin doctor.
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:46:58 PM PST
by
McGruff
(WeÂ’re Leaving Behind A Stable And Self-Reliant Iraq - Barack Obama 2011)
To: RandallFlagg
We’re being fed misinformation which is normal from this pathetic administration.
64
posted on
02/11/2015 10:50:45 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: McGruff
Yeah, that confused me as well.
Which is it??
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:52:13 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
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To: onyx
I guess they figure we’re too stupid to figure this out, and none of those Marines would dare reveal what actually happened.
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:53:45 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
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To: RandallFlagg; McGruff; azishot
Brian Williams’ next job might as well be at the STATE DEPT!
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:54:16 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: RandallFlagg
Right! They’re more than likely under order to keep their mouths’ SHUT!
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:55:08 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: onyx
Yep.
Whatever it takes to advance obummer’s agenda.
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:57:19 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
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To: RandallFlagg
Some will come forward to tell the truth.
They’re US Marines!
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:58:39 PM PST
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onyx
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To: blueyon
Well, at least the evacuation wasn't via Air America ...
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posted on
02/11/2015 10:59:11 PM PST
by
cynwoody
To: RandallFlagg
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posted on
02/11/2015 11:07:17 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: onyx
I’ll have to read that when I get home. I have to get back to work.
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posted on
02/11/2015 11:10:30 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
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To: RandallFlagg
ABOSLUTELY!
God bless you.
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posted on
02/11/2015 11:16:29 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: RandallFlagg
I saw loads of weapons on US commercial carriers coming in and out of Kuwait. The weps rode in the belly.
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posted on
02/12/2015 3:13:09 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: The_Media_never_lie
In the Army the number priority is SHARP (sexual harassment and assault reporting) You will hear it at every major briefings from all the officers up to and including generals.
Any type of military action is secondary these days.
Just ask any soldier and they will confirm.
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posted on
02/12/2015 3:16:39 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: blueyon
Mother of Christ!
This just can’t be real.
To: blueyon
Our Marines DO NOT surrender weapons to rebels Apparently, they do NOW...
78
posted on
02/12/2015 4:25:48 AM PST
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: blueyon
In my limited experience as a draftee, we were trained to demolish items that we had to abandon if and when we retreated. I do not understand the order to Marines to leave useable material.
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posted on
02/12/2015 4:27:04 AM PST
by
Jimmy Valentine's brother
(A black mother shoild not have to her son's death whem he commits a felony.)
To: halfright
As much as I love my mother I am glad we laid her to rest 3 years ago. She would have had a very hard time with todays leadership. This is NOT the America she grew up in...
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posted on
02/12/2015 4:28:03 AM PST
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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