Posted on 08/29/2021 7:22:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A viral Instagram post highlights a text message exchange in which a U.S. military servicemember states that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is being forced to clean a military base for the Taliban in Afghanistan. The report claims that a troop evacuation flight was cancelled by Brigadier General Farrell J. Sullivan so that Marines could sweep up trash in preparation for the Taliban takeover. width=500>
The RaidTeamCo Instagram account posted screenshots of the text message exchange on Sunday, accompanied by the caption “Meanwhile on the 24 MEU! 🤡s This was sent to us from one of the homies his wife is currently deployed and they are being told they have to clean before they can leave! WTF SHARE!” width=500>
In the messages, the claim is made that “We were supposed to leave last night,” “The general canceled our flight because the base was dirty.” After receiving the response, “What the f**k,” the Marine continues, “Yea I’m not joking,” “We had to clean the base for the Taliban.” The general being referred to is then identified as Brig. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan of the Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
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Maybe by “clean” he meant “booby-trap.”
Naw. Never happen.
“Clean” does not necessarily mean mops and brooms.
Clean has a very different meaning in national security venues.
I would be happy to water it down. Let me get my water pills.
Soldier: I just can’t get all the stains out of that toilet bowl. (Wipes his sweaty brow.) It’ll take a cleaning day miracle.
2nd Soldier: Have you tried Comet Liquid All Purpose Cleanser? I’ve had great results all over the building. It cleans clear through and works fast.
Please tell me this is a joke?
We slept in a gym, then had to clean the gym. We picked up water bottles and mre trash and shit paper. Reflip vehicles to the upright positions
Bridge over the River Kwai
The last scene with Alec Guinness falling on the detonator is one of my favorite scenes of all times.
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Same here.
“Maybe by “clean” he meant “booby-trap.”
Maybe by clean he meant collect all sensitive information for destruction and neutralize equipment and weapons being left behind.
They aren’t supposed to set traps. It violates the Geneva convention:
Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Article 3 of the 1980 Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons provides:
1. This Article applies to:
…
(b) booby-traps;
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4.All feasible precautions shall be taken to protect civilians from the effects of weapons to which this Article applies. Feasible precautions are those precautions which are practicable or practically possible taking into account all circumstances ruling at the time, including humanitarian and military considerations.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule80
I realize we are the only ones playing by the rules, but we normally do. I did run across some instances where we may have stretched the rules in my years. But as ugly as some of them were, they were legal.
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I can't imagine treating our service men with such disrespect.
The general must not know the history of fragging...
Yess...
Thank you for allowing me to consider my KILL LIST! again..
Im reviewing your posts now...Hate to say it...but it doesnt look good for you at this point....
That is all... End Cease Stop!..
you know the Drill...lol
I guess BG Sullivan is a Milley wannabe. That is the kind of “leadership” that Milley instills.
I really hope you’re right. Under any more normal presidency, I would be sure that you’re correct.
This is NOT a normal presidency, ‘Let Me Count The Ways...”
After watching this cluster*uck you really think that’s possible?
I doubt that’s the case here. The General cancelled the troop evacuation and described the base as, “Dirty”. If what you implied is true, that would suggest the reason for that cancellation was they forgot to clean/destroy important sensitive stuff. I would guess that’s unlikely.
He are the original source links:
Raid Team Company homepage.
Raid Team's Instagram page.
Their Instagram posts in order.
CAUTION: If you view them more than once or twice or the page has lots of hits, you may have to have a Instagram account to see the posts.
First, two parts, second lists the General's name.
Second
Third, names covered to protect identities.
Fourth, this has several pictures.
I did a reverse image search on google and yandex, and it did not come up.
(If it came up and was part of another story a few years ago, then this would be clearly made up, so it passes that test)
Fifth, Count down to IED's going off? huh?
Sixth
Those who are serving or have served, what is your sense of this?
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