3 Comments
User's avatar
Ned McDoodle's avatar

First things first: I salute your service to my country, Steven. The military is a demanding career and few of us are up the challenge. Thank you, again, for your fine essay. 🀝

BLUF (bottom-line up-front): keep in mind that Mr Goldberg, the fake news hoax-meister, was the only one prudent with delicate national security information. πŸ₯³

https://www.instagram.com/senduckworth/reel/DHocUxLJG7s/ (A disabled veteran weighs in.πŸ’‘)

One thing I do wonder is why General Haugh (Chief Executive of the National Security Agency) and Lieutenant General Kruse (Defense Intelligence Agency), nor any active duty military (from what I can see), were in this chat that involved military planning and execution. I think we all have an intuition: these men would have shut down this chat immediately. πŸ›‘

https://youtu.be/hSZ5KgObruU (Ten minute analysis by one analyst whom I trust.πŸ˜‰)

UGGGGly, Steven. When, as a civilian, I went out into the red zone two or three times a week back in 2004-05, I sure am glad Hegseth was not the convoy leader. After the initial jollies of reading 'classified' info on the secure inter-net / e-mail, I stuck only to finding out rally-points and times. Those data should be secret and need-to-know. 🀫

https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyshow/video/7485577648945597739 (The mistake explained.🀭)

Had Hegseth been in charge, I may not be around to gnash my teethe; thank G-D our brave pilots were not killed over Yemen. And to think NitWitkoff was in Moscow. No military and a useful idiot in Moscow in the chat; hmmm, I wonder if Putrid was let in on all the fun. More sobering is the possibility that signal-chats about Ukraine took place. 🀒

Expand full comment
Cheri Johnson's avatar

This is too unforgivable!

Expand full comment
Babette Albin's avatar

If it’s true JD was chastened by SM about countermanding the Feurer’ orders, you have to wonder when β€œ the gang that couldn’t shoot straight”, will shoot itself in the face.

And then there’s the problem of collateral damage ! We may actually die laughing.

Expand full comment