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Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)
Sat May 25, 2019, 05:16 PM May 2019

Mike Pence: West Point grads should expect to see combat

Source: Associated Press


Updated 1:59 pm CDT, Saturday, May 25, 2019

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat.

"Some of you will join the fight against radical Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.

Pence congratulated the West Point graduates on behalf of President Donald Trump, and told them, "As you accept the mantle of leadership I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back. President Donald Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."

. . .

Pence noted that Trump has proposed a $750 billion defense budget for 2020 and said the United States "is once again embracing our role as the leader of the free world."



Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/VP-Pence-to-address-graduating-cadets-at-West-13896287.php

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Mike Pence: West Point grads should expect to see combat (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2019 OP
That is a reasonable assumption hack89 May 2019 #1
You think they need chicken hawks to tell them that? wasupaloopa May 2019 #4
Who is the last president to have combat experience? former9thward May 2019 #18
I believe that would be George HW Bush Angleae May 2019 #20
As a Vietnam veteran FUCK you Pence and trump wasupaloopa May 2019 #2
Two thanks Roy Rolling May 2019 #23
Um... Dennis Donovan May 2019 #3
Exactly. And the Gipper was said to be, at the very least, somewhat ambivalent himself. sandensea May 2019 #19
May have to storm the White House. Sneederbunk May 2019 #5
To issue an eviction notice. And then Hotler May 2019 #32
The free world does not equal his Christian dominion. Hortensis May 2019 #6
"...so pick out your plot in the Arlington Cemetary now, and avoid the rush." LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2019 #7
He forgot, "But most of you will be fighting for our god-appointed king's sinkingfeeling May 2019 #8
Uh.... Maxheader May 2019 #9
Fuck You Pence and your fucking criminal boss..............and this comment....... turbinetree May 2019 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author dhill926 May 2019 #26
Good people on both sides? Marcuse May 2019 #11
It would have been awesome if one of the class yelled out to him "You first, motherf*cker!" alwaysinasnit May 2019 #12
Chicken hawk Pence RedParrot May 2019 #13
More sacrifices to the sky fairy for the new crusade. Dawson Leery May 2019 #14
Time to go to sick call to have the bone spurs checked. CinC Trump will have your back. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #15
So let me understand this: Trump/ Pence never served but are telling grads Let's prepare to die?? Evolve Dammit May 2019 #16
" I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back." keithbvadu2 May 2019 #17
Trump will always have their back JohnnyRingo May 2019 #21
Chickenhawk BlueIdaho May 2019 #22
Not so pro-life when it comes to killing in unnecessary wars. Snellius May 2019 #24
Right.... pwb May 2019 #25
you first ya skeevy fuck... dhill926 May 2019 #27
Ring Knockers are the elite Runningdawg May 2019 #28
His comments were beyond inappropriate. Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #29
Reminds me of a George Carlin quote: Initech May 2019 #30
Trump has your back "In the rear with the gear..." nt EarthFirst May 2019 #31
 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
4. You think they need chicken hawks to tell them that?
Sat May 25, 2019, 05:22 PM
May 2019

Who will send them to die in wars of opportunity and tellling you they died for your freedom

former9thward

(31,970 posts)
18. Who is the last president to have combat experience?
Sat May 25, 2019, 11:08 PM
May 2019

If that is the criteria then we should have shut the doors on the Pentagon decades ago....

Roy Rolling

(6,911 posts)
23. Two thanks
Sun May 26, 2019, 09:56 AM
May 2019

One, for being a Vietnam vet. Those of our generation know your sacrifice, even if the newspapers highlighted the ungrateful. Thanks.

Two, for being a Democrat and not losing your values as you grew older. Sadly, it's mostly people our age who are the problem. They are loudmouths like Pence, thinking younger people will buy his and Trump's cowardly example. Younger people are smarter than that.

Which gives me hope. Right-wing zealots whose only strategy is to run out the clock run the risk of losing the war of attrition. And as Winston Churchill famously wrote (loosely), "I am unable to attend the funeral but I certainly approve of it".

sandensea

(21,621 posts)
19. Exactly. And the Gipper was said to be, at the very least, somewhat ambivalent himself.
Sun May 26, 2019, 12:14 AM
May 2019

During his Hollywood/TV days they called him "Rainbow Ronnie."

Hey, it's no one's business - but when it comes to these politicos who basically made a career out of encouraging others to be hateful to LGBTs, minorities, immigrants, etc. they then make it our business.

Hotler

(11,412 posts)
32. To issue an eviction notice. And then
Mon May 27, 2019, 10:15 AM
May 2019

grab all the Trump family personal belongings and throw them out in the street like what is done to poor people when they can't pay the rent.

7. "...so pick out your plot in the Arlington Cemetary now, and avoid the rush."
Sat May 25, 2019, 06:33 PM
May 2019


This Memorial Day, let us not forget those who paid the ultimate price for their country.

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)
8. He forgot, "But most of you will be fighting for our god-appointed king's
Sat May 25, 2019, 06:37 PM
May 2019

business buddies, stealing the world's resources."

turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
10. Fuck You Pence and your fucking criminal boss..............and this comment.......
Sat May 25, 2019, 07:00 PM
May 2019

"As you accept the mantle of leadership I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back. President Donald Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."

If I was to give a address to these young men and woman that is so close to D-Day, I would have said................

On a June night 75 years ago, a plane with young men in the stick was being led on its way into Normandy, that plane was called the "That's All, Brother", it was leading over 800 planes with 13,000 men into battle on that night.

There was another plane that was going into Normandy, that was in that second formation of the 82nd Airborne on there way to Sainte-Mère-Église, which was going to be dropping its stick, that plane that was leading the 61st Troop Carrier Group was called the , Virginia Ann, two paratroopers on that flight would die in combat...............................



But nope, you have the audacity asshole to say this ....................because your criminal boss has no experience to relate too, to have served like those young men will be asked to do, but you and him and your asshole party will use them has cannon fodder to justify your sick intent of your imaginary patriotism ...........................

"As you accept the mantle of leadership I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back. President Donald Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."


Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Tammy Duckworth nailed the chickenhawk's.................. your basically asshole's ................





Response to turbinetree (Reply #10)

 

RedParrot

(112 posts)
13. Chicken hawk Pence
Sat May 25, 2019, 08:27 PM
May 2019

Pence is telling graduates that their draft dodging commander in chief is going to send them to die in one of his vanity wars. Easy for those two to send others to war.

Puke!

keithbvadu2

(36,747 posts)
15. Time to go to sick call to have the bone spurs checked. CinC Trump will have your back.
Sat May 25, 2019, 09:15 PM
May 2019

Time to go to sick call to have the bone spurs checked.

CinC Trump will have your back.

(sarcasm?)

Evolve Dammit

(16,723 posts)
16. So let me understand this: Trump/ Pence never served but are telling grads Let's prepare to die??
Sat May 25, 2019, 09:38 PM
May 2019

FOR WHAT ASSHOLE? Got some plans we don't know about? Of course you do.

keithbvadu2

(36,747 posts)
17. " I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back."
Sat May 25, 2019, 10:37 PM
May 2019

" I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back."

Trump killed four of our troops in Niger.

Our military requested more resources for Niger mission(s) but the Trump administration refused them.

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-trump-niger-20171019-story.html

Runningdawg

(4,516 posts)
28. Ring Knockers are the elite
Sun May 26, 2019, 12:51 PM
May 2019

they see combat a 1000 miles from the lines in a cushie little bunker, where they sacrifice the poor like pawns on a chessboard.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
29. His comments were beyond inappropriate.
Sun May 26, 2019, 09:59 PM
May 2019

His lies were unbecoming. And these young leaders know better than to believe ANYTHING coming out of this administration.

Initech

(100,060 posts)
30. Reminds me of a George Carlin quote:
Mon May 27, 2019, 01:42 AM
May 2019

"Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers."

So much for being pro life.

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