[ April 19, 2024 ]
Shameful and treasonous. This is the low level to which the Navy, and the US military in general, has sunk during the Obama years. We no longer stand and fight. Instead, we surrender in order to protect a deal that makes massive concessions to a genocidal rogue state.
“Navy commander surrendered to Iran to protect Obama’s nuclear deal,” by Carlo Muñoz, Washington Times, June 30, 2016:
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The Navy commander in charge of a pair of patrol boats captured by Iranian forces in January opted to surrender rather than fight back, citing later fears that a confrontation could endanger the Obama administration’s efforts to lock in a deal with Tehran on its nuclear program.
In an interview with investigators looking into the January incident, the commander said he surrendered the vessels after calculating that his sailors would not be in danger because Iran “wants this nuke deal to go through.”
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The interview was one of several stunning revelations in the often scathing 170-page report compiled by Navy investigators, chronicling the chain of events that led to the apprehension and detention of the 10 American sailors by the Iranian military after a pair of U.S. patrol boats drifted into the country’s sovereign waters in the Persian Gulf….
Nine Navy officers have been fired for their involvement in the incident, in which the two Navy patrol boats, running late on their assigned mission, drifted into the costal waters near Farsi Island, home to an Iranian naval base.
The Navy officers fired included squadron chief Cmdr. Greg Meyer and Capt. Kyle Moses, head of Combined Task Force 56, the unit in charge of the boat crews.
Heavily outgunned and outnumbered by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Navy commander — whose name was redacted from the report — told investigators he calculated that Tehran’s desire to keep the nuclear deal with the U.S. alive would also protect the 10 American sailors if they surrendered.
“I didn’t want to start a war with Iran. … I didn’t want to start a war that would get people killed,” the commander said.
“I guess this was a gamble on my part. … I made the gamble that they were not going to kill us. I made the gamble they were not going to parade us around like prisoners of war because they want this nuke deal to go through.”
Mr. Obama, the unidentified commander said, would not want me to start a war over a mistake, over a misunderstanding.”
‘Adverse to U.S. interests’
The partially redacted report was also critical of the behavior of the U.S. sailors once in Iranian custody.
One sailor reportedly made “statements adverse to U.S. interests” during interrogation. As the Iranians videotaped their captives for later display on state television, another sailor encouraged the U.S. crew members to accept food offered to them.
One unidentified sailor was said to have violated the code of conduct standards when he “acquiesced” in making an Iranian-scripted statement on camera in exchange for the crew’s release.
“It was a mistake that was our fault and we apologize for our mistake,” a U.S. sailor, identified as the commander of one of the patrol boats, said during the videotaped apology. “It was a misunderstanding. We did not mean to go into Iranian territorial water. The Iranian behavior was fantastic while we were here. We thank you very much for your hospitality and your assistance.”…
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77 Comments
7 years ago
When the Commander in Chief the last 7 years is a gutless coward who can’t think on his feet without a script, it follows that members of his “armed forces” will resemble him…
7 years ago
Reply to
s.c.
Agree ! America is Run by caliph Obama. And Dumb Democrat voters support Hillary to continue his policies which are dictated by saudi , Iranian and OIC donors.
And equally dumb “conservative” voters don’t want to vote for Trump !!
But a large numbers know Trump is better choice .
And did you check how Iceland catches and deports its Illegal muslims while the Leftists scums howl in Protest http://tinyurl.com/jqbvanr
….Only Trump has the guts and can do it in America.
7 years ago
Reply to
s.c.
amen. the blue angels and thunderbirds can’t fly, the navy surrenders without firing a shot, and now homosexuality is a virtue. obola’s military is a joke and our enemies know it
7 years ago
Reply to
Rocinante44
Islam is in the West to stay. Everybody must do their part for coexistance and integration. Your politicians, hollywood, the media are doing their part and these sailors did theirs. In europe women should make more efforts for integration and stop claiming “rape” any time muslims want to integrate. Ask yourself if you are doing enough for a peaceful coexistance with muslims?
7 years ago
Reply to
spacearcadian
I GOT YER COEXISTANCE RIGHT HERE BOYO . IT’S CALLED A 12 GAUGE . YOU CAN MOVE OVER TO THE LAND OF SAUD AND COEXIST WITH THE GOAT RAPING PEDOPHILES YOU LIKE SO DAMN MUCH , UNLESS YOUR POST WAS SARCASM .
7 years ago
Reply to
spacearcadian
Fakk you and fakk them! The only good Jihadi is a mangled one! Time to go Roman!
7 years ago
Reply to
enubus
vigilantism works- but in today’s “watched by Big Brother” world, one must be ever so careful and make a vow of secrecy. KKK know this program well.
7 years ago
Reply to
BoWhetstone
SHHH, some Slimers have met people that can read on the animal sex website..
7 years ago
Reply to
spacearcadian
I certainly am doing my part to greet your great open minded and absolutely masterful cult with proper ceremony and style..
I have picked up a very nice 9mm ,made in Israel,just to show my true feelings when the pedophile prince’s name is mentioned. Have insured that many ladies are also well versed in the correct methods of integrating with your “warrior Princess’s” when they arrive.
Made the extraa effort,becasue I know how important it is to members of the Slime Cult to ensure all my HP’s are properly waxed with pork grease and put about 500 rounds down range.
Come you gorgeous example of pork rind punk,pull a Clint Eastwood for me and make my day.
Oh did I mention the fact that your whole cult of A$$ Sniffers suck?
7 years ago
Reply to
Rocinante44
So very sad. Can’t wait to take out the trash in the White House and put in a real man ….Trump.
7 years ago
Reply to
ladywarrior
That would be the party split billionaire ploy used by the Clintons with Ross Perot.. guess it worked better this time, huh?
7 years ago
Reply to
Rocinante44
That Thunderbird crash was Obhammud’s fault. They were supposed to do their flyover coordinated from the ground. They were put in a holding pattern because ol’ waffle ears’ speech went longer than expected and caused that plane to run out of fuel. When they finally did the flyover I instantly recognized it was missing. Luckily the pilot was able to get it to flame out over a vacant field and do a belly landing.
7 years ago
Reply to
s.c.
I can make no comment about the conduct of the Naval personnel, because I wasn’t there, but I do agree that Obama’ s poisoned the way we think, and I will share my thoughts on Obama as follows:
I never voted for Obama simply because I concluded that his
background and experience did not establish that he had any leadership
experience that is required to be the President of this country. After his
initial election, despite my misgivings about his ability to lead, I hoped that
since he was half black, maybe he could recognize and understand that he could complete the courageous work of the Reverend Martin Luther King, and embrace all the good that King strived for, placing himself at a pinnacle that would result in his becoming the envy of those of color and the leaders of this world. I was left to hope that he would be the second coming of that courageous leader, effectively using that approach to positively influence this country. Unfortunately, somewhere in his background, super imposed on his personality and lack of experience in the real world, and what now appears to be a thinking process that was wrongly influenced in a way that was not recognized by the voting public, he failed to live up to the hopes and expectations of those who voted him into office. To me, it clearly appears that his ability to see reality and take reasonable steps to deal with that reality was absent or tainted in such a way as to compel him to do things and conduct himself in very negative ways. He has shown a level of cowardice that I believe has caused the free world great harm. He enabled a political philosophy to gain traction and grow into a monstrous enemy. He totally refuses to accept the reality that the world’s problems, in fact, emanate from the politics that has as its basis the books and teachings of Islam. His failure to accept this reality has left us and the rest of the free world in a very dangerous position, and his dependence on “political correctness” is totally misplaced and wrong. Anyone that does not
see that needs both their eyes and brains examined. I am disgusted with all the so called pundits, who use their writing skills to excuse or ignore Obama’s conduct and those of his followers within the Democratic Party. We need to take this country back from those that think like him, and certify that the office of the President is in the hands of someone with leadership experience, with courage, smarts and the ability to actually make this country great again, before it is too late.
7 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
He’s achieved all he hoped to do and more. He’s virtually changed America from being the greatest country in the world to the status of a Banana Republic.
7 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
Obama found out early on that he was totally inept. and to keep from going down in history books as a looser, he decided to go full throttle into a plan of making as liberal policies as he could. inept and misguided as he is, the legacy is little more than “He did everything he could to destroy America”
He is one of very few that truly believe his efforts to save all the little people of the world were in earnest. More like Obama has done everything he could to lower the standard of living for working class americans.
7 years ago
Reply to
BoWhetstone
Agree, but don’t forget the influence and guidance of George Soros and the Iranian Valerie Jarrett who has actually lived in the family quarters with the family at the White House……she’s the real “force” behind Obummer…..
7 years ago
Reply to
ladywarrior
oh yes- I do know that – it is a very dark period for the united states. very dangerous- 110 million on welfare and only 140 million working- 20 trillion in debt- at 24 trillion the united states will be insolvent–no more loans from china- if even for one day the food cards do not work there will be mass rioting – mostly blacks- they all have obamaphones and can coordinate riots and attacks- and frankly- they don’t have anything else to do- no job to go to- no rent to pay- most do not fear spending a few days in county lockup.
beyond the impending doom in America- yes soros wants war with Russia- and soros gets what he wants. the trump mania is in my opinion never going to happen- if trump even comes close the “American way” is to kill him and whisk his body off for cremation before an autopsy can be done like scalia. all people in America are expecting turmoil, even the most ignorant of current events expect it. fear level is high and on the other side- they are hoping it happens soon for smash and grab rioting- I have offered my kids money to immigrate to Australia- so far they wish to stay.
7 years ago
Reply to
ladywarrior
Barry Oh is used to and likes to have a force behind him or so I have read numerous times.
7 years ago
Reply to
s.c.
100% agree. I have never ONCE seen him speak without reading from a script in all these years. If he does , he starts to stammer
7 years ago
If those 9 officiers were fired from the Navy for their actions how can we not fire the potus for his?
7 years ago
It took them this long to come up with that ridiculous an excuse?
7 years ago
Reply to
ljm4
democrats are not even good liars, which is surprising because they are very well practiced at it.
7 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Perhaps it is because they would not recognize the Truth were it tattooed on sasquatches broad beam in Fluorescent white ink.
7 years ago
Reply to
Eu Wei Choi
It is time to keep democrats honest, whether they want to be or not.
7 years ago
If this is what passes as a military, we are in deep Doo Doo . Why aren’t they naming the officer?
7 years ago
Reply to
wilypagan
Because every time they do, the spellcheck changes ‘obama” to “Jerkoff”?
7 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Too bad we couldn’t change Google to read Vote Trump when ever omasam’s name was googled.
Anonymous do your stuff.
7 years ago
Cringe worthy cowardice.
7 years ago
There should be a list of Pod mates…co-ed..
7 years ago
Now y’all know why the Russian Air Force planes buzz our military planes.
This is why Russian Navel ships in the Mediterranean come in proximity to our ships.
They know they can get away with it. Our soldiers, and sailors are afraid of upsetting the coward in chief. They want to make sure to “play nice” with the neighbors’ children, so “daddy” back home won’t be mad at them.
When you have a transgender sissy boy as president, it makes perfect sense for our enemies to take advantage of him. Of us.
7 years ago
When a commander in chief starts losing popular appeal or battles in the field, politically incorrect commanders must go, or reduced in rank. Hitler began this practice after the German Army started losing battles in Russia in 1941. Good ole’ “Uncle Joe” Stalin had a military purge in 1937,where – according to one report – only cavalry officers escaped execution, This bloody purge of leadership weakened Soviet Russia’s ability to resist the German invasion in 1941. Today was have a president who never fired a shot who won’t provided the needs front-liners regard as necessary to carry out their missions – like boats that conk out in the Persian Gulf..
7 years ago
There is no open thread today. At least not yet. But today is Independence Day.
And unlike Moochelle Obama who didn’t start loving the USA until her stupid husband starting running for president, I have loved my country since the day I was born.
I’m assuming many of you Shruggers out there in Atlasland agree with me, so here’s a little something for you to look at, and hopefully enjoy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
Have a great everyone! Forget about your diet. Eat some hot dogs, and potato salad. Drink some beer, and watch the fireworks.
And please stay out of trouble.
7 years ago
Treason for a commie islamo moHOGmad demon Treasonous Traitor obaMAO SLIME, shoot em.
7 years ago
What a bunch of BS.
No one who knows small boats takes them 50 miles off shore without good reason.
Going from Kuwait to Bahrain does not require being in the middle of the Persian Gulf.
The US Navy does not make mistakes like this.
Typical Obama lying BS. The progressives are the biggest bunch of losers ever.
Obama and his cult give the Iranians a nuke and embarrass the US Navy just for fun.
I hope when Hillary goes down, she takes Obozo with her.
7 years ago
Islam is in the West to stay. Everybody must do their part for coexistance and integration. Your politicians, hollywood, the media are doing their part and these sailors did theirs. In europe women should make more efforts for integration and stop claiming “rape” any time muslims want to integrate. Ask ourself if you are doing enough for a peaceful coexistance with muslims?
7 years ago
Did you see the sword tip sticking out of the commanders back? There’s a buck being passed here; just can’t tell the origin of said buck… Barry is always in CYA mode and looks like some military is covering hisass too. Trouble is being a bump in the road to dhimmitude is expected from our military under this administration and lacks pay..
7 years ago
I hate to say anything in favor of Obama, but it is not directly his fault that the commander stupidly–and, more to the point, irrelevantly–thought the Iranians would spare the surrendered crew to get Obama’s deal.
It is indirectly his fault, I suppose, if improper training is involved, in the sense that everything wrong in the Navy is the fault of the commander and therefore of the commander in chief. I am not a specialist; it is not obvious to me what training (if any) would have done the job, given a commander that stupid.
Of course, selection of commanders that stupid is also, ultimately, the fault of the CINC. I hope it never comes out that this one was an affirmative action hire.
7 years ago
That commander was ordered to surrender. You know there is no way he made decision on his own.
7 years ago
Giving aid and comfort to the enemy is known as TREASON.
The treasonous traitor might be okay with that, but don’t try that sh*t when Trump is Commander In Chief.
7 years ago
These matters are not left up to junior officers. There are standing orders on how to respond in every situation and none of them involve surrender.
7 years ago
I want that crybaby who cried on Iranian TV thrown out of the Navy.
7 years ago
Truth be known he was following orders from the top The USA has lost the respect of out friends and any two bit country thumbs their noses at us and no country fears us anymore
7 years ago
NOW I understand why the Soviets had made surrendering to the enemy an act of treason during the Russian-Finnish war and World War 2! Maybe we Americans should do the same!
7 years ago
The Treasonus Ash Carter priority number one is to put our men in womens shoes. Trannys will be coming out. The services will now foot the bill for any member who wants to have surgery to change their sex, which by the way takes a yr to recuperate from. He would have been committed to a mental institution doing this 20yrs ago. This will RUIN morale in the services. I hope Trump gets in and reverses the social experiments obama is doing to our great military
7 years ago
He should be tried and hung for Treason!
7 years ago
Reply to
madeleine7
I would prefer a public dismemberment. And the one who slaps the horse on the hind end to be Al Sharpton. (it wouldn’t take much cast to persuade him)
7 years ago
If the commander felt he detected a hint of trepidation on the part of the Iranians then the massive violations of the Code of Conduct are even more inexcusable. The heroes of the Hanoi Hilton, like Admiral Jim Stockdale and Jeremiah Denton, are not turning over in their graves, they are spinning.
7 years ago
The woman hooded with a hijab infuriates me. Muhammad….PISSSS be upon him.
7 years ago
What a disgrace and humiliation for a once proud military. It all flows from the top: a weak, feckless, crypto-Muslim commander -in chief.
7 years ago
Obama has kept his promise. Obama truly has transformed America; into a stew of rats and traitors. And Obama has kept another promise: to have a transparent administration- He commits treason out in the open.
7 years ago
trump would indeed pursue this. but unfortunately 110 million welfare parasites will have obamaphones light up like Christmas trees reminding them to vote Clinton if they want more free ride, and the 30% of the American population that are below 85 I.Q. will vote based on what the media plasters them with. And trump frightens the simple minded. Clintons fat face smile is much more agreeable than the brutal truth
7 years ago
Court martials can cure this stupidity. That and a martial attitude by naval leadership. Don’t seem to remember John Paul Jones thinking like these guys.
7 years ago
The Muslim, Marxist, effete President has turned our military into a social program to whoosify our military. He’s reduced the forces to pre- World War II numbers. Maybe the Commander in Chief didn’t like all those manly military men around him?
No doubt the men/women on those boats knew that if anything they did made Hussein look bad they would be facing court martial just like the poor Army Sergeant who saved a young boy in Afghanistan who was tied to an old man’s bed as a sex slave by the Sergeant “shoving” the scum.
Hussein seems particularly protective of murderers and sex fiends…..who slaughter and rape their way across the Middle East and Europe…..why? And now he’s bringing it all to America. Why?
One has to wonder what happened to him being raised in a Madrasas in Indonesia with old Muslim men teachers…….
7 years ago
“Hands up. Don’t shoot.”
US Navy’s new recruiting slogan.
7 years ago
” I made the gamble they were not going to parade us around like prisoners of war because they want this nuke deal to go through.”
Phuck that Nuke Deal, mullah obama and Iran!!!!! This POS imam Squatting in the People’s House should be Tried for Treason and Sentenced to a Very Long Time in GITMO… Along with hillary clinton and 3/4’s of the Rest of Our Pathetic Government Officials!!!!! This is just Sad what obama has done to Our Military and Our Country!!!!!! Hope and Change??? Well the People Lost Hope and the Only Change we have is Watching the U.S. get turned into a 3rd World Shiite Hole!!!!
7 years ago
Which would give him all the force behind him he could handle.
7 years ago
You notice that by way of thanks he fired them.
7 years ago
GODDAMNED PUSSY!! Got to be PC even in the Military!!
7 years ago
So much of this “PC Obama-ness” it’s in the bloody air so much so that the military have become fearful and dysfunctional. Eish!
D
7 years ago
Just one of those USN Boats could take out the entire Iranian Navy. Gutless cowards just like their worthless boss. I’m sure the Kenyan will highly decorate them for surrendering to his Ally Iran.
7 years ago
In my view, the leadership of CRS-3, at the time these sailors surrendered to iranian bass boats, should be stripped of their commissions and serve jail time.
7 years ago
In my view, the leadership of CRS-3, at the time theses sailors surrendered their boats to iranian bass boats, should be stripped of their commissions and serve jail time.
7 years ago
The only response to this record of debacle after debacle is TRUMP.
