As Far as You Could Throw Them

“The DoD would have us believe that the DMED database was wrong from 2016-2020 but then magically was corrected in 2021 despite the fact that they had not noticed it was wrong until we pointed it out in our testimony before Senator Johnson. Further, we are asked to believe that in 2020, the year of what they claim to be the greatest pandemic since 1918, and despite the fact that it is documented that the CDC was also watching this database, no one noticed an error of 20 million-plus injury/disease codes per year,” Renz told The Epoch Times. [More]

Who are you going to believe? Whistleblowing medical professionals putting their reputations and careers on the line or political appointees Lloyd Austin and Thoroughly Modern Milley, under coordinated orders to stonewall on committing to the preservation of Defense Medical Epidemiology Database record preservation?

Thoroughly Modern Milley

 This is a coup. This is treason. And there must be a court martial and martial justice. [More]

That's pretty much what I said.

UPDATE: Richard Grenell says not so fast...

Gosh, if we can't believe Bob Woodward and The Washington Post, who can we believe?

[Via Michael G]

Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Dogs of War

 U.S. Military Left Service Dogs Behind in Afghanistan [More]

I'm sure there are many at the "Humane" Society who would favor giving up human seats to animals. What's outrageous is that things came to this.

It's a further example of the utter ineptness in administration leadership that we see unfolding every day. In the Silver Lining Department, as wannabe totalitarians go, these guys project incompetence and weakness.

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE:

Pentagon Denies Military Dogs Were Left Behind in Afghanistan [More]

Who to believe... the animaladjusted or Thoroughly Modern Milley...?

[Via Mack H]

Thoroughly Modern Milley

Gen. Milley Says ‘There Was Nothing That I or Anyone Else Saw’ in Intel Indicating Afghanistan Would Collapse in 11 Days [More] 

And then there's this idiot...

TANGENTIALLY-RELATED UPDATES:

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[Via Jess, Laocoön, bondmen]

The Kakistocracy Follies

It's OK to be...what...? 

“No, I don't... Zero responsibility. The responsibility I have is to protect America's national self-interest.” [More]

Helluva job there, Dotard-in-Chief:

"Do not call the U.S. Embassy in Kabul for details or updates about the flight. This form is the only way to communicate interest in flight options."

Look for some non-citizens to get evacced before some of our own people, who will make perfect video fodder as they're very publicly decapitated. And look for some "refugees" to be secret hostiles while some of those who relied on U.S. promises are very publicly butchered with their families.

Thank goodness Thoroughly Modern Milley is the guy with the guns! And the F-15s and nukes...

Not that those who ordered the involvement in the first place should get a pass.

Everyone who sacrificed and lost life, limb, or loved one was betrayed from the outset. You don't start something unless you have the capability and the will for it. Not that those who exist to push and to squeeze and to make others pay the price will have learned anything as they turn their obsessions to domestic domination and blather on about who "the greatest enemy" is.

UPDATE:

Biden just handed the Taliban a U.S. weapons goldmine (photos)… [More]

Hey, there are actual priorities here...

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

Three Percenter, Oath Keeper or Proud Boy?

 The unidentified sailor was a member of the ship’s crew and is accused of starting the July 12, 2020 blaze, the Navy said. [More]

Why not identify him?

With the direction Thoroughly Modern Milley is taking the military, it would be instructive to know if the suspect fits the narrative being broadcast about who the terrorists are.

[Via Michael G]

Another Fine Mess They've Gotten Us Into

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defended his refusal to confront China over Beijing's seizure and fortification of his country's islets in the South China Sea ... But Duterte has a hole card: a U.S. guarantee to fight China, should he stumble into war with China. [More]

I'm sure the thought of Thoroughly Modern Milley being "the guy with the guns" fills the Chicoms with shock and awe.

But therein lies the problem.  Look at citizen disarmament edicts in the Philippines, and especially in Taiwan.

What did our Founders consider "necessary to the security of a free State"? Plus, why should "we" fight for people who won't fight for themselves, and especially at the order of a puppet Dotard-in-Chief (it's not like Congress would strap them on and declare war so that they as individuals could be held accountable for the results) who will only allow you arms if you're in his service?

Then recall Washington's admonition about "foreign entanglements."

It boils down to this: Would I be willing to die for this? Would I be willing for my sons to die? If my answer is "No," then I can't very well favor sending you or your sons to die in my place.

Well, I can, but that would make me one of "them."

Those who have undermined "America First" for their own greed and lust, including those who foolishly "vote" for the political avatars they bankroll, will make sure plenty do. And they'll be the ones to capitulate and try to switch sides when it's their precious hindquarters on the line because of how badly they have weakened the Republic.

"Peace through strength" is more than just a slogan.

So is "We will not disarm."

Thoroughly Modern Milley

 “You can’t do this without the military. You can’t do this without the CIA and the FBI. We’re the guys with the guns.” [More]

What, he found them?

To use against Nazis.

And sorry, Mr. Trump. Appointing him to spite Mattis is the lamest excuse I've ever heard. Maybe you wouldn't be so good at firing people if you weren't so crappy at hiring them.

[Via Mack H]

Speaking of Putting 'Weapons of War On the Streets'...

Sky News Shows Taliban Seizing Abandoned US Bases & "Treasure Trove" Of Weapons, Ammo [More]

So the same government that would ruin your life over having one of these babies ends up being a huge supplier of sworn foreign enemies?

Ah well, at least Thoroughly Modern Milley has his priorities straight.

Plus think of all the ITAR paperwork this saves!

Now let's get back to finding ways to disarm our vets.

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

Enter the Dragon

"The Chinese people will absolutely not allow any foreign force to bully, oppress or enslave us and anyone who attempts to do so will face broken heads and bloodshed in front of the iron Great Wall of the 1.4 billion Chinese people," President Xi Jinping said this week as he marked the 100 year anniversary of the party’s founding. [More] 

Why wouldn't he speak that way?

He knows he's smarter and stronger than the Dotard-in-Chief, he knows his generals are more focused and ruthless than Thoroughly Modern Milley, and he knows the troops he can deploy don't need to do "modified pushups."

Clap for that, you stupid bastards!

Thoroughly Modern Milley

The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today's rioting, property destruction and grossly uninformed statements. Among the latter is the testimony before the House Armed Services Committee by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley in favor of renaming Confederate-named military bases. He said: "The Confederacy, the American Civil War, was fought, and it was an act of rebellion. It was an act of treason, at the time, against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes, against the U.S. Constitution." [More]

By that ignorant assertion he has proven himself unfit for command and should be fired. Then he can add his name to this list of Benedict Arnolds.

It's not too removed an analogy to liken secession rejection to a refusal to let someone leave a relationship and giving all the power to the stalker.

[Via Michael G]