A huge Bravo Zulu to President Biden and his administration

[Aviation Pro]

123,000 evacuated, on schedule and was the better man when confronted by the grieving parents of the fallen Marine.

After the noise from the conflict media dies down, the historians will compare this effort to the Berlin airlift.

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, I don't remember Ford ever taking huge flack for Vietnam or the way we left

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[Wounded Bear]

5. I remember some momentary outrage, but...

they didn't have the 24/7 media machines we have now to churn the narrative.

[PatSeg]

7. That is true

We didn't have talking heads expounding 24/7 back then. Most people read newspapers every morning. Then they watched a half hour of news in the evening. There were some talk shows, but with only three networks plus PBS, there were only a handful. Not everyone was paying a whole lot of attention all the time.

[yardwork]

15. Anyone who complained about anything involving the Vietnam War was called a communist.

It was "America: love it or leave it." Anyone protesting risked being shot.

[H2O Man]

17. Exactly.

Protesters were assaulted, students were shot, and a heavyweight champion had his title stolen.

[yardwork]

18. And now those "patriots" think Jan 6 was fine.

The hypocrisy is sickening.

[H2O Man]

19. In an internet

conversation with a person who I used to think was mildly intelligent, I said those involved in the insurrection should face incarceration. He disagreed, claiming it was their "constitutional right." I asked exactly what in the Constitution protects insurrection? He said the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. I attempted to explain that the two documents are distinct, and he assured me that I didn't know what I was talking about.

[yardwork]

20. If nothing else, this era is certainly separating the wheat from the chaff.

[Aviation Pro]

21. Or the educated from the uneducated

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Big bloc of the latter, but not large enough to win the popular vote.

[uponit7771]

22. +1, ALL of the MAGA Cult continue to sympathize with the false justification for Jan 6 attack

[electric_blue68]

25. Luckily at any NYC Moritorium 1, 2 marches,or the...

balloons for the dead Central Park event - if there was such stuff on the outer edges I was nowhere near it.


Thought decades later my sis and I made sure we got away from the police on horses during an Anti-Iraq war March!
And before we got there as we were coming out of the subway big, long entrance we saw a cop cornering a protester.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I'm with you...

[Aviation Pro]

3. Thank you, green brother.

....

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Agree

This evacuation was a huge success. The one day when civilians overwhelmed airport security to get onto the runway was a blip and brief.

The terror attack that killed our troops had little to do with the withdrawal. Terrorists attack wherever and whenever they want.

We evacuated 123,000 people and developed better ties with the Taliban to influence them and continue to get people out who want to leave. Couldn't have gone much better in that regard.

[markie]

6. yes

many thanks to Biden's bravery

[Aviation Pro]

8. And to the bravery and service of our troops

RIP to the fallen, swift recovery to the wounded and thank you to every last one of them.

Our nation will never forget your sacrifices.

[left-of-center2012]

9. "A huge Bravo Zulu"

You still use 'military jargon' in your every day speech?

[Aviation Pro]

11. I do, it's embedded in my DNA

Also, a lot of veterans here use it.

So, your point?

[left-of-center2012]

12. I did 10 years in the army

I have two brothers who each did 20 years in the army.

None of us go around spouting military jargon in our everyday speech.

And I have not noted a lot of people here using it;
little to none actually.

But if it works for you, whatever.

[Skittles]

23. I used FUBAR yesterday, at work

that is military jargon, yes?

[Aviation Pro]

26. Yep...

A few others:

OMGIF
FIGMO

[Skittles]

28. I had an offshore guy aske me about FUBAR

I explained it to him in a PC fashion until he said.....ahhhh yes!

[11 Bravo]

14. In reference to the successful conclusion to a military op, it seems appropriate.

Particularly when offered by a veteran.
Is there some other point you're trying to make?

[Paladin]

10. Well done, President Biden. (nt)

[11 Bravo]

13. Roger that, my brother.

[Aviation Pro]

27. Good copy, brother

….

[Klaralven]

16. OK

[electric_blue68]

24. 123,000 - that's pretty astonishing! 👏 to President Biden, and the troops.

[GoodRaisin]

29. It's pretty incredible courage.

K&R , and thank you sir.