Blake Masters' criticism of the military is way off base
17.10.2022 - 18:37
/ foxnews.com
Loaded into an amphibious assault vehicle, I spent a lot of time shoulder-to-shoulder riding across the Iraqi desert with people from all walks of life. Country boys from Ohio, Cajuns from Louisiana, fathers from New Mexico, and brothers from the Navajo Nation were just a small cross-section of our company–Lima, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines. We were Marines sent to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
But despite receiving the same training, we were all very different people.That’s what made us stronger. So when I see Blake Masters, a man who has never served and made his career at a hedge fund, disparage our military and disrespect those who have put on the uniform to defend this great nation, it pisses me off. Republican Arizona Senate nominee Blake Masters smiles on stage prior to a televised debate with Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct.
6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Masters called America’s military "totally incompetent." He called our military leaders — those who take on the responsibility of leading our troops and making impossibly difficult decisions — "bozos." Now, I’ve done my fair share of criticizing our military leaders for their wartime decision-making, but that’s because I’ve seen their decisions in action in Iraq.
And I know, ultimately, these generals are patriots, but to go so far as to call them "rotten" and attack their character is a bridge too far. Masters’ habit of disrespecting our military is nothing new — he’s previously called World War Two "unjust," defended 9/11 conspiracies and encouraged others to look into the "official story" of the terrorist attacks, and said Al Qaeda is not a real threat to America. He’s even
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