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Tim Walz abandoned his soldiers when they deployed to Iraq

Well this is a lame OP.
 
OK so Walz left.

Who cares besides a few pathetic Right Wingers desperately trying to find something, anything to hold against the rising Stars of the Democratic Party.

At least Walz didn't fake foot problems to avoid a Vietnam Era Draft the way Yellow Donny did, thanks to Daddy Got Bucks buying him his own personal doctor.
 
How long did Bone Spurs spend in the military, jmb?
Same as multiple deferrment Biden.

Would not the comparison be to Trump's VP pick? Vance served active duty in Iraq etc.

Trump and Harris' military service is equal.
 
Same as multiple deferrment Biden.

Would not the comparison be to Trump's VP pick? Vance served active duty in Iraq etc.

Trump and Harris' military service is equal.

Vance abandoned his servicemen out of cowardice.
 
Tim Walz is a coward. He did the safe deployments to Italy and Norway, but when his unit was activated to go to Iraq, he suddenly “retired” when still having 2 years left on his commitment.
I wonder why they won't compare Walz and Vance military service. (not really)
 
I cannot get those so-called veterans of the military who say they will vote for the rapey felonious coward. They obviously have no self-pride.
They basically have given up any moral high ground.

I can see how Walz’s timing when it came to leaving service could be construed as not wanting to go to Iraq… sure… go with it… but after the years of Trump denigrating military service do you expect me to actually care anymore?

Swiftboating worked because Bush was seen … rightly or wrongly… as a military leader who was dedicated to the fight.

Trump has none of that.
 
1) All of Iraq was considered a combat zone.
2) We took mortar and rocket attacks regularly on the bases.
3) Combat correspondents in the USMC go on patrols with line units. Outside the wire.

He wasn't a "combat correspondent" going on patrols.

He said himself that as a corporal in a PAO billet his duties allowed him to escape any real fighting.

WW
 
Would not the comparison be to Trump's VP pick? Vance served active duty in Iraq etc.
By JMB's standard, Vance abandoned his unit to go write a book.
 
From his training in artillery not war.
And? Most National Guard units don't see military action. Seriously, you are all just looking for more reasons to hate this guy, it's obvious what this is about. If he had the same level of service but was a Republican you'd be telling us how awesome he is.
 
Exactly what I was going to say. It's not going to work. Serving in Congress is serving your country. No right-wing opinion piece can change that.
 
Unlike Walz, Vance served and fulfilled his commitment.
After leaving wounded his fellow servicemen on the field in order to save his own life.
 

Walz should have just faked some bone spurs instead of retiring, apparently that is a respectful way to get out of service when your nation calls.
 
What a swiftboat attempt.

If a military officer is entitled to retire from the military, they can retire from the military and nobody can say boo. My nephew was a helicopter pilot off an aircraft carrier. When he could, he decided to quit and become a civilian. Guess what? His ship was able to conduct missions without him. The idea that "he [Walz] left the soldiers hanging" without a senior-non-commissioned officer is baloney. The military has 1,281,000 personnel. The military surely could find someone else to replace Walz. When officers are killed in combat, do they throw up their hands and shriek, "what do we do now?" No. They have procedures for covering.
 
Bush 43 had cred because of being in the Air National Guard.

When that got questioned the hammer came down hard on Dan Rather.

We are in a new post Trump era where they want to make swiftboating work again.

We are past that.
 

Supporters of Corporal Bone Spurs suddenly care about military service...
 
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