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US Marines ordered to SURRENDER WEAPONS before evacuating Yemen Embassy.
The Kelly File/Fox News

Posted on 02/11/2015 6:14:17 PM PST by Toespi

Meghan Kelly just reported that Marines were ordered by the state department to remove clips and surrender weapons before leaving the Yemen Embassy. She reports that it is unprecedented, backed up by Jack Keene. Marines under that order are furious.


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KEYWORDS: houthis; iranhouthis; marines; soskerry; usembassy; usmc; yemen; yemenfailedstate; yemenusembassy
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To: Afterguard
The marines should have disregarded this illegal order and killed everyone in the vicinity.

Heroic as it sounds they would likely all be dead or captive right now if they had tried.
121 posted on 02/11/2015 7:44:24 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: centurion316

When you’re in a hole, stop digging.

Usually the best thing to do when criticized for criticizing others is to stop criticizing.


122 posted on 02/11/2015 7:46:01 PM PST by ctdonath2 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

123 posted on 02/11/2015 7:46:30 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: blueunicorn6
Just one of those things that sets off some Veterans.

Oh, yes. OMG, yes. Look, truth be told, I'm a little old wrinkled guy, ex-Navy, probably not worth spit in a fistfight, but I swear before everybody in this forum, you mess with my Marines, you come through me. You DO NOT DO THIS TO THE U.S. MARINES.

If I post what I want to say I'll be banned. Really angry right now.

124 posted on 02/11/2015 7:54:35 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: molson209
I seriously doubt that the Marines were told to “remove clips”.

I believe that we do not have all the facts, and may never have. I flew armed on many occasions in my military career, in uniform and in civilian clothes, with ammunition and without, on military and commercial aircraft. The USAF was probably the hardest to deal with, especially when flying on MAC charter (civilian) aircraft. Some of the things that they insisted we do were comical, but most people in the Air Force seldom come in contact with weapons. Foreign militaries were usually the easiest, so long as you didn't put a hole in their aircraft. Most commercial flights just wanted your weapon in a locked container, separated from the ammo and checked with baggage. That could be a problem if you are loading the aircraft under fire, but otherwise no sweat.

The biggest problem that I encountered was with customs and police at the airport. They could really get unhinged even if all your paperwork was in order. Yes, officer, I realize that's a fully automatic weapon, but it's not loaded and here's all of documents. I had a couple of guys thrown into the hoosegow in Oman on a Friday night because the embassy guy failed to show up at the airport as arranged. It took us until Sunday to get them sprung, their weapons back and on their way on an unscheduled flight.

Don't get me started on the stupid things that the State Department does.

125 posted on 02/11/2015 7:55:26 PM PST by centurion316
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To: ctdonath2; The_Media_never_lie

You forgot to include The_Media_never_lie, so I took the liberty of letting in him on the conversation. It’s the polite thing to do.


126 posted on 02/11/2015 7:59:44 PM PST by centurion316
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To: centurion316

I want to know why we didn’t have assets on the ground for getting our guys out. This could have easily become Benghazi many times over.

From what I’m reading we still have special forces in country.


127 posted on 02/11/2015 7:59:55 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Toespi

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Impeach!

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128 posted on 02/11/2015 8:00:20 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Toespi

Two clips from the Kelly File
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2GmF2GWoEo

RPT: Evacuating Marines Told To Disarm By State Dept - “NUTS” - The Kelly File
Outrage Over Reports Of Marines Surrendering Guns During Yemen Evac
Marines Ordered To Surrender Their Weapons
Follow Up Bellow
Marine Corp Statement: Marines Did Not Turn Over Weapons To Anyone - The Kelly File

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFjeJxZq7GQ&feature=youtu.be

Rendered Inoperable
Centcom outraged

It looks like it was true, but supposedly the Marine Corp claims they were disabled first.
State Department supposedly ordered it.


129 posted on 02/11/2015 8:01:36 PM PST by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
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To: jwalsh07

I can have my gear packed on short notice.

Ready when ya’all are.


130 posted on 02/11/2015 8:01:49 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: cripplecreek
I want to know why we didn’t have assets on the ground for getting our guys out.

My completely uniformed guess is that we did, probably multiple assets prepared and ready to launch when ordered. Why those orders didn't come is a very important question that needs to be asked. My assumption is that the State Department was in charge and whatever twit they had running the evacuation was calling all the shots. Don't want to upset the Muslims don't you know. Valarie wouldn't like it.

131 posted on 02/11/2015 8:04:43 PM PST by centurion316
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To: gcraig
"This is unbelievable and infuriating on many levels."

Having two traitors in a row as Secretary of State is unbelievable and infuriating on many levels!!!

132 posted on 02/11/2015 8:06:07 PM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: jjotto

Well, the Kelly File broke the news to me. And, we still do not know what really happened. Not good.


133 posted on 02/11/2015 8:08:58 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: FR_addict

Centcom outraged


Centcom in Qatar? who should be leveled too, as it turns out.

We have a thread from a couple months ago about how Qatar hands out billions every year to keep negative stories from ever airing. It’s enraging.


134 posted on 02/11/2015 8:13:24 PM PST by txhurl
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To: Toespi

John F’n Kerry and the Kenyan need to be hung from the same tree.


135 posted on 02/11/2015 8:18:29 PM PST by matthew fuller (John FÂ’n Kerry and the Kenyan need to be hung from the same tree.)
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To: Sasparilla

My first Viewing,
Thanks!

Will not comply comes to mind.


136 posted on 02/11/2015 8:22:32 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Toespi

WTF?????

this is ridiculous


137 posted on 02/11/2015 8:22:55 PM PST by Nifster
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To: MeshugeMikey

The legions of dumb people of this country wouldn’t change a thing if it were 2008-that’s the tragedy.


138 posted on 02/11/2015 8:26:57 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (luke 6:38)
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To: shibumi

“The State Department is headed up by John (He was in VietNam, you know)Kerry,”

Yea he may have flew in once, for a vacation.


139 posted on 02/11/2015 8:33:29 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: skimbell

Clips, magazines, clips, magazines....it’s all so confusing.


140 posted on 02/11/2015 8:36:02 PM PST by 353FMG
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