Lieutenant David Nartker must be Court-Martialed

US Defense Watch ^ | April 30, 2016 | Ray Starmann

[Georgia Girl 2]

First of all the woman never cried and in the pictures I saw she was the only one with a scowl on her face. Some pathetic puke guy broke down boo hooing.

That being said the fish rots from the head down. I have no doubt that Nartker was told over comms to surrender and not make a fuss because they were trying to close the Iran nuke deal. Its sickening but Ash Carter and Barack Obama and John Kerry need to face a firing squad for treason and maybe a couple of generals on the Joint Chiefs.

The whole thing was stomach churning to the max.

[Vinnie]

This incident smells. Reminded me of the multiple satellite rocket ‘crash’ in China during Slick Willie’s reign.
Staged to give the other side electronic, engineering , component info.

IIRC those boats were carrying the latest in proprietary military GPS gear. Iran would love to get hold of it.

[Dr. Pritchett]

“David Nartker’s lack of bravado is atypical [sic] of the death of the American warrior under Obama.” - RS

Your suggestion that the Navy boats were possibly tricked into wandering off course is just one example of scenarios that Mr. Starmann “typically” fails to consider. I swear this guys reminds me of some E-4 barracks lawyer who knows EVERYTHING about how the military SHOULD run.

While I appreciate his constant bashing of the administration as the root cause of military problems, his inflammatory rhetoric and consistent straw man arguments continue to detract from his waning credibility.

[JimRed]

That being said the fish rots from the head down.

That old saying, while intuitive, is incorrect. It rots from the guts out as the intestinal bacteria begin to break down and consume the dead flesh.

[atc23]

You are not obligated to follow unlawful orders as per UCMJ. I would have taken my chances in the court of public opinion and before a military court and let the chips fall where they may - but I would have sunk the bass boats and that's a fact.

I mistakenly typed "she" - yes, it was a little puissant Obama striker (male) doing the crying jag. S

[pboyington]

Yes, but by making the video and praising the Iranians, he violated Article V

[Hot Tabasco]

Yes, but by making the video and praising the Iranians, he violated Article V

First off, HE didn't make the video.......

Secondly, nobody in the public sector knows what orders he was given.

And last of all, the fact that he has not been brought up on charges for the violations of the UCMJ that YOU think he violated, tells me everything that I need to know...........He was under orders.

So stop it with your "Article V" silliness since you know absolutely nothing about what actually transpired.........

Amazing how the "experts" in military conduct such as yourself are so quick to condemn, send to trial and convict this member of our military.........You and those others are pathetic.

[Hot Tabasco]

As a post script, how many of our Vietnam POW's would you have equally condemned for reading scripted apologies in front of their captor's cameras?

Did you also condemn the U.S. Iranian hostages for their "confessions" during their captivity back in 79 - 81?

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m with you on most of this. Zero excuse for crying. I’m no hero but I can tell you for a fact that you will never see me on TV crying and not a mark on me. Those Aholes would at least had to knock me around a little.

As far as surrendering to a couple of Boston Whalers they had to be ordered to do it. The whole incident was insane.

[BuffaloJack]

With second radar signal of the same characteristics (frequency, pulse repetition rate, etc., but stronger in amplitude.)

[pboyington]

I served my country honorably in war. Nartker is a disgrace to the uniform.