What did Rob DeSanctus do on 911??
Posted on 09/11/2023 6:19:28 AM PDT by Reno89519
On the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said the threat of foreign terrorism still exists on U.S. soil due to a lack of security on the southern border.
Putting a spotlight on current problems surrounding illegal immigration, the Republican presidential candidate told the Washington Examiner that he believes the border crisis "has made us more vulnerable to a terrorist attack."
"I think that there is a good bet that somebody that's come across that [southern] border will commit an act of terrorism," he said.
He noted that people from countries across the globe have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"9/11 was in part an immigration issue," he said. "A lot of these guys should not have been in the country — had overstayed visas and whatnot."
In the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 Al-Qaeda-affiliated radical Islamic terrorists took over four commercial airplanes causing two planes to crash into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City, one into the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C., and another into a field in Pennsylvania as passengers fought against hijackers.
The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people, making it the largest loss of life ever on American soil from a foreign attack.
For the Florida governor, serving his country was the answer. "You put service above self," he said, explaining why he didn't choose to embark on a career in the private sector instead.
"I felt it was my obligation to serve. So I raised my hand," the Republican presidential candidate recalled.
In 2004, he earned a commission in the Navy as a JAG officer. While in the Navy, he worked on operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, also deploying to Iraq at one point, where he served as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander. In this position, he supported the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi, as well as the greater Al Anbar province. For his service, he was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service and the Iraq Campaign Medal.
DeSantis said the 9/11 attacks "really just changed how I viewed the world around me."
He remembered the pre-9/11 era, saying, "We didn't really have much of a care in the world," and saying the attacks were "a big dose of reality that it's a dangerous world and that there are people that that want to kill us."
It was a "wake-up call," he continued.
DeSantis's experience as a veteran would assist him as president, he explained. "It gives you a perspective," he added.
For an issue like the war in Ukraine, his understanding would provide insight for his decision-making. "I'm somebody that understands we need to be strong that you deter conflict through strength," he said. "Hopefully we would never have to use military force—but if you do, you better have a concrete objective, and you better just get the job done."
"And that's what we owe our service members if you're gonna put them in that situation," the Florida Republican continued.
DeSantis is attending a ceremony Monday morning at the World Trade Center, the loss of life as a result of the attacks.
I already enlisted and finished my military service, but recall 9/11 vividly. Still bothered that we went after Iraq instead of Saudi Arabia. Now we continue with an open southern border, as if begging for invasion, which we’ve got, and another terror attack, which we risk. Why are we so complacent?
What did Rob DeSanctus do on 911??
Trump, like VP Cheney, secured five rich family deferments
in America’s earlier war.
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Wealth like other things is a separator among the various
classes of Citizens. Depending upon your date of birth has
a lot to do with your education history. Just the way it is.
“Not sure what, if any excuse, others have for not serving in the military”
How about, they don’t want to?
Don’t believe in Endless War for Profit.
Ukraine is not our fight.
Blood and Guns to defend Europe from Communism while Germany and France buy gas from Russia?
North Kores still exists.
The list is endless.
Put our forces on the southern border of the US and watch the recruitment numbers rise.
3,000 murdered on 9-11.
Just about that many are murdered every week from ChiCom Fentanyl flowing across our border, enriching the Cartels.
War-Time Emergencies have always been used to take aware freedoms secured by the blood and guts of our fighting forces. Patriot Act??
We’re always fighting the wrong wars.
Don’t blame folks for not wanting to be cannon fodder.
Maybe some respect from you about 9/11 and veterans instead of the knee-jerk criticism? Are you veterans yourself? Do you have standing as a Veteran to discuss the topic, do you have the perspective that gives us regarding 9/11?
You posted how great DeSanctus is for being a JAG officer.
That he knows how to handle 911.
I posted what Trump actually did on 911.
I asked what DeSanctus did??
What did he actually do??
Did DeSanctus do anything?
He was in his last year at Yale, rubbing elbows with the rest of the elites. He was Captain of their varsity baseball team, and belonged to one of their fraternities. He graduated in 2001, and worked as a teacher in Georgia for a year, then he headed to Harvard Law School.
—>What did Rob DeSanctus do on 911?? “
He was in his last year at Yale, rubbing elbows with the rest of the elites. He was Captain of their varsity baseball team, and belonged to one of their fraternities. He graduated in 2001, and worked as a teacher in Georgia for a year, then he headed to Harvard Law School.
I note that Yale is the CIAs favorite recruiting ground also.
I note Rob DeSanctus has had a government paycheck his whole life.
Are you a veteran? My point in this discussion was that DeSantis, as a veteran, has a unique perspective like other veterans. And it doesn’t matter what role he took, what role I had in the service, veterans are veterans, and should be respected for that point. It is really a shame to see Freepers, especially non-veterans, criticize veterans for their honorable service. It’s disgusting, unpatriotic, and beyond the pale.
I note that Rhonda Santis used the State Legislature to hide his travel records from the public, as well as allowing himself to remain Governor, so he can continue to get a paycheck while running for President.
I seem to be missing where you demonstrate what DeSanctus *did* on 911???
Instead of using 911 as a prop to pimp DeSanctus, why not demonstrate what he did?
Did he do anything on 911??
—> so he can continue to get a paycheck while running for President.
Loves him those Gov’t paychecks!
Does the cia also pay Rhonda?
What sort of terrist mastermind would send his terrists on a walk across our hot dry border? With their terrist equipment and supplies and deadly terrist weapons? A retarded one. Or one who doesn’t exist. One that is a made up bogeyman.
A thinking terrist would fly his dudes in on commercial airliners. Just like the 9/11 guys. Of course. Gotta make sure they don’t have a lengthy criminal record but that shouldn’t be a problem. Like on 9/11.
As for their terrist supplies, weapons, equipment, decoder rings etc, a thinking terrist mastermind would throw everything in a shipping container and pick it up at the port in Miami. Thousands of containers unloaded there every day and basically no inspection to speak of. Years ago it was less than 1%. Doubt it’s more now. And if you’re feeling unlucky? Send one to San Diego too. No way both get caught.
DeSantis sounds like a neocon. And stupid. But I repeat myself.
The rest of the story -- in 2004 he was commissioned as a Naval Officer, worked in Guantanamo Bay in 2006, and by 2007 he was serving overseas in Iraq. Where there aren't too many of those 'elites' around that you're always yapping about. SEAL teams are bit more egalitarian. And no, he wasn't a SEAL, so don't resurrect that dead straw man. Present day, he's the best governor the state of Florida has ever had, and the most conservative and effective governor in the U.S. today.
You deranged DeSantis haters really are something to behold.
Agree
and the most conservative and effective governor in the U.S. today.
Qualified "maybe." Those are opinion words.
Time for a DeSanctus promotion to FEMA Director, where he would really shine.
I note that DeSantis served his country in uniform and Trump got deferments as a rich kid and never wore the uniform.
It’s also interesting that neither of Trump’s big, strapping sons who are constantly boasting about their patriotism ever served in the armed forces.
DeSantis is the son of middle-class Americans. His father left the Pittsburgh area looking for work and ended up installing Nielsen monitors in homes. His mother worked as a nurse. His grandfather worked in a steel mill in Pittsburgh. DeSantis never had a silver spoon stuck in his mouth like DJT whose early career was bankrolled by daddy to the tune of a million bucks.
I’ll bet daddy creased a few palms to get Donald accepted to the University of Pennsylvania, too. We already have proof of how that institution took money from the Chinese to set up Biden’s “professorship” there. These schools will do anything if the donation is fat enough.
DeSantis should mention his military service in the debates. The fact that he doesn’t suggests to me that he is unwilling to use it for political gain. He is perfectly within his rights, though, to mention it on 9/11 because it was an impetus for him to forego a lucrative legal career and to serve his country instead. That’s an honorable decision on his part and something to be admired.
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