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red dog 1

(32,900 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:28 PM 7 hrs ago

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Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral & former Navy Seal William McRaven on Donald Trump.

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Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral & former Navy Seal William McRaven on Donald Trump. (Original Post) red dog 1 7 hrs ago OP

He's lucky Major Hegseth didn't recall him for a court-martial dalton99a 7 hrs ago #1

yet rampartd 7 hrs ago #2

that quote is from 2018 Celerity 7 hrs ago #3

And this is the second time it's been posted as an OP on DU recently, as if it was a new statement. Link: highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #4

I did not rec that OP Celerity 5 hrs ago #6

I didn't say you did. I said red dog 1, who posted this OP, recced the OP with the same quote in January. highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #7

Ahhh, so sorry. I misread. Sigh. I am off my game today! Celerity 5 hrs ago #9

It's okay. We're all stressed and dealing with an avalanche of news. highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #10

For the first major time in my life, I feel as though I cannot trust any info when it comes to the Iran war. Celerity 5 hrs ago #11

2018 article, so it's well known old news irisblue 6 hrs ago #5

This Navy vet salutes Admiral McRaven.. Permanut 5 hrs ago #8

I'm with you... MarcoZandrini 5 hrs ago #12

So when do they arrest him for treason?? AZ8theist 5 hrs ago #13

If you want to change the world, make your bed. Here's Admiral McRaven's famous speech OMGWTF 3 hrs ago #14

That was the job description Putin used to recruit Krasnov Ford_Prefect 3 hrs ago #15

An indelible stain on the fabric of humanity. BattleRow 2 hrs ago #16

Well yes, except that snot 1 hr ago #17

We need many more Admirals and Generals to speak out! nt Exp 1 hr ago #18

We've been saying that since Chumps 2nd month! BidenRocks 8 min ago #19

dalton99a

(93,724 posts)

1. He's lucky Major Hegseth didn't recall him for a court-martial

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:31 PM

7 hrs ago

rampartd

(4,503 posts)

2. yet

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:34 PM

7 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,211 posts)

3. that quote is from 2018

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:39 PM

7 hrs ago

https://time.com/5370207/admiral-william-mcraven-donald-trump-security-clearance/

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McRaven, in his letter in the Post, said Brennan was “one of the finest public servants I have ever known,” adding that he “would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.”

He added: “Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.”

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highplainsdem

(61,565 posts)

4. And this is the second time it's been posted as an OP on DU recently, as if it was a new statement. Link:

Reply to Celerity (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:21 PM

6 hrs ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220946645

red dog 1, you recced it then.

Celerity

(54,211 posts)

6. I did not rec that OP

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:53 PM

5 hrs ago

highplainsdem

(61,565 posts)

7. I didn't say you did. I said red dog 1, who posted this OP, recced the OP with the same quote in January.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:04 PM

5 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,211 posts)

9. Ahhh, so sorry. I misread. Sigh. I am off my game today!

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:07 PM

5 hrs ago

highplainsdem

(61,565 posts)

10. It's okay. We're all stressed and dealing with an avalanche of news.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:11 PM

5 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,211 posts)

11. For the first major time in my life, I feel as though I cannot trust any info when it comes to the Iran war.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:20 PM

5 hrs ago

I really do not know what is going on there in reality with any degree of even remote certainty. It is vexing me to no end.

I mostly just tune it out TBH.

Catching up on reading and then some binge-watching of great telly series with wifey.

irisblue

(37,335 posts)

5. 2018 article, so it's well known old news

Reply to Celerity (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:27 PM

6 hrs ago

Permanut

(8,292 posts)

8. This Navy vet salutes Admiral McRaven..

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:05 PM

5 hrs ago

Thanks for posting this, red dog 1.

MarcoZandrini

(190 posts)

12. I'm with you...

Reply to Permanut (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:25 PM

5 hrs ago

….shipmate!

Fuck trump!

AZ8theist

(7,260 posts)

13. So when do they arrest him for treason??

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:39 PM

5 hrs ago

OMGWTF

(5,083 posts)

14. If you want to change the world, make your bed. Here's Admiral McRaven's famous speech

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:09 PM

3 hrs ago

&t=5s

Ford_Prefect

(8,577 posts)

15. That was the job description Putin used to recruit Krasnov

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:45 PM

3 hrs ago

BattleRow

(2,289 posts)

16. An indelible stain on the fabric of humanity.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:10 PM

2 hrs ago

snot

(11,723 posts)

17. Well yes, except that

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:49 PM

1 hr ago

what's really worst of all is that thousands of people have been killed and many thousands more wounded, the world's been brought to the brink of nuclear war, and the US economy will probably never recover even to its much-faded, pre-Trumpian glory.

Exp

(901 posts)

18. We need many more Admirals and Generals to speak out! nt

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:31 PM

1 hr ago

BidenRocks

(3,166 posts)

19. We've been saying that since Chumps 2nd month!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 09:36 PM

8 min ago

Make him go away!

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