I have friends deployed to the region right now. We haven’t been able to get in touch with them since middle of last week. I’m very scared for them right now.
H is due to get out of the Army in May after 23 years and two deployments, one to Iraq. In addition to being terrified for the young men and women at that base and their loved ones, I am so very scared for what this means for my own family.
The people that others thought would be the “adults” in the room are gone. The anonymous person telling people to relax because they are moderating the president, looks like a total fool.
None of this should’ve happened. Ugh. I’m sorry for all those who are having to deal with family members in harms way. My thoughts for everyone affected.
I just saw a twitter screenshot that reminds us all how many unfilled security positions there are right now. He is absolutely calling all the shots with very limited oversight.
How many days before trump escalates even further?
CNN’s Barbara Starr reports that Pentagon officials have been hard to reach “because they were sent home early for what was supposed to be a major snowstorm.”
H is due to get out of the Army in May after 23 years and two deployments, one to Iraq. In addition to being terrified for the young men and women at that base and their loved ones, I am so very scared for what this means for my own family.
H has 16 years in right now and retirement can't come soon enough. I'm selfishly glad that he's in a non-deployable job for the next 2.5 years, but this conflict will probably outlast that. I'm so mad and scared.
H is due to get out of the Army in May after 23 years and two deployments, one to Iraq. In addition to being terrified for the young men and women at that base and their loved ones, I am so very scared for what this means for my own family.
H has 16 years in right now and retirement can't come soon enough. I'm selfishly glad that he's in a non-deployable job for the next 2.5 years, but this conflict will probably outlast that. I'm so mad and scared.
My H has 15 in and is technically non-deployable but depending on how this irons out I think most people will be deployable here soon. I’m absolutely sick over this for the families just waiting to hear news. I can imagine what they are going through and it’s just heart wrenching.
Post by suburbanzookeeper on Jan 7, 2020 20:46:14 GMT -5
My thoughts are with our military service members and their families. I feel like this is escalating so quickly with no "adults" left in the room to stop, slow, or distract him. He's running a skeleton crew of yes men.
Wow, I'm actually surprised they're doing something so quickly. I was listening to an NPR interview this afternoon and one of their foreign ministers sounded pretty convincing that, yes they planned on retaliation, but that they were still discussing the details.
All of this was so unnecessary. I hope it will open some eyes to the danger of having this man in office.
I hate to be a Debbie Downer but from what I've seen, I don't think so. (I work with Trumpers and they're all gung-fucking-ho.) One guy posted some Robert Downey Jr. meme and I kept confronting him and asking he if would enlist. He said he'd enlist if he "has to." FFS. Enlisting is voluntary, you fucking moron. The stupidity is remarkable.
I just don't even have words. Just terrified about what this means for our country, the men and women of our armed services and their families, and the future in general.
People had better vote with this in mind in November.
All of this was so unnecessary. I hope it will open some eyes to the danger of having this man in office.
It won’t. The narrative will be twisted to omit Trump’s role in sparking this crisis. Anyone who dares criticize him will he branded as unpatriotic. The GOP knows this will only bolster Trump’s chances of re-election.
My heart is so heavy for all the military members, family and friends in this community.
I just don't even have words. Just terrified about what this means for our country, the men and women of our armed services and their families, and the future in general.
People had better vote with this in mind in November.
People will keep this in mind, and I bet it will lead to his second term.