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mike_c

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10. apparently it's established an admiral gave...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:14 PM

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...the proximal order on site to kill survivors in the water. That officer certainly knows the illegality of the order, and that naval commanders have been executed or imprisoned for identical offenses. So does that admiral want to fall on his sword for pretty boy Hegseth? Although I'm not sure it really matters. The naval officers involved are just as culpable, IMO. They knew better.

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