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I have a completely different view on this. The issue is a major screw up. No doubt about it. Admit it. Fix it. But, the strike was successful and the mistake had no consequence. On the other hand, the strategic policy of defending against drones and missiles at massive cost, instead of launching an offensive strike to eliminate the threat, to the point of the US military being concerned about inventory, was an idiotic policy, as expressed by the on scene commander.

How do I know it? I don't, but I am extremely comfortable and confident in my view. The Houthis are a nomadic group of lunatics completely dependent on Iranian support. The time frame of this would not permit any Iranian support, as that takes time, and based on results, they knew nothing. Still a stupid mistake, but non consequential tactically. Merely an exposure of something that needs to be cleaned up. Not true. Ill informed and stupid.

The information was not leaked to the Houthis, at least not by any credible report, so it had no impact. The strike was extremely successful. It was a clear screw up, but conjecture without evidence, ie., any real harm, is being used for political purposes. I give them one major screw up. But....The major screw up was not getting offensive re the Houthis in the first place, and that was entirely on Biden Inc. Requested by the fleet commander and refused, so we defended $300 drones with $1 million missiles, to the point of drawing down those weapons to dangerous levels. Eventually, an F-18 was shot down by our own forces, and it was damn near miraculous that a second one, in close trail, was not.

A major screw up, but not something that can't be resolved. He wasn't lost in Puerto Rico with nobody knowing where he was or what was going on.

I had no "melt down," and I am not really that interested, certainly not in you, or any other moron that would repeatedly post haha. The disclosure was a major screw up that resulted in no harm to anyone and no loss of effectiveness re the strike. Clean it up and don't make the same mistake.

Oh well, I'll have to somehow survive with your condemnation. That is not a problem. But, two deployments to the WESTPAC as a Naval aviator/officer carrier pilot, going through TopGun and serving as an adversary instructor, then doing an airline career which included being a check airman on the 757/767, certifying folks from my company on domestic and international routes, I had the approval of people with billions at stake, I am not concerned about your view.

Well, the US Navy trusted me with a one megaton nuclear weapon, along wit scores of other weapons. What you think is completely uninteresting to me. I think you are significantly intellectually challenged. By the way, and since you are clearly ignorant, I will inform you. The missile I am resting my arm on is a HARM. The fat weapons are cluster bombs, called Rockeye, and the missile above my head is a Sidewinder. Also for the uninformed, the yellow stripes on those weapons indicate they are real warheads. The picture is after preflighting the alert 15 airplane on Kitty Hawk.

Your response begs the question. Why would I spend the time copying and then providing personal information simply to appease some guy who can't put together a single sentence on this forum? Further, why would it matter? I have posted many times on matters that apply to the subject, and if that is not evidence, I want my charities to be paid for my time. I'm glad to do so, if the accuser is willing to put up the same money I am.

You thought wrong, as always. There needs to be a bet that you would abide by for me to spend time copying licenses, logbook entries, US Navy Officer fireps., pics etc. I don't work for free, nor am interested in some goof unless it would be substantial and for charity.

So I guess your response is you won't take up the challenge. Another goof, with goofy accusations. You would benefit from restraining from accusations unless you are willing to back them up.

Then take the bet. It's $10,000 for your favorite charity. If not, shut up.

No. Let's make it $10,000. If I can't prove bona fides, I donate that amount to your favorite charity. If I can, you donate to mine. Want to engage?

You have exposed yourself. Another useless moron, unable to stand by senseless accusations, and hiding like a cockroach when confronted. The Tib's strategy. Never ends among you folks.

So you are offering an opinion without taking the challenge. You have made an accusation. I am offering to prove it, as I can, easily. You are doing the same thing Tib's did and following the same back down strategy. Doubt my bona fides? Bet. If not. Shut up.

Yes or no, or shut up.

Would you like to do a wager on that? Name the stakes, or shut up. Easily proven. Yes or no.

I have as much belief in your ability to judge me as I have I in your ability to spell or form a coherent sentence, both of which you have proven incapable of. I could not care less about who got an email. I do care, having served these alerts on the front end of a ship, in a national policy that strikes the aggressor rather than responds to it. Not interested in your view at all. Been there. Done that.

Evidently, the Trump Administration, and the history of the world, does not agree. And thus the wise decision to eliminate Houthi war capability. Incredibly stupid to continue the Biden policy of spending tens of millions against these hundred dollar drones and missiles. I would have done it within a half hour of the inauguration.

This is stupid beyond explanation. It is not "peaceful" to allow hundreds of attacks on US Naval forces and international shipping. It is undeniably idiotic. If you claim that is "peaceful," you are beyond hope.

I am extremely pleased that the US conducted air strikes on the Houthis instead of "catching" missiles and drones, That is what is important. They can clean up their email lists, but the important thing is to eliminate the threat at its origin, and they are doing that,....now.

Evidence of what?

What I think is that there are tons of people trying to capitalize any experience they have had. Write a book. Do an interview. Get attention and get paid. The point is that there is ten times more nonsense in this forum than issues worth worrying about. Just today, a guy claims that Trump cuts resulted in a lack of warning about a tornado. Next post is a guy who shows that it wasn't that way at all, that it was not detected, ergo, not alarmed. Nothing to do with Trump policy or actions. Next post some goof says that ya, Trump is causing this. It's gotten preposterous.

Like Admiral Pat Walsh?

I am getting really tired of this. If one wants to find people "off the rails," this would be low fruit, easy pickin' evidence.

I've got no problem with an anti Schumer vector to this. My view is using his idiocy to besmirch the CIA, and calling it a rogue agency, a claim made by some complete unknown is idiotic. We need to attract, recruit and retain the best people for that agency. Know what it's like to do that? Get in, which isn't easy. Train for a year to just get it figured out. Then train for a year in your specialty. If it's language, that's a year. Now you're two years in to get your first assignment. Got a spouse? You're moving. His or her career is upended, though they may make more money than you, and you are going to spend a ton of time away from home. Then after two years, move to a new assignment. Got kids now? That is the normal demographic. Uproot them for the new assignment. After a few years, get assigned to headquarters at Langley. Know how much it costs to buy a house in that area? Then after a couple years, get an assignment that does not allow you to bring family, though you kids are probably five-seven yeas old. Think that's an attractive career package? Anyway, all of that isn't the point. The point is that we have very dedicated people doing this and internet nonsense about them trying to overthrow the gov., by people who know absolutely nothing about this is not a good idea.