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2020-07-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Lt. Col. Vindman Retires from Military; Impeachment Witness Blames Trump
[Breitbart] Lt. Col.
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Alexander Vindman, a key witness in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, announced his retirement from the U.S. military on Wednesday, blaming Trump for shortening his military career.

Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient in the Iraq War, had worked at the National Security Council (NSC) and heard the telephone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July which Democrats claimed Trump coerced his counterpart to interfere in the 2020 presidential election by launching investigations into Joe Biden.
So now Tammy Duckworth (D- Ill Hates America) is left holding the bag. Nice play, idiot
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-07-08 12:20|| || Front Page|| [11 views ]  Top

#1 Good, he will leave the Army in shame...
Posted by 49 Pan 2020-07-08 13:05||   2020-07-08 13:05|| Front Page Top

#2 That's if he's capable of shame.
Posted by Raj 2020-07-08 13:06||   2020-07-08 13:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Trying to retire so he can avoid being forced to testify, hmmm? His careers toast anyway.
Posted by magpie 2020-07-08 13:11||   2020-07-08 13:11|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder if he'll be offered a position with Ukrainian military?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-07-08 13:13||   2020-07-08 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 ...Makes you wonder if anyone sat him down and explained how his fellow 05s were going to feel about him if their promotions got scrubbed.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-07-08 13:24||   2020-07-08 13:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Memo to Military Officers: Pissing off the Commander in Chief is a bad career move.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-07-08 13:27||   2020-07-08 13:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Wonder if he'll get his payoff from a book deal or GoFundMe.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-07-08 13:27||   2020-07-08 13:27|| Front Page Top

#8 In the words of the original COL Potter, 'Alright Hotlips, go ahead and resign your G__ damned commission'. Champagne and more normative companion are extra.
Posted by Cesare 2020-07-08 13:28||   2020-07-08 13:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Good riddance the army is rid of this arrogant, elitist deep-state twit. He is like Jonathan Gruber but with a uniform.
Posted by JohnQC 2020-07-08 14:10||   2020-07-08 14:10|| Front Page Top

#10 When you aim for the king, make sure you don't miss.
Posted by Iblis 2020-07-08 14:19||   2020-07-08 14:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Found out his 'peer' group back in the uniform ranks didn't greet him like the hero he thought he was.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-07-08 15:35||   2020-07-08 15:35|| Front Page Top

#12 Didn't some Congresscritter just threaten to hold up legislation or Judges or something if this guy wasn't promoted? Guess the bluff was called.
Posted by rjschwarz 2020-07-08 16:42||   2020-07-08 16:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Nobody wants to work with a 'Blue Falcon'...
Posted by magpie 2020-07-08 17:00||   2020-07-08 17:00|| Front Page Top

#14 He is leaving to work on his hardening arteries with more bearclaws.

(Stolen from Ace)
Posted by DarthVader 2020-07-08 17:16||   2020-07-08 17:16|| Front Page Top

#15 To be Biden’s Defense Secretary?
Posted by Glenmore  2020-07-08 17:51||   2020-07-08 17:51|| Front Page Top

#16 Good. But just the other day it seemed like the talk was of his [up-coming] promotion to O6.
Posted by Clem 2020-07-08 18:17||   2020-07-08 18:17|| Front Page Top

#17 'Sure thing buddy, I got your back. Ka kaa!'
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-07-08 18:22||   2020-07-08 18:22|| Front Page Top

#18 ^ He retired as LTC
Posted by Frank G 2020-07-08 18:23||   2020-07-08 18:23|| Front Page Top

#19 Netflix movie coming soon. Widescreen only.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-07-08 18:40||   2020-07-08 18:40|| Front Page Top

#20 So I guess all promos AREN't stalled?
Posted by Skidmark 2020-07-08 20:34||   2020-07-08 20:34|| Front Page Top

#21 Might be more to the retirement story.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-07-08 20:37||   2020-07-08 20:37|| Front Page Top

#22 Where's that Clinton suicide line picture?
Posted by Skidmark 2020-07-08 20:39||   2020-07-08 20:39|| Front Page Top

#23 So I guess all promos AREN't stalled?

Maybe Duckworth figured out that stalling promotions wasn't the best way to build on her vet cred.
Posted by SteveS 2020-07-08 22:53||   2020-07-08 22:53|| Front Page Top

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