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| NYT Reporter: Defense Department ‘Quite Tragically' Good at Killing People |
| 2020-01-07 |
| h/t Instapundit [Washington Free Beacon] - New York Times reporter Helene Cooper said Monday during a discussion of the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani that the U.S. Department of Defense was "quite tragically" good at killing people. "This is something that the American Defense Department, quite tragically almost, is very good at doing. We know how to kill people," she said during an appearance on "The Daily" podcast. "And we had been tracking for more than a decade, almost two decades, Qassem Soleimani." Finally, Herb's secret identity revealed! |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #14 "The purpose of a military force is to kill people and break things." I first heard this from Rush Limbaugh many years ago. His point was that the military is not supposed to be a social experiment, or welfare agency. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-01-07 18:56 |
| #13 "Those who ‘abjure’ violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf." - George Orwell; 'Notes on Nationalism' |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-01-07 17:18 |
| #12 I for one, am glad the DOD is good at what they do. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-01-07 17:05 |
| #11 Warheads on foreheads... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-07 15:34 |
| #10 Well yes.. Stars and Bars Aviation: Bombs on target; anything less just make them another unscheduled airline..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2020-01-07 15:03 |
| #9 I would suggest the NYT "Journolist" was just amazed that somebody else was effective and did their job |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-01-07 14:12 |
| #8 "This is something that the American Defense Department, quite tragically almost, is very good at doing. We know how to kill people," she said... It was called the War Department for most of its institutional existence, Oh Ignorant One!, and it's their job!! |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-01-07 13:05 |
| #7 Ummmm yes.... And don't you forget it. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2020-01-07 12:42 |
| #6 Better style of muzz outreach than NASA... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-07 07:08 |
| #5 Wiki: Helene Cooper currently aged 53 was born on 22nd April 1966 in Monrovia, Liberia. Her parents had to face several crimes and injuries to get the family to security. They entered the United States on a tourist[visa] before getting a green card [during] Ronald Reagan's Amnesty. |
| Posted by: b 2020-01-07 07:02 |
| #4 A hip propagandist of Ripon So polished his pyramid (a pippin!), It shone cherry red; As he peeled it, he said, "Yup, I promise to just put the tip in!" |
| Posted by: Harry Lover of the Gepids1344 2020-01-07 06:18 |
| #3 Living in your heads, rent-free. LOL. Herb Derangement Syndrome. I never thought I'd see the day... :D |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2020-01-07 05:22 |
| #2 I don't think the US taxpayer would like it to be 'splendidly sloppy' at anything. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2020-01-07 03:02 |
| #1 DoD kills, NYT lies. It's what each does best, darling. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Guelph1287 2020-01-07 02:41 |