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2013-03-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US Vet Fighting With Syrian Rebels Got Full Disability Pay, His Dad Says

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Posted by tipper 2013-03-13 05:09|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 You'd think his actions would adequately demonstrate that the disability award has been invalidated.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-03-13 09:01|| 2013-03-13 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 At one time, US Army pensioners fighting under the flag of a foreign power (non-U.S.) or defacto mercenary forced required special authorization from the US State Department. Rules may have changed over time, but I suspect his VA disability pay might be subject to review for this reason alone. Do I think anything will come of it? No.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-13 09:18|| 2013-03-13 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 This is taking the old "going native" stuff a bit too far.

It's one thing to go fight in a foreign civil war it's another thing to adopt the religion and going all wobbly on top of it.

I spent three weeks in Anbar, trying to get a contract with the CPA to do some architecture, and I wound up helping a local Sheikh duke it out with some visitors. They are all lousy shots and live with the spray and pray "rock and roll" selector switch on...that's why they need so much ammo.

Anyway, I didn't go native and I sure as hell didn't violate my Scotch Irish Welsh Roman Catholic roots while I was teaching Assad and Achmed how to get a good sight picture instead of lighting up the night sky with gun sex...which is what most of the fire fights are over there.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-03-13 09:26|| 2013-03-13 09:26|| Front Page Top

#4 What's the chances he's in contact w/the CIA to keep tabs on the looneys over there? Just curious.

Posted by Broadhead6 2013-03-13 16:39|| 2013-03-13 16:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd say zero. More likely that nobody gives a shit if he gets himself killed at this point or not.

Well, aside from family anyway.

Posted by Charles 2013-03-13 18:16|| 2013-03-13 18:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Ixnay BH6! He's deep undercover for us. Ssssshhhhh

Posted by Frank G 2013-03-13 21:18|| 2013-03-13 21:18|| Front Page Top

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