Active shooter at Farragut Square - multiple NG soldiers shot

[Anonymous]

MAGA keeps tripping over itself trying to exploit tragedy

First, by blaming Mark Kelly and the "sEDItiOuS SiX" for "rhEToRIC" for merely reminding soldiers to be conscientious and use their heads and follow what UCMJ Article 92 says and not use the Nuremberg "we were only following orders" approach if ordered to do something unlawful.

Then by blaming Joe Biden for "LeTTinG In iLLEgals" when the shooter came here in 2021 as a result of the disastrous Trump/Pompeo deal made with the Taliban.

And now the latest plot twist: The shooter was NOT "unvetted and illegal" and in fact had been vetted and granted asylum by the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

https://www.primetimer.com/news/national-guard-shooting-suspect-rahmanullah-lakanwal-was-reportedly-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-the-trump-administration

[Anonymous]

This aged well.

[Anonymous]

So relieved to read the national guardsmen are alive. Hope they recover quickly and fully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This aged well.

Statistically, the right commits more politically motivated violence including homicides and no amount of anecdotes will change that fact.

Also a fact: Everyone gets more angry about violence against their own side and less angry about violence against the other side. You, PP, are not immune from the hypocritical emotional reaction we all engage in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This aged well.

Oh, you think that this single instance of (Trump inspired) violence invalidates the assertion?

You poor uneducated summer child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MAGA keeps tripping over itself trying to exploit tragedy

First, by blaming Mark Kelly and the "sEDItiOuS SiX" for "rhEToRIC" for merely reminding soldiers to be conscientious and use their heads and follow what UCMJ Article 92 says and not use the Nuremberg "we were only following orders" approach if ordered to do something unlawful.

Then by blaming Joe Biden for "LeTTinG In iLLEgals" when the shooter came here in 2021 as a result of the disastrous Trump/Pompeo deal made with the Taliban.

And now the latest plot twist: The shooter was NOT "unvetted and illegal" and in fact had been vetted and granted asylum by the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

https://www.primetimer.com/news/national-guard-shooting-suspect-rahmanullah-lakanwal-was-reportedly-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-the-trump-administration

And previously worked for the CIA.

Gets curiouser and curiouser, much like the Kirk shooting.

[Anonymous]

It's sick that the West Virginia governor declared the guardsmen dead for political exploitation.

[Anonymous]

Why did this man drive 2,500 miles?

Why did the FBI search a placd in San Diego overnight?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So…doesn’t it make DC less safe to have more NG troops come to DC so that there are more targets for people to go after (and maybe an unfortunate DC resident or tourist in the cross fire)?

It’s not like they were shot trying to stop a carjacking…this was a nut job who drove 2000 miles.

This should be obvious to people, but the Trump administration and their various propaganda outlets have turned the truth to mush.

This was not "DC crime." It was a horrible act of terrorism that wouldn't even have been possible had Trump not engaged in this stupid vanity project with the National Guard. Jeanine Pirro said this morning that the two guardsman who were shot had just been sworn in. They are 20 and 24 years old. Completely senseless.

If Trump hadn't had the national guard in DC, this wouldn't have happened.
If Trump hadn't betrayed his family, this wouldn't have happened.

But somehow, this is Biden's fault and a liberal city will be paying the price with even more National Guard troops that don't need to be here.

We can play this game all day long.

If Dems would have gotten crime under control, national guard wouldnt have been deployed to DC in the first place.

If Dems hadn't imported hundreds of thousands of Afghans, this guy would have never been here in the first place.

Ultimately however, shooter is the one responsible for his own actions.

It cannot be repeated enough: The guard plays no law enforcement role in DC. They are there for performative reasons only. Also yard work, I guess.

NG are not trained for law enforcement. They are not allowed to arrest people. They are not authorized to use force. They are for show.

The crime issue in DC is totally separate from this incident. Crime in DC is a problem, it does require solutions. The NG is not a solution, and this incident was not the result of DC crime. The perpetrator was a terrorist who traveled to DC to shoot guardsman he know to be there because Trump's NG stunt in DC has been highly publicized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This aged well.

It true. 1 out of 200,000. I guess that does not meet your definition of almost all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This aged well.

He’d not wrong…

[Anonymous]

^He’s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So…doesn’t it make DC less safe to have more NG troops come to DC so that there are more targets for people to go after (and maybe an unfortunate DC resident or tourist in the cross fire)?

It’s not like they were shot trying to stop a carjacking…this was a nut job who drove 2000 miles.

I wouldn't call him a nut job. He was betrayed by the US government and desperate to save his family.

Let’s face it. Trump is a lot like Taliban leadership. Pedo and corrupt to the core.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This aged well.

Bill Kristol has been spectacularly wrong about almost everything. He was one of the biggest cheerleaders for the Iraq War and all of his predictions were wildly off-base. If the commentariat class were the least bit self-respecting, he’d be working at McDs to pay the bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So…doesn’t it make DC less safe to have more NG troops come to DC so that there are more targets for people to go after (and maybe an unfortunate DC resident or tourist in the cross fire)?

It’s not like they were shot trying to stop a carjacking…this was a nut job who drove 2000 miles.

This should be obvious to people, but the Trump administration and their various propaganda outlets have turned the truth to mush.

This was not "DC crime." It was a horrible act of terrorism that wouldn't even have been possible had Trump not engaged in this stupid vanity project with the National Guard. Jeanine Pirro said this morning that the two guardsman who were shot had just been sworn in. They are 20 and 24 years old. Completely senseless.

If Trump hadn't had the national guard in DC, this wouldn't have happened.
If Trump hadn't betrayed his family, this wouldn't have happened.

But somehow, this is Biden's fault and a liberal city will be paying the price with even more National Guard troops that don't need to be here.

We can play this game all day long.

If Dems would have gotten crime under control, national guard wouldnt have been deployed to DC in the first place.

If Dems hadn't imported hundreds of thousands of Afghans, this guy would have never been here in the first place.

Ultimately however, shooter is the one responsible for his own actions.

It cannot be repeated enough: The guard plays no law enforcement role in DC. They are there for performative reasons only. Also yard work, I guess.

NG are not trained for law enforcement. They are not allowed to arrest people. They are not authorized to use force. They are for show.

The crime issue in DC is totally separate from this incident. Crime in DC is a problem, it does require solutions. The NG is not a solution, and this incident was not the result of DC crime. The perpetrator was a terrorist who traveled to DC to shoot guardsman he know to be there because Trump's NG stunt in DC has been highly publicized.

Well they are there for a visual deterrent, so they do serve a purpose. The idea being many criminals don't continue with a carjacking if there is military police across the street. But yes, since you brought it up, let's add another one- If media hadn't hysterically conflated the NG, unlawful orders and ICE, it would have never happened. Shooter's immigration status was in question, so it's plausible he thought the "nazi" NG was about to deport him.