Robert O'Neill Calls for Taliban-Like Coup in the US
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By Leia IdlibyAug 19th, 2021, 11:52 am Twitter share button <?php // Post Body ?>
Robert O'Neill, the former Navy SEAL famous for claiming to have killed Osama bin Laden , is calling for a Taliban-like coup in the United States.
O'Neill, seemingly envious of the Taliban's ability to takeover Afganistan, took to Twitter to claim that he knows "a few dudes who would do the same with me right now."
Did you see how the Taliban rolled through the streets and took back their county? I know a few dudes who would do the same with me right now.
— Robert J. O'Neill (@mchooyah) August 19, 2021
"Did you see how the Taliban rolled through the streets and took back their county?" he wrote in the Thursday tweet. "I know a few dudes who would do the same with me right now."
O'Neill, a former member of the SEAL Team Six, is implying that the Taliban deserves praise for taking control of Afghanistan after U.S.-led forces removed them from power in 2001.
O'Neill has also tweeted his disapproval of President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, calling him a "disaster," and has gone after Democrats at large:
So, @POTUS is a disaster.
— Robert J. O'Neill (@mchooyah) August 16, 2021
If I wanted to fuck everything up, what should I do? Oh… elect democrats.
— Robert J. O'Neill (@mchooyah) August 19, 2021
The veteran made headlines last year after he was banned from Delta for posting a photo of himself going maskless on a flight with the caption "I'm not a pussy."
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This is exactly the kind of shit Trumpism has created in this country.
I know I've told you this before, and I understand why it's difficult for you to accept.
It's not "Trumpism". It existed long before Trump. As much as your hatred of Trump consumes you, he is the result, not the cause.
Well that is somewhat true, the white nationalist right became engaged around 2008 by two things, one was the pending political ascendancy of the first truly viable black presidential candidate, and the other thing was a growing understanding that America was slowly becoming a majority minority country where whites would relatively soon lose numerical superiority. That flipped them out and the Tea Party was born.
Tea Party protest circa 2009
You do love to revise history, don't you?
The spark that lit the powderkeg of anger was the Affordable Care Act. They're even holding the sign in the photo.
Nice misrepresentation of what he said John.
Classic JR.
I dont write articles for Mediaite.
I am at a loss for why ANYONE would say
under any circumstances. "took back their country" is not a Taliban thing, it is a MAGA thing.
Why are you defending this guy?
and dont say thats not what he meant.
I will grant you that he most probably didnt mean it literally.
But why? What good does it do? Now he's on record saying he would act like the Taliban against his own country.
He's earned the right to say what he wants to say, more than most Americans who didn't serve.
That reporter likely couldn't even begin to appreciate where he's coming from. For many reasons.
That said, my apologies. That wasn't your title and i shouldn't have inferred that it was.
Everyone has the right to say what they want.
I dont think he's planning to overthrow the government, but as some who a lot of people probably look up to he has a responsibility to try and say worthwhile things.
Again, if anyone has earned the right to speak his mind it it is him. The really messed up thing today is blaming people who say something, for other peoples actions.
If someone gets all worked up because of what he said and heads down to shoot up the local Piggly Wiggly, that is on the shooter not O'Neill
Personal accountability, we need more of it.
An American war hero should not be talking about doing what the Taliban did. It is ridiculous behavior on his part.
Opinions do vary and free speech is the farthest thing from ridiculous behavior that i can think of.
And of all people, he's damn well earned the right to say what he wants, when he wants.
End of story.
The concept of free speech is not ridiculous but the expression of it certainly can be.
Free speech is easy to accept when you agree with it. It only gets hard when you don't.
Nothing wrong with admiring the enemy and their tactics. As a warrior himself, he can.
... so much for being held to higher standard.
Yeah, i think his standards are fine.
Perhaps you should take a long hard look at yours?
His comment was more than admiring the Taliban. He said he and his friends might think about emulating how the Taliban "took back their country".
Where did he say that? Your comment, as well as the title of this seed, is bullshit. Both putting words in his mouth he never said. And you nor anyone else can discern what is in his mind.
I dont know about your reading comprehension but mine is quite good.
Certain folks have no standards whatsoever, so no surprise there.
yeah...but....with everything that went wrong do you really want to openly admire the Taliban? I don't think people did that when Saigon fell but I was just a kid so I don't know
As long as he bashes Joe Biden it's all good in their eyes
You still have no clue as to what he really meant. Maybe he was talking about rolling through his community.
No but as a warrior yourself, would you not admire your own or even an adversaries tactical prowess?
Lets put it like this , the guy who said he was ready to bomb a portion of Washington DC yesterday talked about "taking back our country" too.
All this kind of talk is on a spectrum. Robert O'Neill, recognized as a US war hero, should not put himself on that spectrum. In the Trump era people like him think anything goes though.
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Oh please.
Did you see how the Taliban rolled through the streets and took back their county?
In that sentence county is a typo. "Take back our country" is a MAGA-ism.
After saying he was praying for the safety of Capitol Police and noting that “violence and threats of violence targeting America’s political institutions are far too common,” Brooks expressed some degree of sympathy with those upset at the federal government.
“Although this terrorist’s motivation is not yet publicly known, and generally speaking, I understand citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism and its threat to liberty, freedom and the very fabric of American society,” Brooks wrote.
You know what I find amusing? All those Trump supporters who said that "who cares what our allies think of Trump" when the allies said disparaging things about him ARE NOW worried about what our allies think of Biden. Seems kind of hypocritical to me.
Ummm...let me think on that.
I was never in combat so I don't think you can call me a warrior, but when I get beat at something sometimes I admire the way I was beaten and sometimes I get pissed because it was underhanded.
The Taliban were given Afghanistan, they didn't win it for themselves. AT least that's teh way I see it.
What's he going to do in his "community"? Subjugate the women?
'Seems' kind of hypocritical?????
The only standards the alleged 'conservatives' appear to have are double standards.
hey now!
Yeah, I'm sure that's what he was referring to - the community where he lives - or the county . . . .
Your assertion is as absurd as the seeds assumptions of what O'Neill was inferring.
I just noticed that. Thanks for pointing that out
Yeah I know
I dont think that Robert O Neill would actually try to "take back ' America ala the Taliban.
But that is what he said and meant. He was running his mouth on twitter and he shouldnt.
Did you explain what you meant by "rolling over his community"? So I made an assertion. But wrong of me to think that I know your mind
No actually what it hypocritical is that all of the people that cared about what our allies though of Trump are now NOT worried about what they think of Mr. Biden.
Ex-Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden says masks are for pussies
This is what we are dealing with here
My fault not yours. I guess I best just bow out of this conversation.
Thanks though to everyone.
til he ends up on a ventilator....
OH holy fuck! Some summbitch with a differing opinion. The fucking humanity..................../s
I think that someone who would say masks are for pussies would probably say lets take back the country here the way the taliban did.
Don't you?
I care. We are members of this blue rock called Planet Earth. I care what other nations think of us. Biden is at a low point right now. He handled things badly in Afghanistan, I see that now. He should have removed civilians and then the troops.
So where are our allies right now?
It seems like Biden just wants it to be over with. I dont put a lot of blame on him for what was building up over years, but they have to correct things on the ground.
Biden senses that the American people are ok with getting out of Afghanistan, and also that 2 or 3 months from now this will all be over.
It is highly unlikely that this will be an effective campaign issue for the Republicans for the simple reason that Americans want to put this behind us.
Yeah it's all good until we lose a few hundred more lives due to the fact that someone(s) bungled a rescue attempt. Forgotten my ass John.
Well, in hindsight, Bush should have left that place after he couldn't find Bin Laden. The asshole would have surfaced sooner or later and here comes a drone to take his miserable hide out!
Obama should have tried harder to get us out instead of engaging in Nation Building. Trmp...well who cares about him, all he did was make promises he knew he couldn't keep. And Biden should have paid attention to his intelligence before he made any plans
I thought you were leaving.
My understanding is that Biden has polling showing that the American people just want it to be over.
Personally I would like to see our military demand that all of the Americans and all the afghans on the lists to be brought out with us be allowed to get to the airport, and if they are not allowed to we will retaliate against the taliban.
I dont think this is "negotiable".
So much for 'I guess I best bow out of this conversation' LOL!
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His comment would have been fine if he was a Biden supporter.
No one can say that geo-politics is simple. It is complex and leaves space for a lot of manipulation and maneuvering.
Who knew Afghan Pres. Ghani and 300,000 thereabout fighting Afghans would negotiate surrender in less time than their American 'partners' could leave and be over the horizon?
Check out this speech before a presidential meeting at the White House this year:
I agree with the sentiment that the American people want this over with, I know I sure as hell do. But I think that they expected an orderly withdrawal, not leaving behind any American or allied citizens, or our military equipment. I don't think leaving Afghanistan is the issue, the manner in which we left displays piss poor leadership and planning.
I don't think the Taliban really cares about our demands at this point, they are pretty much running the show now and we have little if any leverage at this point. Retaliate with what, air strikes, we did this for 20 years and it wasn't that effective, re-commit our ground forces and drive them out of the city?
THE WASHINGTON POST
The Best and Brightest never recovered from Vietnam. Will Biden's team fare better?
David Ignaticus - Opinion
[Excerpt.]
Indeed, When Ghani visited the White House on June 25, his main request was that Biden slow the departure of Americans and Afghans who had served as translators or contractors to avoid the destabilizing appearance of a rush for the exit.
So Ghani wanted the translators to pretty much be the last to leave. They will be the first ones executed
I think he pretty much wanted a clear path out to 'beat feet' himself when the patty hit the fan!
You know, "Captain," off first! By hook or crook that is what played out!
I don't think you said this loudly enough.
I do agree that Americans want the hell out of Afghanistan, whether or not it becomes an effective campaign issue is yet to be determined. If the withdrawal had been in an orderly fashion I could agree there is nothing to see here.
If we leave allied or American citizens there to fend for themselves, or it becomes a hostage type of situation, it will be the single campaign issue. I think it is to early to tell at this point.
From al qaeda hunter to Taliban fanboy. What a patriot.
Trumpism got to him.
he's a trumpster patriot.
Nah but he is a honored Veteran.
At least he is to some of his fellow Vets like me.