Democratic Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz Brazenly exaggerated Given his lack of combat experience (though he has never deployed to a war zone), one would think that Vice President Kamala Harris might be more cautious about America's veterans, especially as she seeks to become commander in chief.
But on Tuesday night, during a debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the vice president exposed this falsehood: “As of today, for the first time this century, there is not a single U.S. military member serving on active duty in a combat zone in any war zone anywhere in the world.”
The Vice President's lie should infuriate all veterans, especially considering it was a pre-planned remark in response to a question about her administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Perhaps American service members in combat zones are as invisible to Harris as the airmen on the steps of Air Force Two that she watches intently. Using Her headphones.
ABC presenter, David Muir and Lindsay Davisdidn't bother to fact-check the vice president's big lie — apparently they were too busy calling the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, about cats and dogs — but here are some facts about military personnel at risk.
Just two weeks ago, seven Americans were wounded in an attack against ISIS.
More than 10,000 American soldiers and sailors Combat Zone Missions In the Middle East, soldiers don't just sit around, they're actively fighting America's enemies. As I write this, young, brave American sailors are engaged in the fiercest naval battle since World War II, battling Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. “Every day, every watch, some of our ships have been here for over seven months,” said Capt. David Rowe. Associated Press In June.
In January, three Americans Dead, 40 injured Another Iran-backed militia group attacked in Jordan.
In April, The White House boasted How American sailors and soldiers in the Middle East shot down air attacks from Iran.
In May, three American soldiers were injured in the president's rash actions. Gaza Pier DebaclePerhaps Harris does not believe that the fighting between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza constitutes a war zone?
It is astonishing that the sitting Vice President of the United States does not know or care about the thousands of American troops remaining in the field, and it is shameful considering these soldiers are being attacked with weapons funded by the Biden-Harris Administration. policy and restoring billions of dollars in aid to Iran that was frozen by former President Donald Trump. (RELATED: Morgan Murphy: Kamala Harris reminds Americans she intends to continue Biden's legacy)
“It's blatant bigotry when ABC interrupted former President Trump five times to fact-check his remarks, but never challenged Ms. Harris for lying about military deployments under his administration. Ms. Harris also shamelessly misrepresented Trump's positions on abortion, Project 2025, her business and her comments about the Charlottesville race riots. On each of these issues, ABC executives turned a blind eye.
This disregard for US troops operating in combat zones permeates the Biden-Harris administration, a deliberate omission as evidenced by an email sent on Wednesday, the anniversary of 9/11. John Kirby, communications adviser to the White House National Security Council, was asked to comment on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This man's job is to deal with the press. Reply“Obviously there's no point in replying. There are indeed a 'handful' of veterans, and they're all the same kind of people.”
I am one of that “handful” of angry veterans, and I pray others take notice.
Morgan Murphy is a military thought leader.Former Press Secretary to the Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor to the U.S. Senate.
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