WATCH: Retired Lt. Col.'s Remarks Receive Thunderous Applause From House Foreign Affairs Committee

The House Foreign Affairs Committee received testimony from Retired Lt. Col. David Scott Mann, Founder of Task Force Pineapple, at a hearing about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last week.
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[@BravoJOE]

I used to be willing to die for what I believed America stood for. Now, I would die to protect my family from what it has become.

[@scottmichael3745]

Amen my brother. Wtf has happened to this country?

[@stevetaylor8298]

Wow, that has an impact.

[@davidlinscheid2321]

It saddens me to state you are correct.

[@jscottski4140]

Yup 👍🏻

[@bidenisasnake9932]

This failed Republic is making Putin/Xi smile.

[@chuckfrazier2007]

The true enemy is sitting in DC.

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

Deep State and it's fake leader, brandon, don't care.

[@Brucev7]

EOTS

[@lonzo61]

I didn't see or hear thunderous applause, but his words were deeply felt by most listeners, I'm sure.

[@JRS2248]

From a Viet Nam veteran,; we didn't learn anything from those years. I am so sorry you had to join the club! Thank you for your service to this country and to the brothers we all fought with in the field. I personally can't thank you enough. May God Bless you and all who are like you.

[@marijooneill8015]

I so agree with you, I had friends who didn't come back from Nam and as a young person back then I was aware of how the government politicians who know nothing risk the lives of our military.

[@bloodyspartan300]

How could they the Shiite heads who ran it and then ran, just moved up and onward. There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates. -George S. Patton

[@WhaleGold]

Just like Vietnam, we won that war for them, then the politicians just threw it away. Only difference is the people are not climbing the stairs to get on a helicopter to escape, they are on the runway trying to hold on to that big cargo plane to get away, and that is impossible.

[@ernestpaniagua1210]

As a retired US Army Airborne infantryman 22 years 87-09 I served in Iraq and I served with many Vietnam veterans when I first went in the army and us Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have more in common with the nam vets both with the political and the type of war sadly you are right they haven't learned anything from Vietnam.

[@jerrythebaum4388]

​@@ernestpaniagua1210 There is nothing to learn. Everything in politics is done with a purpose. Nothing is accidental. Washington wages conflicts for money and social engineering, not for victory. Hopefully the next generations will stop patting their sons and daughters on the butt and sending them to die overseas for nothing. But I wont hold my breath...

[@kab9603]

Heartbreaking. Disgusting. Sad beyond belief.

[@prometheusrex1]

The White House occupant didn't give two f---s.

[@robertwieczorek5838]

Bidens America

[@nik-ev3eh]

@@robertwieczorek5838 trumps plan not bidens

[@gregj831]

This retired Combat Pilot no longer believes in this country as its been taken illegally by power hungry Progressive Elites but I'm all for seceding.

[@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs]

That about sums up the democrat party

[@kaci7789]

This man deserved a standing ovation!!

[@vld7850]

TRUE!

[@Ken-xg8xf]

I TOTALLY agree!

[@kurtsherrick2066]

What he deserves is a Government that respects what these men and women have sacrificed. He is correct. The World hates us because we don't keep our word. Biden, Bush and Obama have blood on their hands.

[@munkandbear2818]

It's hard to clap when you were one of the ones that supported the sin that was perpetrated on our Afghanistan allies.

[@johnlatham7092]

Hardly "thunderous" applause ... more like "polite" applause

[@BigDieselMan100]

Stunning and painfully true, brings tears to my eyes as a Veteran

[@Redorange77]

Thank you for your service!

[@HeathenFitness]

Mine too as a civilian brother. We must stand and fight for our nation. Expel these communists that caused this.

[@Mrbumbons1]

Took me a minute to regroup after this. Retired AF 2004 my generation did the Iraq war and finished in Afghanistan. I’m DS VET and I stand with all my brothers and sisters who fought and still fight. 🙏

[@Sunknee]

Thank you for your service 🙏 ❤️

[@Jo-tw8kr]

Our current military "leadership" is sickening.

[@Brenda-mk2tz]

The main players have all been hand picked for their positions

[@unknownalias5538]

Get ready my friends . Sht will hit the fan

[@rondodson5736]

Not just the military. Our elected leaders even more.

[@richarddavis3239]

Totally agree, some of the ‘men’ wear dresses and the others are more focussed on rest rooms than protecting our country. Obama started this decline and whoever is managing Biden is just Obama Mk2. I’m disgusted by it and I’m sick of it.

[@Daniel-ty2ke]

​@rondodson5736 I'm not sure you can top Comrade Milley's openly bragging that in the event of a war with China he would give his friends in the CCP all our troop possessions do we would get slaughtered. The micro PEN15 NAZI gets off to the idea of getting American kids killed in the most violent and horrific way.

[@bobnat2]

How can any rational, thoughtful person in the US not despise our federal government and many of the state and local ones. I'm 64 and I've never felt this way before and I've seen quite a bit.

[@davidlinscheid2321]

I am a fellow 64 year old who must agree with you...and now we both are likely on some "Potential Terrorist" watch list. However, I will continue to pray God's wisdom for our leaders, local, state and national.

[@eltonyancey6426]

@@davidlinscheid2321 Hopefully,He does something very soon or we are done.

[@lewjames6688]

The lefties love our government because they are currently: tearing down all our institutions, to replace them with "woke" ideology, while at the same time denying doing it, tearing down the family, because families are "oppressive", tearing down the differences between male and female, because "the patriarchy" is "evil". We better wake up to this and put a stop to it, because they certainly are trying to put a stop to us.

[@tennesseepatriot1950]

Me too!!!!!

[@LordMalice6d9]

The US government is evil and should be treated with disdain.

[@knockda887]

Thank you Lt. Col. for your words - and all fellow vets and Afghan vets for your sacrifice stay strong - the withdrawal was a complete disaster we left our allies - everyone demand accountability to honor the fallen.

[@michaelchevreaux7780]

Accountability For Joe Biden, Who Was Ultimately Responsible. 🇺🇲 VOTE TRUMP 2024 🇺🇲

[@gc4282]

Awesome comments Colonel. I also a Vet now 67 yrs old, thank you for your outstanding and untiring service. What we did to our Afghan allies is unforgivable and will eventually come back to haunt and destroy us. But you know what, I don't blame them one bit. Hopefully, this Administration and those responsible, will be the first to go which I would cheer with glee, until my dying days! I would never fight again for the safety of the U.S with leaders that don't accept responsibility for their misdeeds and or are not held accountable. They have demonstrated that they don't care one bit. I salute you Colonel.

[@stevenreyngold7121]

Veterans like this man are needed in politics, not 50-year career politicians who only think of the next election cycle and how to enrich themselves.

[@Randaddy96]

You can track this countries downward spiral, by who we elect as President. The last real Millitary Vet was Ronald Regan, W don't count. Now we elect professional liers, the self enriching Lawers. Who have less respect & Love for our Country than our enemies.

[@lindaepps8070]

Exactly. I firmly believe that no person should be able to even run for office if they are not veterans. No way can a president lead the military appropriately if s/he has not been part of it.

[@vld7850]

AMEN!!

[@jamesdykes517]

Yet this man didn't raise his voice until now...

[@Randaddy96]

@@jamesdykes517 And you know that for a fact? More likely he was never afforded an opportunity or has been exposing Bidens shameful actions with the Afghanistan withdrawal, but was never broadcast. The Leftist Press has been packing water for the DNC for years.

[@P2Zip]

Shame on those who did not clap at the closing of this speech. Incredible speech by this man.

[@RubyBandUSA]

Yes I felt the same way

[@lances6602]

Nothing comes before loyalty to "the party" for Democrats. Nothing.

[@trulyblessed8767]

That was the first thing I noticed at the end, pissed me off

[@jamescox8402]

The Lt. Col. talked of putting politics aside, but no they still play politics at every opportunity. These people are totally ignorant of the universal law, 'every action has an equal and opposite reaction.'

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

simply put, they dont care as this directly holds no consequence to their daily lives. they are short sighted as they are corrupted, they choose "as alleged leaders" to only see their current benefits and pickeered fenced homes and quality of life by taking and taking and more taking forgetting the very lives that gave them their perks and way of life. with them there is no democracy and freedom its only how much can you feed my best way of life.

[@eddieb9102]

This withdrawal still hurts 'emotionally' for any one of us who served in the Persian gulf theatre. What happened here should NEVER have happened, and simply a sign of weakness from the top. Truly gut-wrenching.

[@Sunknee]

Evil..not weakness

[@scottmann816]

I know Eddie. I'm really gutted by it.

[@jeanp5395]

Amen Sir 🙏 Thank you for giving a voice to our son and every american soldier who experienced August 2021 at the kabul airport and surrounding area still trying to help their interpreters, etc. get to safety. We can and should be extremely proud of all their efforts despite the debacle of the higher ups. It was brutal.😔🙏. Thank you to these beautiful patriots.🙏💟

[@scottmann816]

God bless you Jean

[@mikeyluk5113]

“Career preserving silence”……says it all. God bless this man and all who served.

[@drok7461]

@Carlavagnen 13 what is your point posting the same thing over and over again?

[@stevewhite3424]

​@@drok7461 report him on every post for commercial content.

[@Mendoza1414]

Cry

[@doop6769]

​@@stevewhite3424 I did on one already 😅

[@stevewhite3424]

@@Mendoza1414 rot

[@joefish6546]

"Career preserving silence" is the most profound statement in this speech for me, coming from a man willing to sacrifice his life for a cause.

[@muxmurki1497]

Great speech, undisputed. But I think that as many other vets, he's not so sure any more of really having had a cause to sacrifice his life.

[@suzannehartmann946]

@@muxmurki1497 The cause now is each other.

[@seanworkman431]

Indeed, shook me. Evil personified.

[@terrifictomm]

It is worth noting that this man served 23 years and did not rise to the level of command. As I understand it, and I could be wrong, in the army, when you retire you are advanced one rank. That is, this man only ever served as a major, even though he retired as a lieutenant colonel. This means the army command did not judge him worthy to become a military bureaucrat. Good for him.

[@ErikVananrooij]

to bad he does not have a clue what that cause was/is because if he had just a hint of that cause was , he would say go F.Y and go home

[@donblunkall5607]

Told as it was. We still believe in you sir. God bless you, all soldiers and the families for what you have been through.

[@rosebarrett1259]

Sir , I thank you so much for your service including all those vets who's protecting our freedom, I can't imagine the horror you guys went through but something has to give in this country , it's not politics anymore , it's lives you saved ! May God bless and protect all who served us ! Amen 🙏

[@dana3975]

I am a psychotherapist who serves veterans. This man brought me to tears. "We might be done with Afghanistan, but Afghanistan is not done with us." Yes, sir, indeed, we are upon a mental health tsunami.

[@rustyspigot1876]

My best friend came back from Iraq in 2006 and is only now starting to confront those experiences. I realized that the only thing I was qualified to do was listen when he chose to speak and be there when he was falling apart. I have never felt so helpless in the face of a loved one's despair. Thank you for what you do.

[@tioswift3676]

Thank you for doing what you do.

[@dianesaldivar824]

Biden caused a lot of unnecessary pain, grief, and death on purpose. He could not care less about our military. God bless every one of them.

[@tabo01]

20 years of permanent war does that.

[@steeldriver1776]

I posted this elsewhere in the thread. You'll soon have to help everyone, not just vets. Thank you regardless. "I'm a veteran. The most meaningful thing I witnessed during the whole GWOT era conflict was seeing a woman receive her first book... in a country which forbids women to get an education. America used to stand for something, even through all the politics, bureaucracy and economics. There was still a respect all over the globe that we are the epitome of freedom, taking it as far as it can go in a world of autocracies, dictators and kings. That sentiment is gone. In the last 5 years watching America, I feel more like an enabler. I feel guilty. I feel like I gave an alcoholic money instead of food. Seeing all the woke, the protests, burnings, lootings, and every aspect of our culture at war from education to the work place, I feel I've contributed to creating that "soft men create hard times" part we are entering. As our culture unravels, so with it the communities, families, churches and all other systems we have to keep people together, connected and safe, I am told I'm the problem. They tell me I'm a white male with privilege. I don't even tell them I'm native anymore and part of the Catawba nation. I see young men paying for the sins of generations gone by from affirmative action to DEI in the work place. I see them fully qualified and getting rejected because they have the wrong skin color or are the wrong gender to hit some magical formula of equality. They're learning from this and checking out, leaving colleges, jobs or even the planet via suicide in alarming numbers. I fully regret having served. All I did was shield a spoiled, entitled, transgender, hateful teenage America from reality. Most Americans have no idea what a warzone will do to people. I burned everything of that life and that person is no more. What this country is about to become will shock even the optimistic of people. We aren't just tickling a society collapse, a banking collapse, a food shortage, an education crisis. We're full fledged and on purpose sending our children into a hell beyond tragedy. And to the Afghanistan we were supposed to help, to the families clinging to the landing gear as we left, to the allies beheaded days after our evacuation... and to all the Americans who do not deserve what is about to happen... I'm sorry. I truly am."

[@infadel885]

I met a young man who did valet parking at a hotel I stayed at. He seen my assault ruck and asked if I had served. I said yeah and we spoke a bit about kabul. I discovered his dad was an interpreter for an Army unit near my AO. The guy’s eyes teared up when I asked if his dad got out or was still in Kabul. Nobody in his family had heard from him since the withdrawal. I felt shame- not because I had tears in my eyes. I had shame for surviving those many encounters (that our terp helped deescalate) as many other units did, and then just leaving the guy behind. Absolutely garbage what our politicians allowed to happen.

[@UrielAurora6972]

I know it is very difficult right now, especially when you have catastrophic memories about the events of those moments. I myself am a veteran, and I have learned to lean on God. He gives me a lot of comfort and strength to go through each day. One day at a time.

[@Randaddy96]

Impeach Biden Now. He made a deadly debacle of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Then a Treasonous entry in to the Ukraine.

[@Gripmagic]

When your politicians are absolute garbage, you can only expect absolute garbage from them

[@paulhindenberg6364]

No what that POS Biden and the Communists in the State Department did! How much longer do we have to put up with these evil, human garbage that cannot see beyond Washington D. C.

[@johnsomebody972]

These are the same politicians that want socialism. Most of them never served they are pure evil. I guess we didn’t learn from how they treated WW11 and Vietnam vets. Same thing just a different war.

[@markkallstrom5672]

I'm 67 and listening to this man , I can hardly hold back my tears ! ! ! Loyalty means something ! ! ! This man is so right on , he is also like a prophet telling us we have laid the ground work for more disasters to come ! Real men like this lay down there lives for God , Country , Family FOR DOING WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN WHEN IT COSTS THEM EVERYTHING , EVERYTHING

[@heatherlane5130]

I'm not a Vet, but a dual military brat who married active duty and sent him to Somalia 4 months later. This man brought me to tears. My husband (ex) who never remarried took his own life from PTSD 8 yrs ago. My heart still hurts for him and so many like him. 😢

[@finddeniro]

Effects..short and long term..Thanks..Be easy..

[@Sunknee]

😢

[@scottmann816]

I"m so sorry for your loss Heather.

[@RiceaRoni354]

The entire debacle is such a stain on our country. Our veterans sacrificed so much to try and rescue the ones left behind. They are our heroes, the administration is our humiliation.

[@billmonroe8826]

What sucks is that this isn't the first time our government has done this! We have a corrupt government that goes back many years!

[@1956tojo]

This Nation is getting so stained that in 50 years or less, it will be unrecognizable.... gutted and degraded to 3rd world status, by 3rd world peoples without the knowledge to keep this Nation on top.... and the 3rd world invasion we are witnessing today only makes it worse.... Just watch........ it's already started and rolling.... the right side won our 1st Civil War, and we will win this one being forced on us now...

[@patriciamarquez9144]

Well said ❤❤

[@robinwinbush7485]

It started with Trump making a deal with the Taliban without afghan government involved... Pompeii was there when it happened. So I suggest u stop pointing fingers and realize that both trump and Biden is responsible so don't u dare come on here like u care

[@pgb1858]

@@billmonroe8826 not unless they were MIA, KIA, POW, I've never heard anything like that, I'm from a over 100yr military family.

[@lapensulo4684]

As a 30’year Vet, this ripped my heart out!!!!

[@mendoza4789]

“The Taliban demonstrated agility and a surprising ability to comprehend and implement a sophisticated plan for achieving total victory. Taliban forces embodied Sun Tzu’s dictum that the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. “What just happened is the best conceived and planned guerrilla campaign ever,” says Mike Martin, a former British army officer in Helmand province, now at King’s College London. “The Taliban went into every district and flipped all the local militias by doing deals along tribal lines.” In Herat, for instance, the head of the provincial council cut a deal with the local Taliban commander. “Once those local forces had flipped,” says Mr. Martin, “there wasn't enough weight on the government side, so the army had to surrender.” Source: The Economist, August 2021.

[@lapensulo4684]

@@mendoza4789 Your point is valid, but it leaves out that for it to be effective America, once again, had to abandon its ally. Not sure what is the problem with American political leaders , but in the end they do not give a shit about the lives of regular people; they disgust me.

[@mendoza4789]

@@lapensulo4684 how do you feel about the 8 trillion dollar price tag for iraq and afghanistan while americans (many who are veterans) are homeless on the street? MUCH OF THAT 8 TRILLION FLUSHED ON RANK CORRUPTION.

[@larrywoodruff2522]

As a former Green Beret myself, I had tears in my eyes.

[@sugarpuddin]

Nothing has changed since Vietnam. The phony wars simply escalate in size, scope and tempo as a nation of opioid addicted crumbles!

[@lateralg3169]

God Bless that gentleman and his family. All the very best from England.

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

It is morally incomprehensible to me how this could ever have been allowed to happen.

[@davegoordman2790]

As a veteran that brought tears to my eyes. I never in my wildest imagination believed our country would turn its back on those who assisted our troops! Not to ever forget the American citizens who were left behind either.

[@Oldman808]

The USA deliberately turned a blind eye to various warlords, who supported us for suitcases full of U S Dollars, that raped little boys. At least the Taliban doesn’t tolerate sexual abuse of children.

[@Nicholas211]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR

[@theoldshooter9011]

Research the Hmong in Vietnam. Just another group we left behind and let pay the consequences for helping us.

[@bobsullivan5714]

Dave, I'm not a veteran...... It isn't necessary to be a veteran to know betrayal......But, these vets certainly have a front row seat. I love my country but I can't respect my countrymen who will ignore things like this and reelect the evil bastards who allow it.

[@JenX_1973]

But Biden said he doesn't regret how the withdrawal went, and said he wouldn't have changed anything about it! He said it was a success! He ignored all of the advice from his military advisors, and just did what he wanted to do. Joe Biden has to be the most evil man ever to occupy the White House. He is a sociopath. He has no remorse for the things he does that cause misery, injury, or death to the American people. He doesn't care how his failed, terrible policies affect others, and he doesn't care if it makes things worse for them. Everytime one of his policies, or decisions fail, and makes things worse for Americans, he ALWAYS puts the blame on someone else. Right after he was inaugurated, I mean, "installed," he said that the buck stops with him. He said that whenever something goes wrong, it will stop with him, and he will take responsibility for it, and won't blame someone else. He has yet to do that. I have never heard Biden apologize for any of the decisions he has made that had catastrophic consequences. I have never heard him take responsibility for ANYTHING. He just blames Trump, or the Republicans, or MAGA supporters. He thinks he is above the law, and that's because he has never been held accountable for ANY of the crimes he's committed, or the impeachable offenses he has committed. He has skated through life, doing whatever he wants, with impunity. Until he is held accountable, and until every other Democrat who has committed a crime is held accountable, Biden and Democrats will continue their corruption, their criminal ways, their evil deeds. I'm not too confident that the Republicans are going to hold Biden, or Hunter, or anyone else they're investigating accountable.

[@jimhartsock5793]

"It would be cheaper to just leave it sir." The cheap words of General Milley. A four star disgrace to our servicemen and women.

[@chrismaurer2075]

If I'm not mistaken and not to make light or compare the two but what ever happened to all the service dogs that they said couldn't get out ? I'm sure if they were left the Taliban are using them or have killed them all .

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@chrismaurer2075 dead

[@Brenda-mk2tz]

@@chrismaurer2075 I saw them They we're packed 10 - 12 of them in wooden cages smashed up against one another. Their eyes were so sad. They looked as they were dehydrating. The Taliban claimed that they shot and killed them. I don't believe them. I think that they starved and dehydrated them until they died.

[@michaelchevreaux7780]

In Vietnam, They Were Killed. 🥺

[@jimjohnson9237]

What these people have is courage, something that many people don’t know about or care about. Thank you for your service

[@georgezink8256]

He deserved standing ovation

[@MrDoyle07]

I choked back an ocean of tears as a veteran understanding full well his words while this honorable man spoke. Our “leadership” in this country has failed us - MISERABLY.

[@davidaponte7521]

They failed all the American people not just veterans.

[@samjones-ou3bn]

i share your tears Daniel i do!!!

[@kevinfeder157]

Just remember, our leadership hasn’t failed, it’s doing exactly what it determined to. The Biden badministration has a completely different set of values.

[@creativesounds3775]

We have been betrayed. Back stabbed and left to rot....And this ukraine situation is no different.

[@juliepiche3983]

Biden is warmonger

[@Glenn71]

I got tears in my eyes by that speech. To many soldiers are forgotten, their lives don't mean anything to the people in charge. That is a shame. Thank you for your service!

[@hotdamn14]

😢

[@lindabergman3127]

Agreed100 and it sicken n infuriates me

[@billvogt2025]

Col. Mann misses the point entirely. He doesn't get it that we shouldn't have been there in the first place. And now he laments that we quit killing people because the people who collaborated with us were 'abandoned'. I think the Colonel means well, he's just misguided.

[@selohcin]

Why are you THANKING THEM for their service? They didn't "serve" you. They didn't "serve" the people of the country. They served the banks who funded the wars and got rich. They served the weapons companies who lobby for war every chance they get so that they, too, will be rich. They served the politicians who are all too happy to take bribe money to stay in office or just get kickbacks for voting for war, even when the country in question didn't even attack us! Are you actually thankful for this?? Are you actually this blind? How can you genuinely say "thank you" to someone whose actions led to dead innocent civilians and a destroyed country? Have all of our citizens lost their minds?

[@richardthomas9263]

That just ripped my heart out, we are held to the highest level of accountability, but who is holding the leadership accountable? Who is holding the politicians accountable? Who is holding the heads of government agencies accountable? It is one thing to fight and die for a just cause, but it is something horrendous to be cast aside like a pawn in a chess game. Others may forgive over time, but I never do nor do I forget.

[@marijooneill8015]

This man is what I would call a "real hero" and listening to him tell his story is mind blowing. This guy shows what our MILITARY is and what they do. It's the politicians that screw up the military. Listening to his words it says everything.

[@magnolia31611]

I was a 12 year old kid when 9/11 happened. I and all of my friends were terrified. Millennials became a war time generation. As me and my friends grew I watched some go off to war in Afghanistan, I watched them change from young dumb kids to very serious, sometimes physically, all mentally injured individuals. They couldn’t come home and be the same people they were before. I listened to their experiences they wanted to share with me, and I held a few as they screamed, and cried, unable to escape the memories that haunted them. When we left Afghanistan, I listened as they shared their anger, their desperation for the people being abandoned. I’m sick over what our government did there, and over what our government has done throughout our history, always leaving the people to suffer the consequences, and people around the world left devastated by our governments actions. Let me be clear, I love this country, and it’s people, but our government is not of, by, and for the people anymore, it’s for the elite, the oligarchs, and the powerful.

[@R.Stone281]

the tree of liberty... Im sure you know the rest

[@wolfkraft6062]

11 сентября устроили ваши спецслужбы для развязывания войны...... Изучите отчеты следователей и факты.

[@bobsullivan5714]

M..., I am sorry.......But, you are right. Try to find those who are working to support the ideals you still believe in.....That's what created our country and it's what will restore it. You have something to say.......SAY IT! HOWL IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS! Your children depend on you .......NOT to be slaves.

[@petermclelland278]

Aw! Shucks! Disneyland's a shitty place! I didn't know?

[@SNLandCruisers]

Weaponized fear is a powerful drug.

[@Todd82TA]

I was an intelligence officer for an agency where I served over 6 months in a deployment to Afghanistan / Bagram in 2019. I don't deserve the praise for doing the time since I was a DoD civilian... and that's fine, but I was equally devastated on that day. I've been completely broken ever since. I have no enthusiasm for what I do, I have no more motivation, and I quit the agency because I could no longer stand to be surrounded by this every single day. I was embarrassed... I had absolute shame every day when I'd come through the gate to the office. I'd cry at my desk almost daily, and I completely broke down in front of my family. I worked so hard to become part of something that I felt was greater than myself... I was so honored to serve my country (for over a decade), and I was left feeling absolutely ashamed, embarrassed, and betrayed. I feel so petty for even feeling this way because what I feel is not even an iota of what the gold star families are feeling... those who's sacrifice can never be measured. It didn't need to end like this.

[@SuaSponte14]

I lost a family member in Iraq under questionable circumstances. He was a Army Major and the top intelligence officer in Tal Afar Iraq in 2005/2006. He had an accidental crash at night and it was originally blamed on weather only to find out the weather was actually good. There is something much bigger going on and I don't believe it's healthy for the nation. I believe you are still part of something the nation needs, I found hard labor at work helps my anxiety and panic attacks over my uncle's death. He was the best man I've ever known. Had his master's degree at 24yrs old before joining the Army, started the first DARE program at our high school and worked in Korea and NORAD. He was a historian and the walking history book of the family. Don't give up, our nation needs people like you to get angry and work hard like Matt Gaetz and others who are standing up. You have a purpose brother, if you prayed to God to ask for help moving a mountain, be prepared to wake up next to a shovel. Feel free to call me if you ever need to vent to an ear who can understand and has overcome loss. Keep your head up brother and think big for yourself, family and the future of our nation, our children are depending on us.

[@georgeannrutkowski2740]

Blessings over our Service Men and Women 🙏 Thank you, Sir, for your honest truth and for your Service to America 🇺🇸

[@j.r.whedbee9189]

the tears rolled from this old Vietnam vet. Thank you Colonel. I do not think anyone could have said it better. We absolutely abandoned out friends in many places in the world. It has to stop or we will never have an ally. God bless you sir.

[@mindyarnold5718]

Thank YOU as well Sir. As a Army Veteran myself ('91-95) and my Father, a Vietnam Vet (SFC/USMC '65-68), your sacrifice will NEVER be forgotten.

[@tabo01]

A handsome profit was gained, and that is what matters to the ruling class.

[@wolfkraft6062]

Какие у вас друзья и где? С вами те кому вы платите..... а когда вам не нужно вы бросаете всех потому что нет ничего и никого кем вы дорожите кроме себя и своих интересов . Вы убийцы и грабители, не стройте из себя порядочных и честных людей.

[@Nicholas211]

Thank you for your service sir.

[@j.r.whedbee9189]

@@wolfkraft6062 Мы, люди, по большей части хорошие, порядочные люди. Вы говорите о политиках. Это животные, которые развязывают войну и оставляют друзей, которых мы, солдаты, приобрели, вместо того, чтобы позволить нам забрать их домой.

[@lindasolakian9137]

I cried listening to him. Why is our country doing this to people that have protected and fought for us? Something is very wrong

[@althepalno1164]

@@Jeff-yx5wb Who set 5000 battle hardened fighters free and signalled to the enemy we were leaving without providing the means for our allies to adequately defend themselves?

[@CuriousKL]

Because those people don't believe that this IS the greatest country on this planet. To you and me, we know there is no other country that has provided for their citizens as this country has for us. Some of these people's minds are poisoned by the Woke Ideology that has taken control of our culture. There is evil lurking amounted us, and in my mind this Woke nonsense needs to be eradicated from face of the earth.

[@williamrhea3535]

Call the right people, it isn't our country doing this. You can place the blame precisely at the feet of politicians. Our military is great and can beat any foe if allowed to fight to conclusion.

[@bonnielucas3244]

Five letters. B I d e n

[@TheOtto3663]

Communists always stab you in the back. It's how they roll.

[@tonirobb3899]

My time in the Army i always remember one important thing: Loyalty. Nothing else was more important and we innocently believed that our country "had our backs". No one leaves the military with that innocent belief. Our government is SCREWED! This vet is a HERO as well as the rest of the vets who served under him for "Pinapple".👍👍👍👏👏👏👊🙏🕊🙏🕊🇺🇲💞🇺🇲 HOORAH!

[@thevet2009]

Retired 05 Army here with deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. I agree with this LTC 100%. Salute

[@colm.2041]

LTC Mann, as a former Civil Affairs officer who served in Afghanistan, thank you for the powerful and riveting comments during your testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. When our government and senior military leadership failed, Task Force Pineapple and other veteran/volunteer organizations took action and stood in the gap, honored our promise, and saved the lives of countless Afghans! Thank you for speaking the truth and being the voice to so many veterans!

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

What do these speeches actually accomplish? Everyone knows what's going on with this government, and apparently we just gotta bend over and take this.

[@williamkang1986]

​@@user-cs3hi8zp7p The SHEEP are the majority.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

I can't believe I'm hearing someone taking about morals in this country... We need more of men like this. God Bless our finest of warriors 🙏

[@rondodson5736]

I say bless any who served hobnorably. Some combat vets do not respect support troops. I point out the fact without the support troops we could not do our jobs as combat troops. Their jobs may be different, their honor is not.

[@mouradbelkas598]

I remember back in the 80's, US word meant something, today, it is meaningless.. What a shame..

[@billvogt2025]

Col. Mann misses the point entirely. He doesn't get it that we shouldn't have been there in the first place. And now he laments that we quit killing people because the people who collaborated with us were 'abandoned'. I think the Colonel means well, he's just misguided.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

@mouradbelkas598 well we did make a mess in Vietnam. The 80's the CIA was overthrowing democratically elected governments. It's a tough pill to swallow, but those at the top care little about the commoners.

[@selohcin]

If he was actually a man of morals, he would be saying the truth that no one is saying: It is immoral and wrong to send soldiers to die in a country that did not attack them. We never should have gone to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, our government is immoral for authorizing these wars, and our troops are immoral for participating in them.

[@richardspencer1682]

Here Hear!!! Thank you for your service and courage. As the tears run down my face, I cannot fathom what the real warriors are going through. May peace be you all. FJB!

[@johnjoseph8809]

This was one man who represented many, each of whom deserved not well- mannered applause but one that was truly long and thunderous. War is a horrible, ugly thing, but where honor was stolen and solemn promises broken among comrades in arms revealed a fundamental failure of our leadership that showed profound disregard for our men in uniform and for those Afghans who fought valiantly beside us and treated us with a dignity that seems much misplaced. The guts it took to bare the truth of it all with humility and pain of heart, yet revealed the valor we had owned as our greatest asset was not entirely lost or left behind. In this tragedy the blessing of truth and humility so inadequately expressed in human terms from our leaders in Washington DC and at the It needed to be a thunderous applause. We are so careful, so reserved for applauding greatness while we holler our heads off cheering those who have no love for God, flag or country whose red stripes witness the blood spilled for what is being trampled underfoot was publically was 9⁹

[@sharkbait5402]

Fun fact, the withdraw from Afghanistan became a catalyst for a lot of veterans working with the VA for major cases of PTSD. It brought a whole new level of hurt for those who gave everything they had. Edit: I didn't know he would eventually touch on this. A lot of vets feel betrayed.

[@WhatIsYourMalfunction]

Well they should. And many civvies feel shame; many more should.

[@aprilyoung2119]

And rightfully so !! We are disgusted and embarrassed by this administration. We love our country and our military service men and women. Our hearts are broken and disgusted.

[@atlasshrugged7475]

And still they do nothing. To the slime who pulled out in the manner they did and to the lack of rescue our soldiers are just expendables on a chessboard and they just in the game for wealth and power. Disgusting Quid Pro Quo, China Joe, General Milley (sp?) are disgusting ticks.

[@Dragoneyesroxy]

Powerful speech, spoke truth to many of those afraid of it. As a military veteran of 22 years service, I still do not understand the thinking of giving up Bagram AB then trying to evacuate from an airport where the enemy controls the perimeter. That could not be a military decision, it is ridiculous! The Lt. Col. is right this preventable debacle in Afghanistan will follow us here! When will those that made this terrible decision see consequences for their actions?

[@leledogzlovesjesus8637]

Thank you for speaking up. We need to hear more about this and get it out in the open.

[@reason1925]

Deserves far more than a round of applause.

[@markradtke5398]

"Thunderous applause". sadly much more like a golf clap of days gone by. We have lost our way.

[@kathycooper3594]

Thank you for your service sir and for all of those serving our once-great country

[@prometheusrex1]

FJB to h3ll.

[@donald2665]

Well stated.

[@jimcutright]

Once great country. That is gut wrenching, but sadly true. Biden and his disgusting administration is destroying this " once great country".

[@prometheusrex1]

@Leo A loves communism and authoritarianism

[@drok7461]

@Leo A found the crybaby

[@randyvalentine8393]

Thank you all for your service to our country !

[@RULE3O3]

Aussie Grunt here. The Pineapple is known and understood by all grunts. Thankyou for your service again, Sir

[@virginiahunt357]

No wonder the enlistment is down.

[@1956tojo]

Enlistment is down due to this leftist regime that has our military folding and pandering to the un natural freak movement and allowing the gutting and ruining of this Nation as we speak...

[@christopherhazell420]

🎯

[@lyndafaye6748]

The Fake Administration of Gangsters (The F.A.G.) though Al Capone could have done a much better job. THANK YOU AND OUR VETS FOR YOUR SERVICE, COL. MANN; And "WE" STILL Remember Afghanistan through the many Politically Motivated Diversionary Tactics!. Nobody "wants" war, and we , THE PEOPLE know that we need a strong military, for DEFENSE,; but Hitler's dead, and we know our new fake administration continues to DISTRACT us from their inadequacies, and can keep Howdy Doody in office as a "war president" if he can start WW3. (Joe has his anti-radiation pill DEAL with Pfizer- but , of course the video was deleted the next day.) Our only "hope" is that the Biden's won't mind serving on the front lines , and not run to their bunkers and phone their business contacts in china ? President of the Global Mothers Against War! "Praying for Afghanistan" "God Gave Them One More Day" "Devil be Gone With the Wind" to empower our children being deceived. "I Ain't no Middleman" To empower YOU. Videos by FredGold&LyndaFaye LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo

[@michelecrawford2437]

What a brave man to get up there and tell the truth. Lately in this country. That’s considered a sin.. god bless him and others that defend our nation.

[@ErikVananrooij]

''god bless him and others that defend our nation''' god would not go anywhere near those vets knowing with absolute serenity what they were there for , and it had/has NOTHING to do with your freedoms. or do you think that vietnam , sirya , lybia , yemen , irak , iran and about 50 other country,s were preparing to invade and occupy the usa ? spewing hollow frases only makes it worst for those guy,s who have to live under bridges missing a leg or suffering from ptsd . if you are so thankful perhaps you could write to the bosses of your regime and ask them to help those guy,s out ,,or SHOW your gratitude by doing something for them in return

[@vld7850]

AMEN!!

[@debbrarobinson4643]

Can’t hardly text through my 😢but want to Thank Him for his Service.

[@pauleckersley6132]

This is so painful to hear. And the future at this rate is going to be painful to live in.

[@timecone57]

Not enough applause. Brave man speak truth to power

[@judykummer4843]

God bless that man😢!!

[@faisonhoward9191]

Well said Bravo❤

[@Lomojo31]

I cannot imagine sitting in my privileged chair in cushy building protected by him and all those who truly know what serving means...and not be humbled and shamed to the point of tears by this vets words.

[@ellierivera5519]

I am crying! 🙏🇺🇸

[@mfcobb1]

Hearing that scares the crap out of me. I'm not scared for me, I'm scared for my Children and Grandchildren. My Son is an Iraq and Afghanistan Vet. When you hear " it was all for nothing" from a 29 year old it hits hard.

[@BenWeeks]

I hear him. It was bungled. A lot of bad guys were taken out. And a lot of good guys still got out. Any one of those is something. God never leaves anyone and we can't be with everyone we'd like. Our leaders will be held accountable in this life or the next. As will anyone who does wrong, the only way to escape the wrath of God is through Jesus. And praise God, even a former Taliban member is a pastor ministering among his people and helping many to escape.

[@markkallstrom5672]

I have two sons who had four tours , one has gone on to do well in life the other has some things to work out .

[@Glum1964]

God Bless all of you heroes who served. Thank you, on behalf of my family and myself. I appreciate what you all have sacrificed for me and mine, and I vow to make sure my offspring do the same. 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@pinkparasollise9646]

@@markkallstrom5672 Mark, I am very grateful for the sacrifice of your family. Thank you.

[@brianbaum8302]

Respect to you Sir!!!! WAR IS A RACKET!!!!

[@noracharles463]

Should have been much MORE thunderous. A hero of truth and war. 💔

[@2095yourstruly]

This brave man's speech should be repeatedly broadcast on every media outlet until something sustainable gets done. God bless and thank you to all brave Vets, domestic and foreign, who have sacrificed for our freedoms!!!

[@pamelag7553]

The "media" are just as bad, being allied with the sick elites in DC. God bless all vets.

[@magnificentmuttley154]

From within the scope of my lifetime, ever since Bush Sr took office it has been a nonstop chain of presidents, vice presidents, sec'ys of state, & other key politicians within direct personal contact of the oval office who DO NOT LISTEN to military leadership. If all these career politicians do is make critical decisions affecting everything from the security of our domestic coasts through to providing adequate force to protect instalments of our men & women in Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, etc, then there is no point to having the Joint Chiefs convene for the White House at all They are career politicians with no military experience or training, & not even the sense to listen to those who are paid to bring that life saving wisdom to the conference table on the Day of Decision These people who are too selfish & consumed with their own political ambition, greed, & drunkenness with power keep proving over & over again that those things are far more important to them than the lives & welfare of their fellow countrymen & taxpayers. All I see & hear from the Executive Branch anymore is hollow lip service & pursuit of self-centered ambition. The highest authority in Washington DC is money itself, & superficial appearences. It has been the death of integrity, morals, & honoring those deserving of such honor. Unless by the next presidential term, by some miracle this decades-long term pattern of spineless immoral leadership turns back to virtue & principals that ANY society must hold to to succeed, we are looking at either full scale domestic war, or else foreign invasion by an enemy who will exploit the opportunity to do so I pray not for Washington DC, but for my law-abiding freedom loving countrymen 😪🇺🇲

[@carl112466]

I wish the people that never served understood that our government just wants the veterans to go away. We served our mission and now we are a burden on the system. I am 100% veteran and foolish me though my medical needs would be meet. I applied for out of area network. I was told that the VA would pay my medical bills. Boy I was wrong. I am now $8k in debt with no way of paying.

[@timothytremblay7763]

All these immoralities and bloodshed are by design.

[@kevinphillips150]

Until something 'suitable' gets done? Who determines what is 'suitable'? And how would that happen?

[@Roe-Roe59]

This brings me to tears ! What an absolute Disgusting evil despicable administration and government we have

[@sitivene4070]

and the clowns that orchestrated it are still in positions of leadership

[@louisadway1856]

This isn't tied to one administration. We've been doing this for decades. Don't kid yourself into thinking that this is unique to one political party.

[@aaaooo792]

This is exactly the kind of guy that you would want leading the boys into it. I’d follow him in for the simple fact that he cares about the people in front of him

[@dura2222]

Thank you for those who served! How can half the country not understand what is happening to Our Country! God Bless you Guys!

[@jameswyatt2739]

A real American just spoke truly meaningful words. This man is a hero.

[@philtheheaterguy951]

Well said!

[@claygabhart8422]

I spent over 21 years in the Army. I am a combat veteran of Iraq. My son is a combat veteran of Afghanistan. Dad was War II. Grandfather was War I. Great Great Grandfather was with the 11th US Cavalry, Ky Volunteers in the Civil War. I used to be proud of my service, and the years I spent in uniform. I seldom mention it today, or tell people, or talk about it with anyone other than close friends (meaning fellow vets). My wife works for the VA and takes care of my brothers and sisters every day. She's the hero. It is incredibly sad and disheartening that a man with this Colonels pedigree has to appear before a Congressional Committee and tell them what an abysmal failure US Foreign Policy now is. But I shouldn't be surprised. We've been doing it for years.

[@danielmurray7643]

Fuck that man, be proud of yourself and your lineage. It's ok to love country and hate government. I appreciate your service as do 99.9% of people in this country, don't let the news tell you different. Everyone is pissed off.

[@philtheheaterguy951]

You served and sacrificed as did your father before you, his father before him, and his father before him. Your son served and sacrificed with honor. You Sir, have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Feel free to talk of your service at any time, to any person you meet. America supports you. There would not be an America if it weren’t for men like you, and the women you serve along side. Thank you so very much for your Service!

[@joanns7842]

We love you and your family, Sir and Ma'am! God bless and keep you all! ❤❤❤

[@workingguy84]

Thank you for your service

[@fleatactical7390]

@@danielmurray7643 Agree. In fact, loving your country and hating the government has been the American way since our nation's founding. The problem is, many people missed that in History class. And many others were never taught that at home, or how to be self-reliant and self-preserving and protecting.

[@norbertschmitz3358]

Great speech!! Restores in me as a German some faith in the US. Thank you!

[@forgotmyname4971]

“Career preserving silence.” Enough said…

[@grehm7125]

What a kick-ass testimony, I wish I had the verbal ability to express what he said in the same way.

[@geoffc376]

You just did!

[@eddiewalker7252]

Yet a distraction from ChynaBidens Treason and ChynasInvasion which has only just begun, and many don't even know it ..... look it up Chinese bussed into Texas across border ChynaSpyBalloon ChynaBiden lets map US Military bases before downing after mission was complete. Wake up America

[@grehm7125]

@@geoffc376 But I only did it via computer. Doing it verbally in front of a bunch of people is where the kick-ass part comes in.

[@davidhavens745]

This man needs to go viral!

[@shawnheaps8554]

Many years ago when I was delivering to pork producer I was speaking with the security guard at the truck gate and we got talking about the war now he was in WWII and he’s gone now but what he said has remained with me for years. He said “ This is not the America we fought and died for “ the man was a combat veteran who fought in France and Germany. Maybe it’s good that the old veterans can’t see what the politicians have turned this country into.

[@hendoggystyle]

Such a powerful testimony. God bless those who sacrificed for nothing. God bless all suffering vets.

[@chadwalton8072]

I’m in tears actual tears I’m. So embarrassed of Binden

[@rgr195]

Proud to say I served with Scott in OEF. He drove me crazy when I was the CJSOTF-A J6 and he was DJ3. Solid Officer!

[@eddiewalker7252]

Yet is not a Republican and supports ChynaBiden and his gift of AfghanLithium control to Chyna worth Trillions. thank you for your service I just wish they told you the truth. insult to injury!

[@manchu6005]

Hooah! Thanks for your service. 🇺🇸⚔️🇬🇪

[@TheErik249]

Lt. Col. David Scott Man 1. Thank you, sir, for what you endured and for your service. 2. To any of you who still believe that our great country's government believes in it's people and the job they're doing... THINK AGAIN. 3. I served in the US Army in the 1980s and was also fooled. They chewed me up and spat me out like I was NOTHING to them. 4. Our veterans must be cared for and acknowledged for their sacrifice RIGHT NOW. 5. Do not be fooled by the BS being spun about Ukraine. It is yet another regime change war with lots of money laundering and war time profiteering. SAY NO TO WAR!!!!

[@bluebirdgramma6317]

Thank you for your tireless service. I say prayers every night for all my service heros like you, Sir.

[@lillyCfields]

Spot on.

[@josephfusco8854]

Regime change war? whose regime?

[@lyndafaye6748]

THANK YOU AND OUR VETS FOR YOUR SERVICE, COL. MANN; And "WE" STILL Remember Afghanistan through the many Politically Motivated Diversionary Tactics!. Nobody "wants" war, and we , THE PEOPLE know that we need a strong military, for DEFENSE,; but Hitler's dead, and we know our new fake administration continues to DISTRACT us from their inadequacies, and can keep Howdy Doody in office as a "war president" if he can start WW3. (Joe has his anti-radiation pill DEAL with Pfizer- but , of course the video was deleted the next day.) Our only "hope" is that the Biden's won't mind serving on the front lines , and not run to their bunkers and phone their business contacts in china ? "Praying for Afghanistan" "God Gave Them One More Day" "Devil be Gone With the Wind" to empower our children being deceived. "I Ain't no Middleman" To empower YOU. Videos by FredGold&LyndaFaye LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo

[@TC-iz5hr]

​@@josephfusco8854 Russia's, and we're about to find out that this isn't like our government's evil scheming in such countries as Syria and Libya. The whole world will pay a terrible price for their failure this time.

[@merle-wq9ir]

OMG to hear this put so succinctly is gut wrenching. The heart of the US beats in these men. So so tragic. There are Nanyang ND they have been through so much. God Bless you all for your service and sacrifices.

[@1965startrek]

I am in tears listening to this man testify. So proud that there are still Americans like him. And so ashamed of how my country’s government acted in abandoning these people.

[@caisson71]

Amen brother. As a VietNam combat veteran Officer, I feel and understand your frustration AND disgust. We were betrayed in Nam as were our allies in the ARVN forces, by the very people who sent us there. The reduction of military enlistments and retention of seniors officers and NCOs today is not a mystery.

[@wolfkraft6062]

Вы все разочарованы после возвращения домой потому что все ваши войны несправедливы, вы убийцы и грабители и никого вы не защищаете и не спасаете , вы просто грабите!!!

[@donald2665]

@@richardpluim4426 ? Respectfully, but what in the Green Eyed Naked Hell are you attempting to communicate to us all?

[@Jay_Hall]

Richard, do U remember My Lai? How about the other outrages against the people of VietNam that were NO THREAT to the all powerful USA of the 1960 and 70's? VietNam was the beginning of the end of the USA. You were betrayed by the DC Ghouls that sent you there and by LBJ who saw all that fought there as chumps, hard to take but true as all hell!

[@C-gt42069]

@@donald2665 that democrats gave Vietnam back to the north out of spite

[@richardpluim4426]

@@donald2665 Oops wrong feed

[@bobdole7697]

ANOTHER REASON WHY OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMAN ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. GREAT STORY.

[@johnmathatas8518]

Fantastic interview with Scott Mann on the Combat Story youtube channel. Amazing!!!!

[@davidz2016]

He is feeling it completely. You can tell how much he can feel this and how much he has given and is still given.

[@MMACHMP]

I spent 3 years fighting in Afghanistan and that day I felt like everything I went through and suffered for was for nothing

[@RubyBandUSA]

F.U.B.A.R.

[@divinity176]

It was, and you were warned it would be from the very start. The US was there for 20 years, and the Taliban waited in the shadows for 20 years - they would have waited as long as it took, it isn't like they had anywhere else to be.

[@Lurch685]

It was. We never had a mission there.

[@richardk5246]

As others have said, it was for nothing and you were warned.

[@dianewilliamson3577]

I'm so sorry brave soldier. For what it's worth, you have my total gratitude for your sacrifice. PLEASE KNOW the majority of Americans feel the same and honor you and your Afghan comrades.

[@carolmaciej-weber4219]

Thank you sir for your service and for-attempting to do better for veterans.

[@vanmalaphongsavan551]

, Thank you All Veterans who served, and sadly who helped us to protect our friends and why left them behind same as in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia as well.

[@David-eb9lk]

I too am a combat veteran of the Viet Nam 'conflict' and I applaud you sir for bringing these facts to the fore as it has never been done before. All I can say is our soldiers regardless of rank have seemingly always been forgotten for the sacrifices we all made. You Colonel, so eloquently spoke the truth about that very fact. Thank you for your service to this country and to the brothers we all fought with in the field. I personally can't thank you enough. God Bless you and all who are like you.

[@mfcobb1]

Welcome home Soldier!

[@mweinheim7911]

Thank you for your service sir

[@rosemarydoletzky2343]

God bless you for your love and sacrifice for us all. Welcome home and thank you. I am ashamed. How you all were treated. Without you all active inactive veterans we are safe (for now). ❤

[@leoniea138]

Some years back ,, i took a hard look at your country and i wondered ,, why only America....why so many injured soldiers and so many terror attacks ....it really took 17 years of research and following to really understand .....soon you will all be home free . A beautiful world waiting.....you so deserve all the good coming . Know that all " this " happening under fake Biron " ...only a movie ....stay blessed x

[@natedogg1088]

For what little it's worth. I will remember. Thank you for fighting for us all. o7

[@jackieholmes8098]

Lt. Col. Scott Mann is an honorable man and a great Patriot! He puts his love of our country ahead of a ‘quiet’ retirement. Lt. Col. Mann is a family man so devoted to them. He deserves great respect from American citizens. Take careful notice of this wonderful man. I know him and consider myself fortunate. 💙❤️🇺🇸

[@jamesdykes517]

Yet he was silent until now...

[@mel3004]

@@jamesdykes517 How do you know that? Maybe this was the first time on this committee but he doesn't mean he hasn't spoken out until now.

[@georgelawson2663]

They were Betrayed by their own Government,We all were .People like him, Lt.Col.Scott Mann and others that are coming to the fore,need to to get into position’s of power before Biden and the cronies COMPLETELY Destroy the American way of life.Which will affect the whole World for a bloody long time.

[@sue3028]

@@jamesdykes517 Not silent, very active. Perhaps spending time supporting this man, instead of being ignorant of the truth, or perhaps your one of those people who prefers ignorance & denial Task Force Pineapple was founded on 15 August 2021 by Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret,[3] Task Force Pineapple is a task force set up by a volunteer group of U.S. veterans to evacuate American citizens, as well as Afghan allies and their families, Task Force Pineapple Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Task Force Pineapple in recognition of its efforts to rescue hundreds of Afghan special operators and American citizens as the United States was concluding its withdrawal from Afghanistan.

[@jamesdykes517]

@@mel3004 dude. It's been years. Anybody could have seen this coming. No marches for the people in Afghanistan, no protests, nothing. One black man in America is killed and the entire black community stands up. We KNEW this was going to happen and veterans couldn't organize a protest? Roe v. Wade gets knocked down and damn near every day a protest is held outside Congress, by people who aren't sitting on retirement pay from the government, and veterans couldn't even do that? If you want to accuse a democratic government of gross negligence, where were you when it was just a mistake? This guy had all the time in the world to raise his voice, contact his congressman and by his own account states he largely forgot and ignored Afghanistan until a week beforehand. His words, not mine. So my question is, why not do something before it hits critical mass? He didn't have strong words for the people who got us into the mess, rather one administration's application of their withdrawal strategy. He starts by saying it isn't political then proceeded to lay the lion's share of the blame onto the administration who had the least amount of time to set up the evacuation. These are his words and he chose them, as such I can only respond to his statements. He said he wasn't paying attention to Afghanistan until he was contacted by his friend, yet he, as a citizen in a country where it was repeated time and again that the war was failing, and that we were withdrawing forces and were increasing our timetable until it was impossible to because we couldn't pull it off. If I have never set foot in a country I wouldn't expect to know the inner workings, yet I did, because it was repeated often in the public forum. He had boots on the ground and the same access to the public information yet he didn't think a year beforehand maybe to raise his voice? Those ad hoc groups couldn't have been put together before the Taliban was IN Kabul? Not on the approach? Not when the peace deal was announced? He didn't check on his friend then. Yet it's somehow everyone else's fault? I know it is callous, but it was a systemic failure, and he's attempting to place blame on the "silent leaders"... He's a Lt. Colonel, he is that leadership and I heard not ONE word where he accepts responsibility for his failures. Why is it always someone else's fault? There are six million things that went wrong in that war that all led to an exit that would only happen one way. If I, as a dumb inexperienced civilian (though I do extensive research), knew BEFORE the peace was struck that our exit would be a catastrophe why didn't he? Why is it someone else's fault? The Afghan people didn't go to the airport when the offensive towards Kabul began, and he didn't text his buddy saying gtfo. He waited and they waited until the last second and expected us to somehow pull more troops in and escalate the situation. There was well over a year to prep this. There was well over a year to wake up and see what was happening, and he did nothing by his own account. It's a joke and a political hit job.

[@johnkranig2054]

Thank you brother for your service and sacrifice, and also to your brothers and sisters in arms for theirs as well.

[@anthonyriley8694]

Thank you for your service sir.

[@willyhighfilo4979]

I'm outraged!! Thank you everyone for your service.

[@magnificentmuttley154]

From within the scope of my lifetime, ever since Bush Sr took office it has been a nonstop chain of presidents, vice presidents, sec'ys of state, & other key politicians within direct personal contact of the oval office who DO NOT LISTEN to military leadership. If all these career politicians do is make critical decisions affecting everything from the security of our domestic coasts through to providing adequate force to protect instalments of our men & women in Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, etc, then there is no point to having the Joint Chiefs convene for the White House at all They are career politicians with no military experience or training, & not even the sense to listen to those who are paid to bring that life saving wisdom to the conference table on the Day of Decision These people who are too selfish & consumed with their own political ambition, greed, & drunkenness with power keep proving over & over again that those things are far more important to them than the lives & welfare of their fellow countrymen & taxpayers. All I see & hear from the Executive Branch anymore is hollow lip service & pursuit of self-centered ambition. The highest authority in Washington DC is money itself, & superficial appearences. It has been the death of integrity, morals, & honoring those deserving of such honor. Unless by the next presidential term, by some miracle this decades-long term pattern of spineless immoral leadership turns back to virtue & principals that ANY society must hold to to succeed, we are looking at either full scale domestic war, or else foreign invasion by an enemy who will exploit the opportunity to do so I pray not for Washington DC, but for my law-abiding freedom loving countrymen 😪🇺🇲

[@kevinphillips150]

Do not thank me for my service. Join me in serving. I did my time. What about you? (I am speaking in general terms. Not to anyone specifically.)

[@kerrytopel9835]

I’m sorry to every veteran of this nation since World War II for the despicable way this country has treated you. God help us! No one should ever join the service in this country again because the leftists see to it that we ALWAYS LOSE. Our brave men are worth too much to be wasted and treated like human garbage by a country who cares more about criminals than they do about heroic men and women.

[@loreemackay9960]

Thank you Lt Col Mann for being the voice for many of us.

[@gautneywoodworks1308]

Sir, no words have ever told the truth more than what you have said.

[@deancairns3507]

As a Canadian army vet who served 15 months in Afghanistan that speech was bang on, he spoke the truth not lies from the political masters.

[@joyceduesel7966]

They left blue passport holders behind. Blinky would not let them out of Afghanistan. He is still preventing them from leaving. I am ashamed of our country.

[@williamrhea3535]

Be ashamed of your politicians, not your country or your military.

[@jasperstone9114]

@@williamrhea3535 1000% Our current "leaders" did this, Democrats are proud of their vote for this administration.

[@Brenda-mk2tz]

@@jasperstone9114 Yes they could not wait to leave Afghanistan. They could not wait to instigate all of the drama that exists between Russia and Ukraine. Now we soon will live to see our children both young men and women being drafted to actively fight in this war. Our children are going to be sacrificed to this administrations deliberate effort to promote war.

[@hunterbidenscrackpipe7931]

​@@williamrhea3535he is right, I am ashamed of our country. No one involved will be held accountable, maybe 1 fall guy. Our nation is disgusting and perverse but citizens and veterans allow it to continue, myself included.

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@jasperstone9114 No, the OP is right. How can you respect a country that is hopelessly corrupt with such aloof, uncaring and sociopathic citizens?

[@ce400]

Brad was my Battalion Commander. He is missed every damn day. 22 is 22 too many.

[@sharonloomis5264]

Prayers and forgiveness please. We need it.