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Former Navy SEAL Leif Babin on the recent actions of Marines against dead Taliban forces.
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I played football and play the guitar.
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I've been call lot worse -- as soon as such some anti -- and -- -- Some I wanted to do from Tom I was a kid and -- about the time the the movie Navy SEALs came out with Charlie Sheen.
Term one of the finest notable time.
Which you know which we used to actually a quote on operations.
Some that she's all lines there but went to the Naval Academy.
And did you pick of the seals and an -- candidate but it took me about three years since -- -- for ships and I was finally selected ago.
To our basic underwater demolition seal training what are you have to -- to desolate.
It's pretty difficult actually especially as an officer.
There's only a few -- -- to go.
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Use the of folks' jobs that are trading.
How did you want.
And at the Naval Academy just grades are -- recommend your -- -- -- That's a tough process still believe there are action was nominated by represented Charlie Wilson.
Who was my our god one of the -- congressman ever ever.
Tropical quite it quite a characteristic is knowing merger must northern rock you know are a force -- never met him in person ought to my dad certainly did and and it was very non.
Nonpartisan.
Nomination because.
My that was the that was that Republican county chairman work into it -- an office.
And and now they've been able to try to roll some as the guy that David -- -- wrote a book of former producer.
Of recession minister on forcefully died.
And I member Mike -- called her one time and it's dollar got a -- -- wrote a book.
Would you put him on -- of -- I was eleven years ago and it was -- -- Charlie Wilson called Charlie Wilson's war.
And our read the book and it was -- marijuana characters you know it's a great book actually I'm proud to have the autographed copy of Charlie Wilson's war from John Olsen so rich class Ghana's.
And about a bunch of controversy about.
These Marines urinating on saw on he's dead Taliban soldiers.
Put that in perspective for human -- three times.
Yes sir -- yeah I -- this.
The reaction to this is is quite frustrating I think for -- -- -- who's been a combat soldier or marine or or or just on the ground and especially as a combat leader.
You know -- it's it's you have to welcome mommy's got issues and understand where they're coming from.
It was this immature behavior absolutely to just -- -- -- -- it up as a preserver -- -- but you know what was his criminal behavior to these you know or they -- -- war criminals absolutely not and things like -- Well you have press conferences -- from the secretary of state secretary defense level.
Calling us -- despicable act calling for the you know the prosecution these guys did they will be held accountable in the strongest terms possible and you know I wish we made as big a deal.
Out of the servicemen -- -- given their lives in this conflict.
At least thirteen so for this year.
And we're -- even hear the names of those guys they're they're just run in the sound bites of of these Marines.
Urinating on on Taliban soldiers.
A project in caribou -- from make a home so.
About doing a better job another nonchalantly about -- Walter Reed -- Exactly I mean that's that's a great point if you go to Walter Reed.
Are you go to double -- naval hospital and you see the guys that are wounded you know families that have been destroyed a -- out on a -- this is a the this is an evil despicable enemy.
And these guys are locked in a very violent struggle meanwhile you know last month we had the vice president -- the Taliban is not our enemy.
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Yeah sir can was Iraq three times.
All.
Die in here.
Who was part of the -- Chilton -- -- Yes sir there what should their -- children rather.
They're there they're quite a few actual hours there's four on the East Coast -- West Coast.
I spent time that seal team 13.
And five West Coast you -- -- -- suit claims six guys out.
Naval special warfare development group -- the official name.
Of that organization.
I never got opportunities to.
So all the -- they killed Osama bin Laden.
We're heard all of those accounts from the administration to -- historical -- all fallen over one another to tell what happened.
I had a guy come in -- loses his name is chuck far end the book was -- target.
-- el -- said Dublin I want a fortified their operation for lots of -- -- referred to.
He said it was probably a 452.
Operation.
Oh what do you think -- I can tell their -- pretty controversial.
-- You know I don't -- and I have not read all of it so I can't really comment on it and and I -- we can't comment on operation.
There will just I don't I don't I don't know anything about the operation and and I think that the -- The flood of images that have come out to talk about that because of the press.
On it you know former seals.
Any some some reservists -- I think -- Is is quite frowned upon and I certainly don't want to join their ranks.
In my hat's off to two guys have put themselves in harm's way to.
To get -- -- done -- and that.
Protect America so you won't talk about because it's appropriate can.
-- -- -- It's a pretty principled position -- congratulations.
Well to be honest I think.
Scrutiny -- and details that have come out of that operation or damaging to.
Q our our our foreign policy and a special operations forces.
And and make it more difficult for us to -- repeat such kind of operations.
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-- -- so well that's just MIA my brother Lucas graduated from us indecency universe all -- well and they just lost in North Dakota statement.
And you know put mulch average user to -- ever gonna warrant so.
While -- in Iraq three times every time we -- -- what you accurate on.
Well you know Iraq in particular I had an Asian perspective on that I was there 2004.
-- the insurgency really start -- -- to get up and going.
And you know we still had administration.
The Bush Administration -- of that -- and things aren't that bad.
They're not as bad as the scene and asked as -- -- they were getting pretty bad.
And then in 2006 I was in ramadi Iraq in the absolute worst of the worst no one thought we could win -- -- the most positive folks.
We're we're looking -- right on -- province and in the city of ramadi off.
About 80% US cash coming out of there and then I was back in 20092010.
Two ramadi and it was night and day difference is -- to security.
And peace had broken out everywhere.
And and Iraqis were in charge US forces weren't even there doing a whole lot of on the ground just largely sit on bases.
And and not really maintain security gains with the exception of a small -- of special operations forces.
So -- Iraq -- -- ticker in our view.
At the tactical level which we won that war and it was time for us to leave and so that's why I wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal matter and spoke out.
About that.
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