DID THE “RESCUED AIRMAN” STORY REALLY HAPPEN?
I don’t typically believe in conspiracy theories, nor pay much attention to them. Most wacko topics deserve to be ignored. Those who post them should also be derided and in extreme cases — tuned out. Unfounded conspiracy theories pollute our perceptions and diminish public trust. Almost all of them are rubbish.
However, after the charade we all witnessed this past Monday with Trump’s ludicrously staged-fake “DoorDash delivery grandma” showing up with at the Oval Office doorstep hoisting two teeming bags full of McDonald’s slop, at this point I wouldn’t put anything past this detestable regime that absolutely and shamelessly lies about anything and everything. Given what we’ve seen many times by now and the utter level of desperation Trump and his half-wit sycophants have reached, I do believe they are capable of attempting almost anything, no matter how villainous, corrupt, or outlandish.
Yeah, if they thought they could get away with something, I’m convinced they’d do it. At this point, would ANYONE be surprised by anything they do?
More than a week has passed since an American airman was “miraculously” rescued in the mountains of Iran. In yet another fist-pumping moment of self-aggrandizement, Trump made a formal speech to the nation and spent nearly 12 minutes of a 20-minute address going into great detail about how the airman survived against incredible odds. Details were included about how he was located, and how he was ultimately rescued. Sure — this entire unprovoked war was a mistake and has turned into an embarrassing shit-show, but from a very human point of view, we were all relieved to know that a brave member of the armed forces was safe and (presumably) going through recovery.
What’s most puzzling about this alleged “rescue story” however, is that we’ve heard absolutely nothing at all about it — since then. So far, no name. No photographs. No interviews. No witnesses. No medical team. Not a mother, nor a father. Not a family member. Not a spouse, or a child. Not a hometown. Nothing at all.
Hmmm. It’s like he disappeared, along with anyone else connected to the rescue operation and recovery. Even the media has gone silent, and one would expect some follow up from someplace.
Let’s be clear: No president in history has ever been more braggadocious about taking full credit for everything. This is a one-man regime propped up with overt nationalism, patriotism, flags, militarism, and so-called “American exceptionalism.” Anyone who might be great propaganda, especially in wartime!, would be the new poster boy of the glorious and godly fight against evil. At the very least, Trump and the loyalists who carry out his foolish madness would be crowing about the rescue and using the airman as a shining example of heroism. Everyone knows this.
So then — where is he? (I presume it’s a *he,* but who knows?). Where’s even one family member who by now would have gone to the media to tell the story? What happened?
I’m not fully convinced the story is false. Not yet. Perhaps it really did happen. If so, that’s a good thing. As horrific as Trump and his dysfunctional cabinet are, I don’t want to see my government staging a farce or lying about decent people who are risking their lives. Few offenses would be more outrageous or would be grounds for a full-scale mass military revolt against the Commander-in-Chief, and if this story turns out of be false, that’s exactly what should happen.
Right now, I remain leaning to some version of the rescued airman story that’s much less spectacular than the way it was described by Trump. We all know he lies much like he breathes. It’s natural for him. I think a fair assumption based on what we know. There probably was a rescue, and one of his loyal flunkies decided to create an outlandish PR stunt, and Trump — susceptible to any opportunity to brag about himself — took the ball and spiked it in the end zone.
I base this admittedly incomplete and preliminary opinion on one additional fact. I don’t trust anything from Trump or Sec. Hegseth. However, I reserve some measure of trust in Gen. Dan Cain, who was present along with Trump and Hegseth at the “official statement” that was given in the briefing room back Apr. 6. I know there have been lying scumbag generals in the past, like Gen. “felon “Flynn. But I don’t believe a 4-star general who is head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would willingly engage himself in a conspiracy of this nature. If so, we really are in serious trouble much worse than I thought.
I reserve the right to change my mind based on the evidence. But something stinks here. So far, I’ve seen none that proves the rescued airman story happened in any manner close to the way it was described by Trump.
I’m open to persuasion if others wish to share their opinions in the comments section.
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