I’ve tried to stay out of this shit, but damn.
Here is the guy (
83 years old, retired for 26 years) you guys are choosing to believe vs the rest of the universe:
From Wikipedia:
Post military careerEdit
Beginning in 2002, Mcinerney was a
military analyst on
Fox TV for sixteen years (between January 1, 2002 and April 20, 2008, he appeared 144 times).
[3]
McInerney was a staunch advocate for the Iraq War.
[4] In 2002, he said a military campaign against Iraq, would be "shorter" than the 42 days it took to complete the Persian Gulf War in 1991, and further, "It is going to be absolutely awesome, and that's why this war, if we do it properly, will go very quick, and we'll have less civilian casualties than we did last time."
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In 2004, he claimed without evidence that with the aid of a
Russian Special Forces team with
GRU, Saddam had transported
weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) to
Syria and the
Bekaa Valley in Lebanon for safekeeping.
[6] Although McInerney said they had been moved to three places in Syria and one in Lebanon, the final report of the Iraq Survey Group, by Charles A. Duelfer, special adviser on Iraqi weapons to the C.I.A., concluded that any stockpiles had been destroyed long before the war and that transfers to Syria were "unlikely."
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In 2006, McInerney advocated for regime change via military action against Iran and North Korea.
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General McInerney has been a member of the Boards of Directors of military contractors, including Alloy Surfaces Company, Kilgore Flares Co, Nortel Government Solutions Inc. Pan American International Academy (Flight Simulators), Agusta Westland NA, and Crescent Partnerships.
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In 2008, it was revealed that McInerney received email communications from the Pentagon with talking points that he should use to defend the Bush administration in his TV appearances and columns.
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In 2010, McInerney provided his support against the
court martial of fellow birther
Terrence Lakin, who refused to deploy to Afghanistan due to his suspicion of President
Barack Obama's birthplace.
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On September 6, 2016, McInerney was 1 of 88 retired generals and admirals who endorsed the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
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On September 15, 2020, McInerney was 1 of 235 retired generals and admirals who endorsed President Trump's re-election for president.
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ControversiesEdit
McInerney has called President Obama a
treasonous leader who is "aiding and abetting the enemy."
[15] McInerney also has said there were "widespread and legitimate concerns that the President [Obama] is constitutionally ineligible to hold office."
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In 2010, McInerney called for strip-searching all Muslim men between the ages of 18 to 28 at airports.
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In 2015, as a
Fox News contributor and a member of the
Iran Policy Committee, Mcinerney was noted for suggesting on Fox News that terrorists could have flown the disappeared
Malaysia Airlines 370 to Pakistan.
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In a May 2018 interview with
Charles Payne on Fox News, McInerney asserted that torture had "worked on"
John McCain and "That's why they call him 'Songbird John,"
[20][21][22] referencing an unverified claim made against McCain during the
Republican primary in South Carolina in 2000.
[21][22] Payne later apologized to McCain and his family for the remark.
[22][23] Afterward, Fox News announced that McInerney would never appear on Fox News or Fox Business again.
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