Marine Commander Puts Career on the Line to Demand Accountability Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

[Excerpt SCHELLER I ve ░░░░░░░░ in the Marine infantry ░░░░░░░░ 17 years I started ░░░░░░░░ tour with Victor 1 ░░░░░░░░ that s the current ░░░░░░░░ that s doing perimeter ░░░░░░░░ dealing with the mess ░░░░░░░░ s going on there ░░░░░░░░ can see open source ░░░░░░░░ that there was an ░░░░░░░░ and some people were ░░░░░░░░ I know through my ░░░░░░░░ channels that one of ░░░░░░░░ people that was killed ░░░░░░░░ someone that I have ░░░░░░░░ personal relationship with I ░░░░░░░░ t go into more ░░░░░░░░ because the families are ░░░░░░░░ being notified I m ░░░░░░░░ making this video because ░░░░░░░░ s potentially an emotional ░░░░░░░░ I m making it ░░░░░░░░ I have a growing ░░░░░░░░ and contempt for my ░░░░░░░░ ineptitude at the foreign ░░░░░░░░ level and I want ░░░░░░░░ specifically ask some questions ░░░░░░░░ some of my senior ░░░░░░░░ And sir you wrote ░░░░░░░░ of you may be ░░░░░░░░ with the simple question ░░░░░░░░ it all worth it ░░░░░░░░ want you to know ░░░░░░░░ your service is meaningful ░░░░░░░░ and important You fought ░░░░░░░░ the Marine to your ░░░░░░░░ and the Marine to ░░░░░░░░ right You never let ░░░░░░░░ down Then you go ░░░░░░░░ to say that if ░░░░░░░░ re struggling we should ░░░░░░░░ counseling Which you know ░░░░░░░░ get it People have ░░░░░░░░ people I ve killed ░░░░░░░░ and I seek counseling ░░░░░░░░ that s fine There ░░░░░░░░ a time and place ░░░░░░░░ that The reason people ░░░░░░░░ so upset on social ░░░░░░░░ right now is not ░░░░░░░░ the Marine on the ░░░░░░░░ let someone down That ░░░░░░░░ member always rose to ░░░░░░░░ occasion and has done ░░░░░░░░ things People are upset ░░░░░░░░ their senior leaders let ░░░░░░░░ down and none of ░░░░░░░░ are raising their hands ░░░░░░░░ accepting accountability or saying ░░░░░░░░ messed this up If ░░░░░░░░ O 5 battalion commander ░░░░░░░░ the simplest live fire ░░░░░░░░ EO complaint Boom Fired ░░░░░░░░ we have a secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense that testified to ░░░░░░░░ in May that the ░░░░░░░░ National Security Forces could ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban advance We ░░░░░░░░ Chairmen of the Joint ░░░░░░░░ who the commandant is ░░░░░░░░ member of that who ░░░░░░░░ supposed to advise on ░░░░░░░░ policy We have a ░░░░░░░░ combatant commander All of ░░░░░░░░ people are supposed to ░░░░░░░░ And I m not ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan forever but ░░░░░░░░ am saying Did any ░░░░░░░░ you throw your rank ░░░░░░░░ the table and say ░░░░░░░░ it s a bad ░░░░░░░░ to evacuate Bagram Airfield ░░░░░░░░ strategic airbase before we ░░░░░░░░ everyone Did anyone do ░░░░░░░░ And when you didn ░░░░░░░░ think to do that ░░░░░░░░ anyone raise their hand ░░░░░░░░ say We completely messed ░░░░░░░░ up What I ll ░░░░░░░░ is from my position ░░░░░░░░ all those people did ░░░░░░░░ in vain if we ░░░░░░░░ t have senior leaders ░░░░░░░░ own up and raise ░░░░░░░░ hand and say We ░░░░░░░░ not do this well ░░░░░░░░ the end Without that ░░░░░░░░ just keep repeating the ░░░░░░░░ mistakes I want to ░░░░░░░░ this very strongly I ░░░░░░░░ been fighting for 17 ░░░░░░░░ I am willing to ░░░░░░░░ it all away to ░░░░░░░░ to my senior leaders ░░░░░░░░ demand accountability.’”