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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC Jan 12

    Facebook post written by senior enlisted U.S. military leader raises eyebrows after it instructed troops to beat ISIS fighters with a shovel if they don't surrender. http://abcn.ws/2DifVD7 pic.twitter.com/j390c1x8NM

    8:38 AM - 12 Jan 2018
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      2. David Thomas Gass‏ @SterlingCeltic Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        I am an independent libertarian who would prefer to see the Geneva Convention adhered to. However, ISIS are religious crackpots, mentally deranged and savages who could care less about rules. Therefore, I truly believe the gentleman pictured above is going very easy on them.pic.twitter.com/6qC0njUGvV

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      3. Troy M Owens‏ @TroyMOwens2 Jan 12
        Replying to @SterlingCeltic @ABC

        Nothing he said goes against the Geneva Convention or the lawful rules of war.

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      1. Arrmia Benton‏ @arrmia18 Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        I don’t care how much the government & it’s state run media tries. I could careless about ISIS & what’s happening across the ocean, when I constantly have to worry about AmeriKKKan cops doing something to me or somebody I care about & KNOWING that they won’t be held accountable.

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      1. Charles Garrow‏ @CharlesGarrow11 Jan 12
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        sounds reasonable to me.

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      2. resistancegramma‏ @elliesgramma Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        This is not America. This is military gone awry

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      1. AusTexican‏ @AusTexican Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        It’s war...I know it’s a foreign concept to most of you Ivy League types. War is ugly and cruel and you must be more brutal to get them to quit. Go back and read some of the stories of Tarawa and Iwo Jima.

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      1. Rufus Johnson☆‏ @Mikes_idea Jan 12
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        What’s wrong with that? They aren’t protected as prisoners until they surrender, until they surrender they are still enemy combatants.

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      1. Tim Stoesz‏ @StoeszTim Jan 12
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        Well if you are close enough to them to beat them to death with a shovel...shouldn’t you?

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      1. F.R.‏ @FRtheICON Jan 12
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        Raising eyebrows in a good way right? I support shovel-beating stubborn ISIS fighters. Sue me.pic.twitter.com/Svyvic6oaf

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      1. George Blackwell‏ @GeoKBlack51 Jan 12
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        His words were spot on. War and combat is terrible. It's not Hollywood.

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      1. Chris: "Making Common Sense Great Again!"‏ @Chernmax660hpSS Jan 12
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        The alternative is to shoot them? War Happens! When you actually fight in one, then you can criticize the means of ending an enemies life!

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      1. Jared Putnam‏ @jaredputnam Jan 12
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        I'm pretty sure it was only emphasizing the resolve to beat ISIS no matter what, even if you're down to a weapon like a shovel. This isn't a good look for you, @ABC, especially after the Brian Ross fiasco. You're venturing into some Fox News territory here.

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      1. Suburban Purge‏ @SuburbanPurge Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        I fail to see the eyebrow-raising part. It’s war.

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      1. Scary Tapper‏ @MomcorpsFRC Jan 12
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        Live look in at ABC headquarterspic.twitter.com/0rideE1lJI

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      2. Nich Patrick‏ @nich_patrick Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        Please tell me this scum is being courts martialed?! The American military must follow the Geneva Conventions. It was engrained in our minds. Those who go astray SHOULD be met with the harshest punishment allowable by UCMJ.

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      3. Troy M Owens‏ @TroyMOwens2 Jan 12
        Replying to @nich_patrick @ABC

        Read the article, read what he said. There is absolutely nothing unlawful, criminal, or unethical in his statement. Is it discriptive? Yes it is. Is it politically correct? No its not. You have to consider the audience. Ive heard worse..

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      2. Eric von Fluger‏ @EricVonFluger Jan 12
        Replying to @ABC

        Military personnel—all too frequently loud mouthed predators who use the institution to feed their lust for violance. Criminal personality types similar to law enforcement. Sad that Americans lather them with praise. This man should resign. Thank him for serving—send him home.

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      3. Troy M Owens‏ @TroyMOwens2 Jan 12
        Replying to @EricVonFluger @ABC

        What is it that we train our warfighters to do?We are training them to be predators. To hunt and kill other men using crushing violence and force?Im amazed at the comments.Maybe he should be quiet so Americans dont have to hear such ugly truths. Or maybe you should grow the F up.

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