If a private lost 1 pair of night vision goggles, they'd do everything short of court-martial him. These so-called "Generals" lose 10,000 and award themselves medals for it. Let alone everything else.
Your read of the Lt Col Scheller situation was spot on. There comes a time when trying to work through the chain of command is no longer a realistic option. Thank you so much for addressing this. My immense respect and admiration for you, as a man and a leader, grows more each day. To me, your personal integrity and honor are unquestionable at this point. Semper Fi.
18 thumbs up but in the end every last active duty soldier and leader let Schellers credentials sit alone on the table so you can make donations and youtube videos all you want but the fact remains the same. we have a military full of mercenaries whom work for globalists.and these you tubers sat by and watched it go down with full participation for a retirement while preaching the their the reason for our freedom. this is Australia 2.0 ill wait for the 1st hero to say no to a swat team full of FEDS waiting to Waco the population. all thats left is judgement.and this next Trump savior plot next year is just the second part of fooling fools. dont you find the fake Biden presidency a little to obvious? how about the booster video fake White House?
Shellers already cast the die. They're going to charge him and there's not a lot of arguments against it, but he can use the suffering to shame the brass and get his point across. I'd suggest he keeps using his voice til they have to keep him imprisoned and then go on a hunger strike.
ruclips.net/video/KIzTucPYQb8/видео.html Praise-thank ALLAH Humanity's sole BENEFACTOR UNSEEN CREATOR of Universe+all within WHO appointed me imam Muhammad=leader praiseworthy to ADOS in particular+USA ppl in general, i ask 2b put on Independent 2024 ballot as Reparations presidential candidate.
"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." - Thomas Sowell Please do a review of Thomas Sowell's book "Intellectuals and Society". For those who would rather not look for malicious intent when analyzing the AFG disaster, you can look to Thomas Sowell for insights into the minds and motivations of academic elites or intellectuals, who run every major institution in our country.
Exactly Dread Raider. It was a cluster F the while time by what these guys are talking on the cast. So this justifies the idea that we were spinning out wheel in that country but year after year a mix of hope and military industrial complex and politics...led to today. As a powerful nation we cannot think we can make a democracy of every other country. It just won't happen. Let's take care of our country and our people and be able to aid other nations...but not run other countries.
@@rafaelperez8596 You can't be reactive when you're the world's greatest superpower. Making sure that we have influence to shape the way we want the world to be is important. Sounds a bit imperialist but America is the empire that doesn't want to admit it. China and Russia aren't waiting to get inside small conflicts and making sure they have influence in those areas. So it seems offense is the best defense.
@@AbsoluteArch it's a dual edged sword. Countries I've been in people both love us and hate us for the same reason that we are present in their country to help them and aid then and others see it as occupy them. I'm all for aid and help and there is strategy to it. But we go too long in places and it becomes more of us occupying them. And that makes resentment. Like right now, here in the US we try to mandate vaccines and people resist because its against their will. Around the world if we impose democracy like here, people will resist. It has to develop naturally in their cultures to fit them. Otherwise we still find ourselves spinning our wheels.
I fought in Fallujah during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004 and remember having to police call a road called Route Violet because we had General Conway and General Mattis coming out for a quick visit. Route Violet at that time was basically no man's land. It was the road that divided us from the enemy. We had a full siege on the city, had been in combat for weeks, but were picking up trash that had been there long before we ever entered the city. I absolutely believe everything the Marine Jocko is reading the letter from.
@@ntlasanga4267 at least he stands up for us Texans and fellow veterans, as far as politicians go I would take him over any of the other Republicans, and none of the democrats. My opinion, and the fact that he was a SEAL should count for more than his eyepatch that everyone love to focus on, more than what he has say.
@@krushnitgaming8423 I like, Tim , I also, Jack Carr, and John Lovell , though just like Jocko , I don't see any of them getting into anything political, and quite frankly, really don't blame them
@@aaronavalon9202 there is nothing good about what happened in Afghanistan. When you’re talking about dead men/women of our armed services. There is zero good about the current Biden administration. Beside the fact American people are waking up to how crooked it is. There is no good in American deaths that can be avoided.
@@benge718 you see it's funny cause this guy up until this video would say ANYTHING bad happening in life is GOOD no matter how devastating to your life it is. This guy had many of us trained to always say GOOD after every tragedy in our life, but I guess the same doesn't apply to him. Tell me Cap'n Obvious what "might be beneficial about this"? Are you going to say " there is nothing beneficial" about dead armed service women/men ? Jacko is the one who just said that.. he just said maybe this is beneficial and I'm sure he has more military knowledge than you, so why don't you go try school Jocko, Cap'n Comedy
Thank you gentlemen. Every American needs to watch this episode. Your conversation is the first one that really helps me cope with all my furious thoughts about the insanity, the disgusting claim that it was exceptionally executed, and the zero accountability by our so called leaders. It was healing to watch this. Thank you
This was immensely satisfying to listen to as the sheer incompetence of our leadership on display recently is nothing short of disgusting. Thank God men like this still exist to speak the truth. God bless America, may our people left behind in Afghanistan be saved and our fallen avenged.
The words do nothing, there is another layer of truth left out of the conversation. There is an agenda and all of this mismanagement or lying is to cover for the true intentions. There is a shadow government that is international that is responsible. Same goes for the virus bioweapon.
When I watched Lt. Col. Scheller's video that got him in trouble, my first thought was that the US leadership in charge of the Afghanistan pullout lacked extreme ownership. No one wanted to take responsibility. No one wanted to be a leader. All they care about is their careers.
I think his video salvaged and preserved a lot of faith in the institution. It told us that there were people in there who actually cared and wanted to practice what they preach.
As a foreigner observer, I wanna say that I seriously respect Jocko’s take on these matters. Too bad political leaders all around the world lack this kind of common sense
Don't call it "common sense". It's no longer common nowadays. It's a rare insight that clowns like Biden and his administration never even strived to achieve.
Thank you both for doing this podcast. For non military guys like me it’s vital to hear from level headed men who have been in the fight to try to form an accurate opinion. My heart truly goes out to the men and women who volunteer themselves in defense of our country as they are the most valuable thing we have. and schlubs like me that didn’t serve own them a debt of gratitude.
Yea im depressed everyday. Amd im having to watch Global news to get information. When i saw the suiside blast in Kabul last week? Tells me the famous globally funded " jv" team is coming for that 86 billions in weapons..The Taliban cannot defeat the " jv team". Ive been praying for our people there. Praying to give them courage and faith. And hope that if something happens, well im sure that's already happened, that our people will have faith that the evil will be gone and they'll be in eternal peace. I can't even listen to Dummy in chief, and anyone that defends him. They are a joke. Ill never listen to an order from this loser. Ill never accept being punished by a government run by stupid people with resentments at happy people
Same here, sitting in traffic. I had to open my vehicle door to allow my jaw to hit the ground. Something about the violation of the innocent disturbs me deeply, the separating line between savages and the righteous
This is dark in a sense that now we have total silence on a total mishandling of conflict that cost a country but the media is on full blast for that whole Rittenhouse incident. These people are ready to cover crimes agaisnt humanity to keep a narrative.
Fucking exactly: "It'll become an emergency when it becomes a public relations crises." Amen. Thank you for your service to anyone and everyone reading this, your service matters. This whole podcast is spot on.
You will notice that occasionally, maybe once a decade or so, some government operative or general that very honorably tells the truth, accepts responsibility and shows true leadership characteristics ends up somehow in the public spotlight during a major event. They are inevitably backstabbed, chewed up and spat out by DC beltway insiders and media, have their reputations destroyed and are basically hoisted up on a pike to serve as a warning to anyone else who would dare to do the same. Our government is fully corrupted and has ceased to function.
This can't just be incompetence, it has to be planned ,a 12 yr old COD player could have planned it better. Just like store shelves are empty yet there are hundreds and hundreds of cargo ships waiting to be off loaded. I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is all fitting into the Davos boys plans .
@@LANCEtheBOILIMHO there comes a point in time when so many coincidences at one time can only logically be seen as part of a master plan. What I have a hard time understanding is how many people either refuse to see or look the other way and pretend the obvious isn't happening. 🤯🤯🤯
I listen a lot for your self improvement skills and integrity that you guys talk about. Nice to hear you guys talk about our country going down the tubes from this current culture We need people to step up and start getting started on saving our country
For Decades America has been raising future managers rather than future leaders. Term Limits for ALL elected officials and performance based job security for other non essential government employees.
Jocko thank you. This country needs you to step up and lead. I watched this on my Spotify, listening on here again to support the cause. God bless brother
Such an honest conversation - thank you for this. I grew up around conversations like this as my father, step-father, and uncle all served in Vietnam and they spent years unpacking that fuckery. Blessings, gentlemen.
The day Bill Ayers was with Obuma, the Marxist believer, announced his candidacy for President i knew then that the loser and weak mans ideology communism was still our #1!! Ill say it again!! The #1 threat to the United States is the Gramsci and Marcuse versions of Marxism. Go after the institutions. Thats what they've done. We have weather underground members making decisions for the white house. No way an establishment politician is nominating women like Saule Omorova for any position in their cabinets. This woman should be in jail, or forced to move to where government facism. and " social behavior scores " are part of a free economy" is accepted. Reagan was right, and weak men allowed this junk to continue. Communism and Marxism is a criminal conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of the United States period. Thats the gaol. No " social justice ". Its uses the stupid and lazy into influential people because of Marxist " equity " hires. Now we have the stupid, arrogant, and evil making up garbage llke Crt, " whyte privilege
I along with many others appreciate these podcasts that show true patriotism for what the USA actually is, it’s amazing how you gladly speak for the masses who don’t have as loud of voices
Seeing my Dad's face when this happened... He is a Vietnam Veteran, I cannot describe sitting next to him and seeing his face. This is beyond anything I could imagine happening. God bless the Warriors going there to rescue people. Thank you could never be enough. I'm sharing this with my Dad. Thank you for this.
@@ystconnection Really after his call for censorship over activist athletes in the Olympics? And don't say the Olympics are not political. Start with Jesse Owens and work from there.
@@mikek9297 Never underestimate numbers. Quantity has a quality all its own. Oh yeah, and - an army of Donkeys led by a Lion defeats an army of Lions led by a Donkey. Keeping the Afghan people in my thoughts. So much for traveling to that region for performing music 🤷
@@fit4ya1975 it could be... if they all managed to decipher between who has the best plan when it matters most. Generally that's exactly when there is no time for questions.
"The only man who never made a mistake, is the one who never tried anything." -Varying attributions. Unfortunately, that's the only type of person that gets promoted past a certain rank.
Everything you talk about, with deep reflection, insight, and humility, is like a sharp knife cutting through all the bullshit and getting to the meat of the issue. Thank you gentlemen for bringing some sanity in this insane world
1:55 not really funny, but Jocko saying the NODs is the worst part made me smile. When I was on active duty (a looong time ago), losing night vision devices was something you just couldn't do.
You can’t even bring civilian style nods with you when you travel overseas on a vacation . You will be arrested if found out ; however , we gave tier 1 tech NODS to the enemy … like kids in a candy store
I'm a 6 year terminal Lance. Step one: don't give up Bagram. Warthog, cobras and apache on standby. Step two: the Taliban do what WE say. If they put a toe out of line we kill them at bulk discount. Step three: Americans and allies WILL come home before gunfighters.
I got out in 2016 because I could see the military going compleatly down hill. I can hardly beleave how bad things have become. I fear that the military, and country as a whole, is past the point of saving.
I’m joining to try and be a part of the change I’d like to see within the military. Command almost always sucks, politicians always suck, but the one thing that will cripple us is if our foundation is weak. They want our troops to leave so they can usher in a weak, fickle set of people with their values. Evil prevails in the face of good men who sit idly by.
@@only5186 They see it, they just don't see it as falling apart. It's the "fundamental transformation." They hate the founding of our country, the police, and the military. They want the police and military to be transformed into social workers. The Peace Corp if you will.
Seeing the pure and utter disgust and pain on Darryl's face when he started talking, leading up the 13:00. Says it all really. I've no words for how bad this situation has been managed.
Ya, out of all this I was confused about us leaving with still U.S. citizens over there. Isn't the responsibility of the embassy, State Department, and military to get everyone out BEFORE leaving? It's no more different than hearing a screaming survivor from the World Trade Center and just walking away.
Its treasonous. Loser in chief always has Loser and his money as his only concern. The mandatea are for his pocket. I think hes being blackmailed by ccp, and former kgb. Especially with hunter losers laptops
I know you read this in every comment section but I want you to understand that it’s no exaggeration to say that every single time you sit down with a Brother in Arms and fellow Patriot to discuss the important subjects we face today you always bring the critical facts and put them all in their proper perspective as well as adding key insight that few are capable of that make your take on any given situation highly credible and easy to comprehend the nuts and bolts of it all. But most importantly to me your no BS ,common sense , no pulled punches critique is more often than not the only thing other than my faith that calms me , that reminds me that I’m not crazy because others , good men who I respect, feel the same way. Thank you for the much needed therapy that no Psychiatrist could ever provide and for giving me hope by showing me that there are still a lot of good men in this battle even if it feels like the whole world has gone crazy sometimes. Sempre Fi
Jocko - I know you don’t want to run for our nation’s highest seat… but we need you. We need leadership, we need someone who is able to hear, listen, and communicate with the people he serves without beating their chest. I urge you, Sir, to reconsider
Thing I love about Jocko is when he speaks he literally penetrates my soul. I feel the words he speaks in my bones, both comforting and motivating. Feels like I’m right their with him and he is just talking to me Man to Man. Jocko you are not only one of my heroes but a legitimate and in-the-flesh patriot. There’s a lot of hero’s but only one Willink. Salute to you sir all the way from NoLa.
My favorite podcast out there, together with Jocko and Martyr Made. Appreciate the hell out of these guys. If anyone here is not on Martyr Made yet, get on that shit!
It feels like were in a terrible death spiral. Lies. Incompetence. Self interest. Waste. Main stream media that not only does not tell the truth, but puts a positive spin on negative events if it benefits a political party. ALL that matters now to our elected officials is the party lines. They are clearly willing to run this whole democracy off the rails to win. Both sides. Fucked.
Here you go again Jocko, last time you put my feelings to words, when interviewing a Widow. Switch from empathy to righteous anger. Nailed it again..I hurt watching your Republic disintegrate, as it's the planet's last hope for freedom loving people. Canadian here. Look at the mess we have here, and as long as Canadians let it happen, it reaches a point where its irreversible..Don't let this get worse. Thanks Jocko..
@@goinhot9133 Elective surgery has stalled or been completely eliminated. As you probobly guessed, its hit or miss. Especially with the wuflu money train running. Scary part, open heart surgery is considered elective surgery as well as knee, hip replacements. ANY private business would run ANY venture better than ANY government agency. Government run? Its basically a union strong hold, which keeps our fairy prince in charge. Treudoh! can find time to surf..
@@goinhot9133 Canadian liberal jocko fan chiming in, agree its hit or miss. I think those Americans are on the right track, but no doubt some mythologize single payer system...its not some magic fix. But its also not night and day all private or all gov. is best , America could have a good mix of both.
@@hardtopindown7781 my opinion of our system, Just like college if the government is paying for it, the consumer has little to no association with the price, therefore they charge whatever they want & it gets paid. Also, Obamacare (just more subsidized healthcare) has broke the system even more, raising the cost exponentially. As the architect for Obamacare said “thanks to the stupidity of the American people, we were able to get this passed”. Oh so true. It was intentional to break the system, where everyone who doesn’t have the government paying for everything, throws their hands up in a “ screw it, gimmie that government “insurance” too”..
It's beyond impossible to understand how much disappointment and anger and 100 other feelings our military must feel about Afganistan, I can't even imagine!
1:45:30. This reminds me of the scene in Gettysburg where Chamberlain listens to the mutineers of the 2nd Maine (Joseph Bucklin), learns about these men's issues, and ends up convincing them to fight in the next battle. How we need a Chamberlain today.
We’re led by fools and cowards. Jocko, we need guys like you to step and Save America before We the People are forced to write a second Declaration of Independence.
@@louiss.w1944 People who have an actual grasp of reality on the ground (for instance, Willick) should in fact have an overwhelming influence on the formulation of policy and how it is enacted. That doesn't automatically translate to military "rule over our democracy". Maybe you need to calm tf down and develop an argument systematically instead of leaping to a hypothetical end of the conversation with your mind closed.
@@pinchespiderman You’re right, just tired of seeing nods to a civil war in the RUclips comments. Misguided bravado towards something that would cause grocery stores to close indefinitely. Look at what happened in the Baltic’s. Does Jeff really think his state would be self sufficient outside the union?
It's what happens when you put unqualified persons into positions based upon their politics, gender and/or race, instead of qualification based upon experience, education and training.
Unfortunately, in practice, there appears to no difference between an incompetent hierarchy and a malicious one. I pull that from the quote we all know about good men doing nothing and evil persisting. Our military and our politics, up and down it's ranks has promoted incompetence (for optics) over accountability. I'm sure there are many good people in the mix, but it truly is a war between them. Not a hot war, not even a war of information, but a war between all men's own hearts. This is what happens when you drag God, religion and morality out of any structure. Expect our military to protect us? They can't even do so against a small enemy abroad, what about a massive near peer? Wouldn't it stand to reason that the same corruption that persists on the Afgan. / US scale could occur on a larger one? If anyone can listen to this and not hear war alarms stateside, then they're deaf. Buckle up friends, it's only going to get worse from here. But the only way out is thru. And I wish what's coming to come during my time that my children may never know what we're about to find out.
Thanks Jocko for saying what your feeling! I know several Vets are already fed up with the President and Brass of every service branch! This Administration is absolutely nuts!
Thank you guys! I just ain't got the words to describe how informative and important this podcast is for history sake. An alternative to Jocko/Kennedy for President, I could go for Jocko/Cooper President 2024!
I remember a guy in my unit lost his M-16 in the woods. We spent about three days looking for it in the crap weather. That was one rifle. All of a sudden, we leave half a million M-16s in Afghanistan. This sucks.
I'm just some fucking guy and many around me were like "so... you removed your presence, left people behind, and completely abandoned your countrymen and allies?" like holy fuck you don't have to be that bright to realize this is a bad idea.
If you served our GREAT Country you are a hero. You are loved, respected, and should be exalted. I am so thankful for you and your brothers. I am unbelievably saddened after hearing Jocko's take as you feel the pain in his voice. It's a pain only someone who's been there can have. I am so sorry for your pain. I just want you to know that there are so many good civilians that support and love you. God bless you all.
Jocks, there’s some information I want to share with you. As someone who was there in 06’ and dealt with some sensitive information. I swore to the same constitution as you and many others have. Truth shall set us free and you’ve got the airwaves
I thank God for both of these warriors...I thought I had actually lost my mind, as I searched, and scavanged for any and all information possible on the internet...and then sorted the truth out of it....until I watched this podcast, and your words reinforced all of my thoughts!! God bless you and yours, brothers!! Thank you for your continual service and dedication to the lifeblood of OUR FREEDOM!!
The fact that the withdrawal of troops that led to the Taliban advance occured during the summer still baffles me. We were there for 20 years, for 20 fighting seasons (summer) and that wasn't learned? This along with leaving Baghram were our own errors. That said, we should have left though the execution was terrible. - Combat Engineer OEF7
Thank you Jocko. For saying what we are all thinking...
Jocko for president
+4 from my house
I second that motion ✋
Trump for Prez, Joko for SecDef, Joe for Assisted living facility, Hillary for prison.
you boomers need to just stop lol
@@slambrew3849 right bro
"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
-John Maxwell
Love this
“They think they can speak a reality into existence” fuck that’s it! That’s the umbrella statement for all the madness going on right now.
To paraphrase Jordon Peterson: "You can only attempt to warp reality for so long before it snaps back"! Snd when it does look out
Let's go Brandon
So you're not religious?
Men can have babies!
I think you can do that. But it requires taking the right actions and not just flapping the gums like in our current situation
If a private lost 1 pair of night vision goggles, they'd do everything short of court-martial him. These so-called "Generals" lose 10,000 and award themselves medals for it. Let alone everything else.
propagating the forever war
Your read of the Lt Col Scheller situation was spot on. There comes a time when trying to work through the chain of command is no longer a realistic option. Thank you so much for addressing this.
My immense respect and admiration for you, as a man and a leader, grows more each day. To me, your personal integrity and honor are unquestionable at this point. Semper Fi.
18 thumbs up but in the end every last active duty soldier and leader let Schellers credentials sit alone on the table so you can make donations and youtube videos all you want but the fact remains the same. we have a military full of mercenaries whom work for globalists.and these you tubers sat by and watched it go down with full participation for a retirement while preaching the their the reason for our freedom. this is Australia 2.0 ill wait for the 1st hero to say no to a swat team full of FEDS waiting to Waco the population. all thats left is judgement.and this next Trump savior plot next year is just the second part of fooling fools. dont you find the fake Biden presidency a little to obvious? how about the booster video fake White House?
Oorah
Shellers already cast the die. They're going to charge him and there's not a lot of arguments against it, but he can use the suffering to shame the brass and get his point across.
I'd suggest he keeps using his voice til they have to keep him imprisoned and then go on a hunger strike.
ruclips.net/video/KIzTucPYQb8/видео.html Praise-thank ALLAH Humanity's sole BENEFACTOR UNSEEN CREATOR of Universe+all within WHO appointed me imam Muhammad=leader praiseworthy to ADOS in particular+USA ppl in general, i ask 2b put on Independent 2024 ballot as Reparations presidential candidate.
@@EmamMuhammedd enough
"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." - Thomas Sowell
Please do a review of Thomas Sowell's book "Intellectuals and Society". For those who would rather not look for malicious intent when analyzing the AFG disaster, you can look to Thomas Sowell for insights into the minds and motivations of academic elites or intellectuals, who run every major institution in our country.
"We're not fighting a 20 year war. We're fighting 20, 1 year wars". Brought huge clarification and perspective. Well said. Thanx Gents.
Tommy Ricks had been saying that a LOT....10 years ago. ruclips.net/video/OehvY94N-WA/видео.html
Exactly Dread Raider. It was a cluster F the while time by what these guys are talking on the cast. So this justifies the idea that we were spinning out wheel in that country but year after year a mix of hope and military industrial complex and politics...led to today. As a powerful nation we cannot think we can make a democracy of every other country. It just won't happen. Let's take care of our country and our people and be able to aid other nations...but not run other countries.
No one will ever join again. Get ready for the draft you find..
@@rafaelperez8596 You can't be reactive when you're the world's greatest superpower. Making sure that we have influence to shape the way we want the world to be is important. Sounds a bit imperialist but America is the empire that doesn't want to admit it. China and Russia aren't waiting to get inside small conflicts and making sure they have influence in those areas. So it seems offense is the best defense.
@@AbsoluteArch it's a dual edged sword. Countries I've been in people both love us and hate us for the same reason that we are present in their country to help them and aid then and others see it as occupy them. I'm all for aid and help and there is strategy to it. But we go too long in places and it becomes more of us occupying them. And that makes resentment. Like right now, here in the US we try to mandate vaccines and people resist because its against their will. Around the world if we impose democracy like here, people will resist. It has to develop naturally in their cultures to fit them. Otherwise we still find ourselves spinning our wheels.
I fought in Fallujah during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004 and remember having to police call a road called Route Violet because we had General Conway and General Mattis coming out for a quick visit. Route Violet at that time was basically no man's land. It was the road that divided us from the enemy. We had a full siege on the city, had been in combat for weeks, but were picking up trash that had been there long before we ever entered the city. I absolutely believe everything the Marine Jocko is reading the letter from.
Same happened in OIF 07-09, we had convoys to deliver frozen turkeys and stopping along the way to pick up old c-wire.
Jocko is the only person whose opinion I really trust on this entire clusterfck. Thank you for being here gentlemen 😊
Him and Dan Crenshaw
@@MrCoryRM Crenshaw is just McCain with an eyepatch
@@ntlasanga4267 at least he stands up for us Texans and fellow veterans, as far as politicians go I would take him over any of the other Republicans, and none of the democrats. My opinion, and the fact that he was a SEAL should count for more than his eyepatch that everyone love to focus on, more than what he has say.
Check out Tim Kennedy
@@krushnitgaming8423 I like, Tim , I also, Jack Carr, and John Lovell , though just like Jocko , I don't see any of them getting into anything political, and quite frankly, really don't blame them
You can literally feel how pissed they are, and rightfully so
"....Not work for a corporation that doesn't give a fuck about my guys."
This should be the crystalization of the whole episode.
"It might be beneficial" ???
- What happened to "GOOD" ???
Agreed.
@@aaronavalon9202 there is nothing good about what happened in Afghanistan. When you’re talking about dead men/women of our armed services. There is zero good about the current Biden administration. Beside the fact American people are waking up to how crooked it is. There is no good in American deaths that can be avoided.
@@benge718 OK captn obvious.
@@benge718 you see it's funny cause this guy up until this video would say ANYTHING bad happening in life is GOOD no matter how devastating to your life it is. This guy had many of us trained to always say GOOD after every tragedy in our life, but I guess the same doesn't apply to him. Tell me Cap'n Obvious what "might be beneficial about this"? Are you going to say " there is nothing beneficial" about dead armed service women/men ? Jacko is the one who just said that.. he just said maybe this is beneficial and I'm sure he has more military knowledge than you, so why don't you go try school Jocko, Cap'n Comedy
Thank you gentlemen. Every American needs to watch this episode. Your conversation is the first one that really helps me cope with all my furious thoughts about the insanity, the disgusting claim that it was exceptionally executed, and the zero accountability by our so called leaders. It was healing to watch this. Thank you
This was immensely satisfying to listen to as the sheer incompetence of our leadership on display recently is nothing short of disgusting. Thank God men like this still exist to speak the truth. God bless America, may our people left behind in Afghanistan be saved and our fallen avenged.
Satisfying in the sense that there are Americans with sense and honor
@Pasquale Gelardi
I certainly hope it doesn't have to come to this.
Because men like those in this video will be forced to make difficult decisions.
@Pasquale Gelardi communism will win
@@slambrew3849 my friend its not communism....its corporate-communism...
The words do nothing, there is another layer of truth left out of the conversation. There is an agenda and all of this mismanagement or lying is to cover for the true intentions. There is a shadow government that is international that is responsible. Same goes for the virus bioweapon.
Nailed it when Daryl said not to commit any more troops until the entire generation needs to go.
When I watched Lt. Col. Scheller's video that got him in trouble, my first thought was that the US leadership in charge of the Afghanistan pullout lacked extreme ownership. No one wanted to take responsibility. No one wanted to be a leader. All they care about is their careers.
I think his video salvaged and preserved a lot of faith in the institution. It told us that there were people in there who actually cared and wanted to practice what they preach.
What did he say specifics that got him in so much trouble? 1 to 8? I understand admonishing leadership but still.
As a foreigner observer, I wanna say that I seriously respect Jocko’s take on these matters. Too bad political leaders all around the world lack this kind of common sense
Don't call it "common sense". It's no longer common nowadays. It's a rare insight that clowns like Biden and his administration never even strived to achieve.
Thank you both for doing this podcast. For non military guys like me it’s vital to hear from level headed men who have been in the fight to try to form an accurate opinion.
My heart truly goes out to the men and women who volunteer themselves in defense of our country as they are the most valuable thing we have. and schlubs like me that didn’t serve own them a debt of gratitude.
Well said.
I wish everyone worlwide could listen to this and hear those messages from the soldiers. Very humbling . Thank you to all the lights in the darkness.
This does not have nearly enough attention as it deserves. I knew the Afghanistan pull out was bad. But holy shit.
Hearing those text messages before the attack is absolutely enraging.
Yea im depressed everyday. Amd im having to watch Global news to get information. When i saw the suiside blast in Kabul last week? Tells me the famous globally funded " jv" team is coming for that 86 billions in weapons..The Taliban cannot defeat the " jv team". Ive been praying for our people there. Praying to give them courage and faith. And hope that if something happens, well im sure that's already happened, that our people will have faith that the evil will be gone and they'll be in eternal peace. I can't even listen to Dummy in chief, and anyone that defends him. They are a joke. Ill never listen to an order from this loser. Ill never accept being punished by a government run by stupid people with resentments at happy people
Same here, sitting in traffic. I had to open my vehicle door to allow my jaw to hit the ground. Something about the violation of the innocent disturbs me deeply, the separating line between savages and the righteous
This is dark in a sense that now we have total silence on a total mishandling of conflict that cost a country but the media is on full blast for that whole Rittenhouse incident. These people are ready to cover crimes agaisnt humanity to keep a narrative.
Fucking exactly: "It'll become an emergency when it becomes a public relations crises." Amen. Thank you for your service to anyone and everyone reading this, your service matters. This whole podcast is spot on.
It’s like our military and political “leaders” read every one of Jocko’s books and decided to do the exact opposite at every opportunity.
Extreme ownership is working great for these leaders atm, they screw up and someone else takes ownership of that for them.
Well said and so true…Very sad to think this is our America now
You will notice that occasionally, maybe once a decade or so, some government operative or general that very honorably tells the truth, accepts responsibility and shows true leadership characteristics ends up somehow in the public spotlight during a major event. They are inevitably backstabbed, chewed up and spat out by DC beltway insiders and media, have their reputations destroyed and are basically hoisted up on a pike to serve as a warning to anyone else who would dare to do the same. Our government is fully corrupted and has ceased to function.
This can't just be incompetence, it has to be planned ,a 12 yr old COD player could have planned it better.
Just like store shelves are empty yet there are hundreds and hundreds of cargo ships waiting to be off loaded.
I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is all fitting into the Davos boys plans .
@@LANCEtheBOILIMHO there comes a point in time when so many coincidences at one time can only logically be seen as part of a master plan. What I have a hard time understanding is how many people either refuse to see or look the other way and pretend the obvious isn't happening. 🤯🤯🤯
I listen a lot for your self improvement skills and integrity that you guys talk about. Nice to hear you guys talk about our country going down the tubes from this current culture
We need people to step up and start getting started on saving our country
For Decades America has been raising future managers rather than future leaders. Term Limits for ALL elected officials and performance based job security for other non essential government employees.
Well said. Every Leader is a manager; but every manager is not a Leader.
@@daviddixon1611 God Bless U, your family and friends David 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Term limits and age limits. Someone 80 years old would have been pushed out of a company by now. Why is it acceptable to run a nation?
@@daviddixon1611 Brilliant point👍🏼
Yes...We have been living in ridiculous corporate structures for decades and now they are applying this loser idea to military.
Never stop talking about this stuff. Do not be intimidated by lies or threats. Take action and stand up for what you know is right. Stay strong yall
Jocko thank you. This country needs you to step up and lead. I watched this on my Spotify, listening on here again to support the cause. God bless brother
Such an honest conversation - thank you for this. I grew up around conversations like this as my father, step-father, and uncle all served in Vietnam and they spent years unpacking that fuckery. Blessings, gentlemen.
Poor leadership at all levels both civilian and military, creates a situation like this. No accountability either.
The day Bill Ayers was with Obuma, the Marxist believer, announced his candidacy for President i knew then that the loser and weak mans ideology communism was still our #1!! Ill say it again!! The #1 threat to the United States is the Gramsci and Marcuse versions of Marxism. Go after the institutions. Thats what they've done. We have weather underground members making decisions for the white house. No way an establishment politician is nominating women like Saule Omorova for any position in their cabinets. This woman should be in jail, or forced to move to where government facism. and " social behavior scores " are part of a free economy" is accepted. Reagan was right, and weak men allowed this junk to continue. Communism and Marxism is a criminal conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of the United States period. Thats the gaol. No " social justice ". Its uses the stupid and lazy into influential people because of Marxist " equity " hires. Now we have the stupid, arrogant, and evil making up garbage llke Crt, " whyte privilege
Does anyone else find it seriously ironic that the Vietnam era generation led us literally right back into a Vietnam style war?
Reasons I scream at night. -A Vietnamese man
What a great podcast, I've missed Darryl. You're both such incredible men.
I along with many others appreciate these podcasts that show true patriotism for what the USA actually is, it’s amazing how you gladly speak for the masses who don’t have as loud of voices
Quiet. Uncle Joe wants to move on from this…. Let’s go Brandon….
Well done!
LETS GO BRANDON
C’mon man
Let's go Brandon!... 👏👏👏👏👏
Let's go Brandon!
Seeing my Dad's face when this happened... He is a Vietnam Veteran, I cannot describe sitting next to him and seeing his face. This is beyond anything I could imagine happening. God bless the Warriors going there to rescue people. Thank you could never be enough. I'm sharing this with my Dad. Thank you for this.
Dear Jocko and Darryl. Please do 900 more of these, preferably by Friday. Thank you.
I second this!
Jocko for President ! Please save this country!
This isn't just incompetence. They know exactly what they are doing.
Yes sir! They arent stupid! They're evil!
I agree. Add in that JB isn’t even the one making these decisions bc he has absolutely no idea what is actually going on.
@@welchtina I think he is acting
@@jonathananthonyhumphries2486 I have also considered that. Almost like a humiliation ritual for america
@@welchtina He's not even Joe Biden lol
I love the honesty.... Calling out the BS... Respect... Thanks Jocko
Jocko for president might be our only hope guys. Joe Rogan said he’d full endorse him
Jocko is cool, but I think Dan Crenshaw would be a better hope since he is already in Congress.
Yes. However the problem, as always, is that the best, most qualified people don't want the position, while the piece of shit narcissist always do.
@@ystconnection Dan supports red flag laws. I wouldn't fully trust him
@@ystconnection Really after his call for censorship over activist athletes in the Olympics? And don't say the Olympics are not political. Start with Jesse Owens and work from there.
@@ystconnection Crenshaw tows the party line. Hugely disappointed in his evolution
This is a really important podcast, thank you for discussing this.
Hearing Jocko drop the F bomb 3 minutes in?
Amazing.
Now we know what it takes to make Jocko swear.
It takes America losing a war to a bunch of fucking cavemen.
@@mikek9297 Never underestimate numbers. Quantity has a quality all its own.
Oh yeah, and - an army of Donkeys led by a Lion defeats an army of Lions led by a Donkey.
Keeping the Afghan people in my thoughts. So much for traveling to that region for performing music 🤷
@@Asa_Morris If a Lion leader is so good then why wouldn't an Army of them be good as well?
@@fit4ya1975 bruh I don't know it's an expression look it up. don't overcomplicate a simple, broad-rushing axiom hehehe.
@@fit4ya1975 it could be... if they all managed to decipher between who has the best plan when it matters most. Generally that's exactly when there is no time for questions.
"The only man who never made a mistake, is the one who never tried anything." -Varying attributions.
Unfortunately, that's the only type of person that gets promoted past a certain rank.
Jocko,
One of the best video analysis/discussions on the state of this country! Really dig the insights on a variety of critical subjects!
Everything you talk about, with deep reflection, insight, and humility, is like a sharp knife cutting through all the bullshit and getting to the meat of the issue. Thank you gentlemen for bringing some sanity in this insane world
1:55 not really funny, but Jocko saying the NODs is the worst part made me smile. When I was on active duty (a looong time ago), losing night vision devices was something you just couldn't do.
You can’t even bring civilian style nods with you when you travel overseas on a vacation . You will be arrested if found out ; however , we gave tier 1 tech NODS to the enemy … like kids in a candy store
Unless you're Joe Biden, Blinken & Austin...they should be tried for treason, leaving Americans behind (& Afghan allies, etc.) is the ultimate sin💀
Let's just say that the feds don't have the right to tell me I can't have a belt fed machine gun or grenade launcher.
Men with brains... I like these guys. They say things i been saying a looong time.
"You will always have a good excuse to start later, just don't listen to yourself."
1:12 that’s 80 Billion Jocko. 80 freaking Billion.
Jocko’s Leadership Adopted and Implemented in ALL Branches of our Military⭐️ First Principle : ACCOUNTABILITY !
One of the best episodes Jocko has done. The Media should be taking on this fight... But they are complicit.
Senior Lance here. What you said about the planning, fucking exactly right.
I'm a 6 year terminal Lance.
Step one: don't give up Bagram. Warthog, cobras and apache on standby.
Step two: the Taliban do what WE say. If they put a toe out of line we kill them at bulk discount.
Step three: Americans and allies WILL come home before gunfighters.
Easy peasy japaneasy.
I got out in 2016 because I could see the military going compleatly down hill. I can hardly beleave how bad things have become. I fear that the military, and country as a whole, is past the point of saving.
And half the people can't even see it!
I’m joining to try and be a part of the change I’d like to see within the military. Command almost always sucks, politicians always suck, but the one thing that will cripple us is if our foundation is weak. They want our troops to leave so they can usher in a weak, fickle set of people with their values. Evil prevails in the face of good men who sit idly by.
@@only5186 They see it, they just don't see it as falling apart. It's the "fundamental transformation." They hate the founding of our country, the police, and the military. They want the police and military to be transformed into social workers. The Peace Corp if you will.
"A Marine LCPL could have made a better plan" Jocko is so Legit!! Semper Fi
Thank you Jocko. Every American needs to hear this. Thanks to every American Serviceman, your sacrifice hasn't gone unnoticed.
Seeing the pure and utter disgust and pain on Darryl's face when he started talking, leading up the 13:00. Says it all really. I've no words for how bad this situation has been managed.
This man's hand talking level is masterclass.
We just need the sleepy tyrant to sit in front of him, so that every hand gesture and finger pound would be slapping and waking him up from his nap.
Throw some rave gloves on that man and he could speak volume to our younger generations.
@@blacksheepdog9810 diaper boy would sleep right through it
Ya, out of all this I was confused about us leaving with still U.S. citizens over there. Isn't the responsibility of the embassy, State Department, and military to get everyone out BEFORE leaving? It's no more different than hearing a screaming survivor from the World Trade Center and just walking away.
I’d like to see Jocko and Scott Horton debate on this.
Afghanistan was an unmitigated disaster. The pullout was just the punctuation.
I second this!!
Hopefully not a comma
Hard not to SOB the whole time-but I made it!
PLEASE keep going!!!
CS Lewis called the academic solutions "vague idealistic gas" and I think of that so often now days.
Great conversation. US leadership is non existential at the moment
Its treasonous. Loser in chief always has Loser and his money as his only concern. The mandatea are for his pocket. I think hes being blackmailed by ccp, and former kgb. Especially with hunter losers laptops
The new oxymoron....USA leadership....
I know you read this in every comment section but I want you to understand that it’s no exaggeration to say that every single time you sit down with a Brother in Arms and fellow Patriot to discuss the important subjects we face today you always bring the critical facts and put them all in their proper perspective as well as adding key insight that few are capable of that make your take on any given situation highly credible and easy to comprehend the nuts and bolts of it all.
But most importantly to me your
no BS ,common sense , no pulled punches critique is more often than not the only thing other than my faith that calms me , that reminds me that I’m not crazy because others , good men who I respect, feel the same way.
Thank you for the much needed therapy that no Psychiatrist could ever provide and for giving me hope by showing me that there are still a lot of good men in this battle even if it feels like the whole world has gone crazy sometimes. Sempre Fi
everyone in this country needs to listen to this podcast. im speechless
Im prior military, i have been sickened and depressed since the beginning of all this. Love the podcast 👍🇺🇸
Worst pullout since 9 months before the birth of my first child.
"Any lance corporal would have looked at that and would have thought that was insane." Bro! 👍
Jocko - I know you don’t want to run for our nation’s highest seat… but we need you. We need leadership, we need someone who is able to hear, listen, and communicate with the people he serves without beating their chest. I urge you, Sir, to reconsider
You guys really break things down with clarity. Thank you Jocko and Daryl
The 2 main ending statements given by you guys sent shivers down my spine. Absolutely a great conversation about the whole situation.
Thing I love about Jocko is when he speaks he literally penetrates my soul. I feel the words he speaks in my bones, both comforting and motivating. Feels like I’m right their with him and he is just talking to me Man to Man. Jocko you are not only one of my heroes but a legitimate and in-the-flesh patriot. There’s a lot of hero’s but only one Willink. Salute to you sir all the way from NoLa.
My favorite podcast out there, together with Jocko and Martyr Made. Appreciate the hell out of these guys. If anyone here is not on Martyr Made yet, get on that shit!
Darryl Cooper doesn't care about the corporate narrative. Darryl Cooper is an honest man. Be like Darryl.
Jocko needs to run for president. I see no other way out of this mess. Who's with me?
It feels like were in a terrible death spiral. Lies. Incompetence. Self interest. Waste. Main stream media that not only does not tell the truth, but puts a positive spin on negative events if it benefits a political party. ALL that matters now to our elected officials is the party lines. They are clearly willing to run this whole democracy off the rails to win. Both sides. Fucked.
I'm already campaigning for President Jocko Willink.
I think if anybody could turn this country around it would be him,but I fear we might be to far gone.
Thanks!
I'm glad you guys are talking about this madness. God Bless & Godspeed!
Thank you.
Darrel is one sharp cookie.
Bravo gentleman. This info was much needed.
Here you go again Jocko, last time you put my feelings to words, when interviewing a Widow. Switch from empathy to righteous anger. Nailed it again..I hurt watching your Republic disintegrate, as it's the planet's last hope for freedom loving people. Canadian here. Look at the mess we have here, and as long as Canadians let it happen, it reaches a point where its irreversible..Don't let this get worse. Thanks Jocko..
I assume you’re Canadian, what do you think of people in America who think we should have a healthcare system like that in Canada.?
@@goinhot9133 Elective surgery has stalled or been completely eliminated. As you probobly guessed, its hit or miss. Especially with the wuflu money train running. Scary part, open heart surgery is considered elective surgery as well as knee, hip replacements. ANY private business would run ANY venture better than ANY government agency. Government run? Its basically a union strong hold, which keeps our fairy prince in charge. Treudoh! can find time to surf..
@@goinhot9133 Canadian liberal jocko fan chiming in, agree its hit or miss. I think those Americans are on the right track, but no doubt some mythologize single payer system...its not some magic fix. But its also not night and day all private or all gov. is best , America could have a good mix of both.
@@hardtopindown7781 my opinion of our system,
Just like college if the government is paying for it, the consumer has little to no association with the price, therefore they charge whatever they want & it gets paid. Also, Obamacare (just more subsidized healthcare) has broke the system even more, raising the cost exponentially. As the architect for Obamacare said “thanks to the stupidity of the American people, we were able to get this passed”. Oh so true. It was intentional to break the system, where everyone who doesn’t have the government paying for everything, throws their hands up in a “ screw it, gimmie that government “insurance” too”..
Our system as in America
It's beyond impossible to understand how much disappointment and anger and 100 other feelings our military must feel about Afganistan, I can't even imagine!
1:45:30. This reminds me of the scene in Gettysburg where Chamberlain listens to the mutineers of the 2nd Maine (Joseph Bucklin), learns about these men's issues, and ends up convincing them to fight in the next battle. How we need a Chamberlain today.
As long as it's not the Brit from the 1930s...
Every soldier, airmen, marine, sailor need to be shown this video day one of basic training. Keep it up Gentlemen well done.
First time I've heard Jocko say the f word. Crazy times.
We’re led by fools and cowards. Jocko, we need guys like you to step and Save America before We the People are forced to write a second Declaration of Independence.
So you want military rule over our democracy. Stfu you’re acting like bootlicking bumper sticker patriot Jeff
@@louiss.w1944 People who have an actual grasp of reality on the ground (for instance, Willick) should in fact have an overwhelming influence on the formulation of policy and how it is enacted. That doesn't automatically translate to military "rule over our democracy". Maybe you need to calm tf down and develop an argument systematically instead of leaping to a hypothetical end of the conversation with your mind closed.
@@pinchespiderman You’re right, just tired of seeing nods to a civil war in the RUclips comments. Misguided bravado towards something that would cause grocery stores to close indefinitely. Look at what happened in the Baltic’s. Does Jeff really think his state would be self sufficient outside the union?
It's what happens when you put unqualified persons into positions based upon their politics, gender and/or race, instead of qualification based upon experience, education and training.
Unfortunately, in practice, there appears to no difference between an incompetent hierarchy and a malicious one. I pull that from the quote we all know about good men doing nothing and evil persisting.
Our military and our politics, up and down it's ranks has promoted incompetence (for optics) over accountability. I'm sure there are many good people in the mix, but it truly is a war between them. Not a hot war, not even a war of information, but a war between all men's own hearts. This is what happens when you drag God, religion and morality out of any structure.
Expect our military to protect us? They can't even do so against a small enemy abroad, what about a massive near peer?
Wouldn't it stand to reason that the same corruption that persists on the Afgan. / US scale could occur on a larger one?
If anyone can listen to this and not hear war alarms stateside, then they're deaf. Buckle up friends, it's only going to get worse from here. But the only way out is thru. And I wish what's coming to come during my time that my children may never know what we're about to find out.
@@Reminiscent1990 our founding fathers would have disagreed with you as do I. That's an ignorant take on what's happening right now.
Thanks Jocko for saying what your feeling! I know several Vets are already fed up with the President and Brass of every service branch! This Administration is absolutely nuts!
Thank you guys! I just ain't got the words to describe how informative and important this podcast is for history sake. An alternative to Jocko/Kennedy for President, I could go for Jocko/Cooper President 2024!
I friend of mine (were both vets) sent me this. It was a hard listen but provided loads of clarity. And lots of rage and pain.
JOCKO FOR PRESIDENT
Truly one of the biggest blunders ever. Nobody will be held accountable. including the people that pushed you into this pointless war.
The spiel starting at 12:00 was so true to me it gave me chills.
I remember a guy in my unit lost his M-16 in the woods. We spent about three days looking for it in the crap weather. That was one rifle. All of a sudden, we leave half a million M-16s in Afghanistan. This sucks.
As a former member of the armed forces I'm sure this had to have been crazy for you to watch
I'm just some fucking guy and many around me were like "so... you removed your presence, left people behind, and completely abandoned your countrymen and allies?" like holy fuck you don't have to be that bright to realize this is a bad idea.
If you served our GREAT Country you are a hero. You are loved, respected, and should be exalted. I am so thankful for you and your brothers. I am unbelievably saddened after hearing Jocko's take as you feel the pain in his voice. It's a pain only someone who's been there can have. I am so sorry for your pain. I just want you to know that there are so many good civilians that support and love you. God bless you all.
A excerpt might be 34:50 to 41:13 "Every problem can't be solved by an academic solution"
Thanks for being a light fellas... God bless... We need it
Jocks, there’s some information I want to share with you. As someone who was there in 06’ and dealt with some sensitive information. I swore to the same constitution as you and many others have. Truth shall set us free and you’ve got the airwaves
There should be a movie about this whole situation. Maybe from multiple perspectives. Too soon? Not if we just go get our people.
It has been a crazy month and heck of a situation
I thank God for both of these warriors...I thought I had actually lost my mind, as I searched, and scavanged for any and all information possible on the internet...and then sorted the truth out of it....until I watched this podcast, and your words reinforced all of my thoughts!! God bless you and yours, brothers!! Thank you for your continual service and dedication to the lifeblood of OUR FREEDOM!!
The fact that the withdrawal of troops that led to the Taliban advance occured during the summer still baffles me. We were there for 20 years, for 20 fighting seasons (summer) and that wasn't learned? This along with leaving Baghram were our own errors.
That said, we should have left though the execution was terrible.
- Combat Engineer OEF7
Thank you brothers
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!! MAD AS HELL !!!!!
Im truly impressed with those 2 guys!