At this time we don’t know the shooter’s motives. But up until this shooting he was considered an ally deserving of asylum for him and his family because of his work with our forces in Afghanistan.
But soldiers going rogue happens to American soldiers as well as foreign soldiers as well.
Here is an article from the AP describing 11 different shootings involving American military personnel since 2009.
https://apnews.com/article/military-...9876a59da664ca
I think the better question should be was the National Guard deployment really necessary or was it just a publicity campaign by the Trump Administration?
In my opinion by deploying National Guardsmen for political rather than real security or disaster relief reasons is akin to placing these soldiers in harm’s way for no valid reason at all. Hell soldiers could and possibly have been involved in car accidents, food poisoning, sickness, or any other of a variety of things that could be related to injury or death to those being deployed.
Being deployed to pick up Trash in DC or to parade around armed in your uniform just to burnish the narrative of a politician doesn’t seem to be a good reason to join the Guard to me. Originally Posted by txdot-guy
No question about it. Those poor kids from WV should never have been deployed to DC, or any other US city.I tend to agree that these victims were ended up in this situation by being the pawns of those who are claiming a problem where none existed. They are ultimately the sad result of one persons political gamemanship.
Their blood is on Hegseth’s and Twitler’s tiny hands. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
They did not need to be in this situation.
The OP starts this thread putting "leftwing nut" in the title.Seems that the OP knows something that the investigators don't know. Would the OP forward a BC to us with that email to the investigators that details what he knows about this shooting.
Here is what is known:
The motive and political affiliation of the suspect in the November 26, 2025, Washington D.C. shooting remain under active investigation, with no official determination made by law enforcement.
While the investigation into Lakanwal's motive is ongoing, the incident has prompted a swift partisan response in political commentary:
Right-wing commentators and politicians have used the incident to criticize left-wing rhetoric, the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and U.S. immigration vetting processes. Originally Posted by VitaMan
He could, at the minimum, show us the guys phony voter ID showing he is a registered libby.
But we all know that won't happen since the guy ain't eligible to vote.
This is collateral damage. The killer was one of many Afghans who helped the USA. We were honor bound to get as many of them out as possible before they fell into the hands of the Taliban. And unfortunately the Biden and Trump administrations did a piss poor job of that. Many were left behind.Can't argue with that. At least a potus who did not cut out the recognized government officials from negotiations in that country (and who dealt with the terrorist we had been fighting there) got us out of there without spending gazzillions more money without end.
If you want to lay blame, put it at the feet of the neoconservatives and nation builders in the George W Bush and Obama administrations. We had no business sticking around in that country for almost 20 years. Originally Posted by Tiny
Who released like 20000 taliban from prison before the exit? Originally Posted by royamcrAre you saying this shooter was one of those taliban? I can't see how your question would be on topic if not.
