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imanamerican63

(13,787 posts) Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:13 PM Aug 2021

The only reason Richard Engel is upset?

He no longer will not be a wartime reporter! He has downplayed the exit out of Afghanistan until it was time for him to report the news of ending the war! Thus making him a stooge of holding on to a war!

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The only reason Richard Engel is upset? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Aug 2021 OP

Too drama queeny for me. Never liked his self important reporting. Comfortably_Numb Aug 2021 #1

Well said... targetpractice Aug 2021 #4

Seems very competent, but... targetpractice Aug 2021 #2

Has he got a 6 figure book deal too? Budi Aug 2021 #3

maybe 7 figures, a series nt msongs Aug 2021 #5

No doubt. Expect to see him on MSM interviews & selling his book Budi Aug 2021 #10

There's still Lebanon and Syria. haele Aug 2021 #6

He rubbed a lot of people the wrong way today. Paladin Aug 2021 #7

Him and ABC's Martha RADDATZ UTUSN Aug 2021 #8

Double Yep WHITT Aug 2021 #9

I bailed after Mika SallyHemmings Aug 2021 #11

That's what I think. He's in panic mode because his gig is over Lettuce Be Aug 2021 #12

I wonder how one could compare him with Bob Fisk, who similarly OnDoutside Aug 2021 #13

Maybe if he had reported honestly about the war it could have ended SamKnause Aug 2021 #14

+1 UTUSN Aug 2021 #15

The Bush II wars were a/k/a the Richard Engel Full Employment Act. Snarkoleptic Aug 2021 #16

Comfortably_Numb

(3,806 posts)

1. Too drama queeny for me. Never liked his self important reporting.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:15 PM

Aug 2021

He’s a member of the military war complex through and through.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

4. Well said...

Reply to Comfortably_Numb (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:20 PM

Aug 2021

I don't like to ever use the word or imply it... hysterical... I just did now, but, I like drama queeny instead.

He needs a hiatus.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

2. Seems very competent, but...

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:16 PM

Aug 2021

He seems really wound up now. I find it difficult to watch him for the first time... I think he needs to take a step back.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. Has he got a 6 figure book deal too?

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:18 PM

Aug 2021

msongs

(67,405 posts)

5. maybe 7 figures, a series nt

Reply to Budi (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:27 PM

Aug 2021

Budi

(15,325 posts)

10. No doubt. Expect to see him on MSM interviews & selling his book

Reply to msongs (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:54 PM

Aug 2021

We know how the process goes.

haele

(12,650 posts)

6. There's still Lebanon and Syria.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:27 PM

Aug 2021

Gaza...Yeman, Somalia, Eritra. Just saying.
I know like most journalists, he likes to be where he knows people or can have a clear side story and the politic are simple. Civil wars are not so easy to cover.

Haele

Paladin

(28,254 posts)

7. He rubbed a lot of people the wrong way today.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:30 PM

Aug 2021

Myself very much included.

UTUSN

(70,686 posts)

8. Him and ABC's Martha RADDATZ

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:35 PM

Aug 2021

WHITT

(2,868 posts)

9. Double Yep

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:48 PM

Aug 2021

SallyHemmings

(1,821 posts)

11. I bailed after Mika

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 06:56 PM

Aug 2021

Pretended to know more about the situation than the administration.

Lettuce Be

(2,336 posts)

12. That's what I think. He's in panic mode because his gig is over

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 07:01 PM

Aug 2021

He can land somewhere else, but we needed to end this useless war long ago. Thank God finally Biden had the guts to get it done. How long until tRump demands to be recognized for his getting the ball rolling? As soon as Biden starts to get some credit for doing the right thing, that's when he'll be crying foul.