GOP congressman horrifies viewers with his reaction to Kabul airport attack: 'Start killing bad guys'
On Thursday morning — with the Taliban in control of Afghanistan and the Biden Administration was scrambling to get U.S. citizens and allies out of the country — a deadly terrorist attack occurred at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Far-right Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee weighed in on the attack during an appearance on Fox News, and he is being mocked for his simplistic recommendation.
Politico has reported that according to U.S. officials it interviewed, one of the people responsible for the attack was "an ISIS militant wearing a suicide vest." ISIS stands for "Islamic State in Iraq and Syria," and that far-right terrorist group is a sworn enemy of the Taliban.
"I'd start killing bad guys" -- Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) on how he'd respond to the attack in Kabulpic.twitter.com/38AFNd6Nim— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1629999618
On Fox News, Green was asked, "What do you think the U.S. response to this immediately should be?"—to which the GOP congressman responded, "I think the president of the United States should come out and say all bets are off. The Taliban had absolutely defied this agreement by not securing — they didn't keep their promise to the secure the access routes to the airfield…. I'd start killing bad guys."
After Vox's Aaron Rupar tweeted that interview, it didn't take long for Green to be mocked for trying to sound like Chuck Norris or another action film star:
They are all chuck norris in their minds— Isabella McNone (@Isabella McNone) 1629999684
Somebody who learned everything he knows about Afghanistan from watching Rambo III.— Matt Soffer \ud83d\ude37\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 (@Matt Soffer \ud83d\ude37\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89) 1629999804
Ah. So his special powers are magical vision identifying "bad guys", and acting like Clint Eastwood in a nice, safe office with an ergonomic chair. \n\nGot it.— scanmead (@scanmead) 1630002571
Here are some more reactions to that interview:
Well attacking 'the bad guys' would be a great way to derail the evacuations + incur more US civilian + military deaths, let alone amping up the fallout on even more Afghani citizens.— Laura Quick \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Laura Quick \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1630000085
They use simple words to get their base riled up!!! Who\u2019s the bad guy, what does he look like. Look let the commanders on the ground handle this this ain\u2019t our first suicide bomber and it won\u2019t be the last!— Atlas Supreme (@Atlas Supreme) 1630003308
Yeah, let us end the war in Afghanistan by starting a war in Afghanistan. That sounds like a totally reasonable action to take.— Gerudon (@Gerudon) 1629999704
Do these rubes not realize WE\u2019VE BEEN THERE 20 YEARS— President Camacho (@President Camacho) 1629999820
Mark Green has the same foreign policy views as my 3-year old.— Justin (@Justin) 1629999801
How, exactly, do you kill the bad guys without killing more innocent people?\n\nLet HIM go to war and show us how it's done.— D Villella \u2744\ufe0f (@D Villella \u2744\ufe0f) 1630000677
Yea cause it\u2019s just that simple.— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 eekamax \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 eekamax \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1629999709
Dear Rep. Mark Green,\n\nYou're in luck, sir!\n\nYou're in the perfect place to get a congressional waiver due to your age and, um... physical condition in order to join the armed forces of the United States of America!\n\nDid you have a particular branch in mind, sir?— Dgene Rayburn\u2019s Big Blank (@Dgene Rayburn\u2019s Big Blank) 1629999991
Oh, but not HIM personally. When he says "I'D start killing bad guys" he means he will stay in his comfortable home with his feet up - but suitably outraged - and do something like sending US troops . . . again.— Veritable Jones (@Veritable Jones) 1630003652
Monday night quarterbacking POSpic.twitter.com/utU67Z1BSM— Be The Change United \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Be The Change United \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1630000176
