Liberal Editor Claims Tomahawk Missiles Are ‘Offensive’ To Native Americans – Gets What She Deserves
“I thought this was a joke …”
The editor of the liberal publication Mother Jones was deluged with criticism after taking it upon herself to be outraged on behalf of Native Americans.
Clara Jeffery responded to last week’s attack on a Syrian airfield by seeking to be politically correct about the name of the cruise missiles used in the attack.
President Donald Trump ordered the attack in retaliation for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on a Syrian village.
“That the missiles are called tomahawks must enrage a lot of Native Americans,” Jeffery tweeted.
That the missiles are callled tomahawks must enrage a lot of Native Americans
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) April 8, 2017
That was not the majority opinion on Twitter.
@ClaraJeffery I think generally they have actual things to be enraged about… 🤷♂️
— Wholesome Bare (@WallaBare) April 9, 2017
@ClaraJeffery Oh my gawd I thought this was a joke… then i saw your Twitter page and realized you are actually serious. Seek help.
— ❤⚾💙 magan 💙⚾❤ (@megdogwuff) April 8, 2017
@ClaraJeffery Asaad is killing and gassing people and your are worried about how people feeeeeeeeel about the name of a missile???
— MedicineBird (@RedCardinal07) April 8, 2017
@ClaraJeffery I asked Elizabeth Warren. She said “how”
— James O’Neil (@Jimoneil359) April 8, 2017
Others noted that the U.S. military names many weapons after Native American nations.
@JonahNRO @ClaraJeffery
Lotta US Army helicopters have had Siberian-American names: Kiowa, Apache, Iroquois (Huey), Chinook, Black Hawk, Comanche etc.— Jack Jolis (@JackJolis) April 8, 2017
The U.S. military has used the names of Native American tribes for many years, wrote Crispin Burke as he probed the origins of the names used for military helicopters.
Smithsonian Aviation Museum director Bob Mitchell told Burke that Gen. Hamilton Howze “envisioned the helicopter as a fast, mobile, stealthy machine on the field of battle using terrain and vegetation to an advantage similar to the Warrior Tribes.”
“The rest is history,” Mitchell said.
Burke noted that “Army Material Command actually gets approval from Native American tribes before naming its aircraft. That’s according to the Department of the Army’s Pamphlet 70-3, paragraph 1-11-4-g …”
In 2012, two Lakota helicopters received the blessing of the Sioux tribe when they were presented to the North Dakota National Guard.
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Source: Western Journalism
Clara- Make an appointment with a psychiatrist immediately!