508 - Overboard in Iran, Savannah Guthrie, & ICE Electric Gloves

**Tim Dillon** (0:00)
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So I just read this story that multiple US soldiers on the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to jump overboard due to overextended deployment. Apparently the soldiers on the USS Abraham Lincoln are, they're like pissed or something. And they're like, I don't know what the hell they think they're gonna do. What are they gonna, they've tried to go overboard. They're, listen man, what's going on with the military? Are they doing that to make a point? What do they think you're gonna swim out of there? Are they trying to kill themselves? The last thing we need is a rash of suicides in the military, this is already embarrassing, this Iran thing, it's already embarrassing without you jumping off a boat and trying to swim away. This is already a big embarrassment for all of us. We don't need you jumping off the boat, deserting and trying to swim away, by the way.
Doggy paddling out of Iran. We're all getting our ass kicked over there. Well, listen, I get it, they're pissed off. Hold on, the wife of a 19 year old sailor who jumped overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln accused the Navy of keeping her in the dark about what she described as her husband's suicide attempt. According to a Thursday report from MSNOW, the sailor spent roughly an hour in the water after going overboard on October, on August 3rd before being rescued. But she said Navy officials did not contact her about what happened until four days later. I think it was handled very poorly because they didn't inform me and they didn't want me to know that I was trying to cover it up, said the woman, who was granted anonymity because of the sensitive mental health issues involved. Listen man, she instead learned something was wrong from one of her husband's friends aboard the carrier, who initially told her that a member of his squadron had gone overboard before later identifying him as her spouse. So wait a minute, hold on. She instead learned something was wrong from one of her husband's friends aboard the carrier, who initially told her that a member of his squadron had gone overboard before identifying him as her spouse.
So the guy was like, someone jumped off. She's like, who? I don't know. Someone tried to kill themselves today. Who did that? I don't know.
I don't know. Who do you think did it? Well, the wife said her husband had struggled with exhaustion and homesickness during his first deployment and had sought help. Here's the deal. I'm sorry. People are going to get mad at me when I say this. Okay?
We have to start letting people kill themselves. I, you know what I mean? Literally like this, just trying to say like, what are we doing? What are we saving people for at this point? No, and by the way, if you're thinking of killing yourself, obviously don't call a hotline or get help or get a, you know, rescue animal or get a service pet or, whatever the hell, but you know, I'm just saying, we're gonna have to stop this where we're rescuing everyone all the time from killing themselves, truly. If somebody jumps off a boat in the middle of the ocean and they're there, and by, you know, it's like, you gotta, hey, let it happen. In a July 21st text obtained by MSNOW, he told her, I think the boat is finally getting to me, and I really don't think I could keep up my peace act anymore. Later adding, I don't know if I could finish this deployment. I mean, he did join the military, right? Like, he did understand what the military does. I mean, he understood that, right? He was clear on what the military was. He's like, I don't think I can keep up my peace act anymore.
You joined the United States military. What did you think was gonna happen? What do you think we're going around the world doing? Hugging people?
You're there to kill others, which is not, again, I'm against the war. I don't want it happening, but the ship is starting to get to me.