3 hours ago, uhhello said:

US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid

Polymarket wager placed immediately before the capture operation. Genius

Aside from the obvious OPSEC issues, I'd be more concerned if he bet on a loss...that he was that confident, I'm impressed.

What a dumbass - how could he possibly think he wouldn’t get caught.

8 hours ago, brabus said:

What a dumbass - how could he possibly think he wouldn’t get caught.

Seriously. Can't believe Maduro thought he'd make it out unscathed.

I think the Army should: A) Give the dude a medal for the mission, B) Commend him for his outrageous confidence level sufficient enough to bet $33K of his own money but chastised him for a potential security violation and C) Require him to donate the money to a veterans charity like Wounded Warriors.

If only we had the same zeal in going after military officers in positions to influence contracts that magically end up in high paying gigs at these defense contractors after retirement.

He placed the bet after the op, but before the announcement.

1 hour ago, gearhog said:

He placed the bet after the op, but before the announcement.

Lol, so they're not even driving down the OPSEC path, just the, he could have slipped the word out before we officially made the announcement. If there is one thing those in power hate, it's stolen thunder. What's funny is those in leadership/government are probably going to try to rail against this guy because of "ethics." 🤣

Edited Saturday at 11:33 AM2 days by SocialD

49 minutes ago, SocialD said:

What's funny is those in leadership/government are probably going to try to rail against this guy because of "ethics." 🤣

Insider trading and fraud. Classified info or not, this is pretty clear cut.

35 minutes ago, busdriver said:

Insider trading and fraud. Classified info or not, this is pretty clear cut.

It's only fraud when someone other than Congress does it.

1 hour ago, busdriver said:

Insider trading and fraud. Classified info or not, this is pretty clear cut.

are you saying the army dude was 'insider trading'?

39 minutes ago, Day Man said:

are you saying the army dude was 'insider trading'?

Of a sort, yes.

1 hour ago, Day Man said:

are you saying the army dude was 'insider trading'?

He allegedly was using non-public (classified) information to make wagers. He pulled a Pete Rose, except he bet on his team to win 100%.

2 hours ago, busdriver said:

Insider trading and fraud. Classified info or not, this is pretty clear cut.

Ya, you'll have to excuse my cynicism, it just gets worse the further out of service I get and the more I read about our leaders, past and present.

6 hours ago, busdriver said:

Of a sort, yes.

5 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

He allegedly was using non-public (classified) information to make wagers. He pulled a Pete Rose, except he bet on his team to win 100%.

i understand the move...but you can't have insider trading without...trading.

2 hours ago, Day Man said:

i understand the move...but you can't have insider trading without...trading.

Van Dyke was charged with “unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction.”

Semantics aside, my point stands.

Big difference, he quite literally put his own skin on the line. I say let him keep it.

Ah yes, the "skin on the line" defense. The second cousin of the wookie defense.