Current Events > US soldiers unable to suppress instinct to steal oil

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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/02/politics/us-troops-bulgaria-olive-oil-factory/index.html

The US military has issued an apology after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory in Bulgaria that produces processing machinery for olive oil during a training exercise last month.

US soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade had been practicing for days how to seize and secure the Cheshnegirovo decommissioned airfield in Bulgaria, training that included clearing bunkers across the airfield, according to a statement from the US Army Europe and Africa released Tuesday. During an exercise on May 11, the soldiers cleared a building next to the airfield that "they believed was part of the training area, but that was occupied by Bulgarian civilians operating a private business." No weapons were fired, the US military also said.

"The U.S. Army takes training seriously and prioritizes the safety of our soldiers, our allies, and civilians. We sincerely apologize to the business and its employees," the US military said in the statement. "We always learn from these exercises and are fully investigating the cause of this mistake. We will implement rigorous procedures to clearly define our training areas and prevent this type of incident in the future."

Video from the factory's security cameras obtained by CNN affiliate Nova TV appears to show US troops in military gear holding guns and walking in and out of the factory as others look on.

Marin Dimitrov, 63, the owner of Kim Engineering, the factory stormed by US troops, and his son, Bozhidar Dimitrov, 33, told CNN Wednesday that military exercises have been conducted routinely in the nearby airfield, but for the 12 years the factory has been there, there haven't been any incidents. Bozhidar said no one contacted them and told them the military would be training on their property that day.

"We don't have anything against the activities, about training, but the problem was that no one asked us if it was OK to enter. ... We just needed to know that it was going to happen so that we can warn our workers and to avoid this threat to them," Bozhidar Dimitrov said.

"That day around 1:30 p.m., through the fence, which is a robust brick fence, American soldiers jumped over, seven in number, and came out in the zone of our factory. ... With pointed guns they went inside the rooms," Marin Dimitrov said. "First they saw two people and told them, 'Sit down, sit down.' And the people, what can they do? They got scared and sat down where they could, while (the soldiers) continued on with their assignment," Marin Dimitrov said.

"The US soldiers went through the whole premises of the factory. We are just a few people, seven employees, and so everyone saw them, and everyone reacted based on what his personality is, so to say, some got more scared, others less, that's normal," Marin Dimitrov said.

"Then they just left from the same place from where they entered [over the fence], they just left the premises [of the factory] and that was it," said Marin Dimitrov.

The whole ordeal lasted about 22 to 30 minutes total, Bozhidar Dimitrov said.

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Lol its funny because we are the evilist!

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That's America!!!

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Olive oil is the best oil

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Now, is dat bad?
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The Trent posted...

Lol its funny because we are the evilist!

When you're right,

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Antifar posted...

No weapons were fired, the US military also said.

Well, even if they had, they were PROBABLY blank firing guns since it's a training exercise. Hopefully.

Also, at least they only got SLIGHTLY off course. The British once missed the ENTIRE Rock of Gibraltar and invaded a Spanish beach.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-invade-spain-2002-accidentally-royal-marine-lord-west-gibraltar-first-sea-lord-beach-a7665716.html


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3jcmFNxRzQ

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Lol

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Man, it feels good to read a news story thats just about a goofy mishap. Feels like forever since Ive read one that wasnt about race relations/homophobia/police corruption/killings/etc.

Someones military career is over because of this, though.

The Trent posted...

Lol its funny because we are the evilist!

Not even close dude.
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Is America at war with Bulgaria now?

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I for one am just shocked that US soldiers would be anythin less than perfect gentleman, and that they would take advantage of their power and position.

Shocked.

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after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory

I can already see Trump supporters arguing that they accidentally stormed the capitol now

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The fuck is 'Murrica! doing in Bulgaria?

PoundGarden posted...

I for one am just shocked that US soldiers would be anythin less than perfect gentleman, and that they would take advantage of their power and position.

Shocked.

huh?!? How did you get all this from mistaking an area being out of play in a training exercise

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Someone here posted this with the same joke like a week ago :P

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I'm admittedly not super familiar with how military training exercises work, but one would think that the presence of local civilians would immediately tip them off that they had taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque

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Some overzealous Captain/Major somewhere definitely got his peepee slapped for this one.

Where's Popeye when you need him?

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Shezarr posted...

Someone here posted this with the same joke like a week ago :P

twas me

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I lol'd at the topic title

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Antifar posted...

The U.S. Army takes training seriously and prioritizes the safety of our soldiers, our allies, and civilians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0

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