Gadianton wrote:While this is true, let's be clear that in this case, there is no reason to believe Jersey Girl behaved foolishly. Further, Pumble is just plain wrong, Jersey Girl is not stupid.
Believe whatever you like, but this does not change reality.
If Pumble is really all that confused about Coffee's boasting and tough talk, then he's never met a Marine. Every successful Marine I've met thinks he's the biggest bad ass on the planet and likely exaggerates and fabricates as needed to keep the good stories coming.
I've had more that enough contact with most branches of the Armed Forces of the US and other countries. Marines I know do not need to pretend to be tough to show they are Marines, they rely on the fact they are Marines at all to show this. Nothing else needs to be said. I know quite a few Special Forces members of all varieties, and they are also quiet people in general. They know their actual abilities, and did not need ego stroking from others. Perhaps you hang around an insecure lot.
I'm not impressed by Pumble's debunking. There are some inconsistencies in Coffee's story yet that's all consistent with his story. If Coffee's broader claims are correct, I'd be more wary of a carefully crafted and polished narrative. Nothing so far Pumble has brought to the table convinces me that Coffee is not a war hero. Coffee should really, really, be careful about how far he takes the personal battles online. But I believe he's a marine who's seen combat and if it turns out I'm wrong on that, oh well. Scam of the century huh?
You cannot reason, which is completely unsurprising. Like I said, believe whatever you like, it does not change reality. All the necessary evidence is there. If you cannot analyze it correctly, then I suppose this is your burden.
Coffee's motorcycle stories also make sense to me. There are a lot of YOUNG marines without any savings who put near that into Mustangs and sport bikes etc. where I live.
Coffee claims to be 37.