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any army simply reflects the society it is created from random thoughts Send a noteboard - 13/01/2012 11:06:57 PM
It will have some of the best and some of the worst. Some of the best guys I knew were in Corps but so were some of the biggest assholes. When you combine some very young men with power fear and someone to hate this is what you get. Thankfully this is much less common than what your dad would have saw. I was post Vietnam but it still amazes me how much more professional my son's Marine Corps is than mine ever was. Doesn't change the fact that they are still kids though.
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Am I the only one who doesn't care if the Marines piss on the corpses of Taliban? Tom - 13/01/2012 03:28:08 PM 1822 Views
Eh, it makes our guys look like uncivilized barbarian hicks. beetnemesis - 13/01/2012 03:37:24 PM 1007 Views
They're not? *NM* callandor1000 - 17/01/2012 09:52:28 AM 522 Views
Probably not the only one. nossy - 13/01/2012 03:51:18 PM 1161 Views
I agree. *NM* Stephen - 13/01/2012 08:11:57 PM 492 Views
Well said. *NM* ironclad - 13/01/2012 10:52:26 PM 452 Views
Excellent post. MonCul - 14/01/2012 04:23:32 PM 848 Views
well said indeed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:30:21 PM 520 Views
Actually, IIRC, we were told the Afghanistan war was important because of the Talibans threat to us. Joel - 14/01/2012 11:18:28 PM 868 Views
Yes, that was part of it. Of course. AND we were going to help bring democracy. nossy - 15/01/2012 12:42:57 AM 831 Views
If we have time, sure. Joel - 15/01/2012 10:18:31 PM 1000 Views
ooookay. *NM* nossy - 16/01/2012 12:12:06 AM 468 Views
? Joel - 16/01/2012 01:17:37 AM 901 Views
Re: ? nossy - 16/01/2012 12:22:39 PM 881 Views
I quite agree with Joel on this point (frightening as that admission may be). Tom - 16/01/2012 02:01:05 PM 879 Views
Doesn't matter. nossy - 16/01/2012 02:33:53 PM 902 Views
Your definition of "terrible thing" seems quite elastic. Tom - 16/01/2012 07:21:12 PM 804 Views
I knew I had a good reason to hate you! nossy - 16/01/2012 09:14:47 PM 869 Views
It took this post for you to realize that? Tom - 16/01/2012 09:17:00 PM 846 Views
It undermines one of our stated goals, sure, but that particular goal was bunk from the outset. Joel - 17/01/2012 06:50:11 AM 995 Views
I am pissed at them random thoughts - 13/01/2012 06:00:56 PM 1169 Views
Yup. *NM* Macharius - 13/01/2012 06:07:10 PM 515 Views
Congratulations: You are now where a LOT of Americans have been on a LOT of US policy over the years Joel - 14/01/2012 07:43:24 AM 972 Views
Congratulations you have again missed the point Ray - 14/01/2012 05:06:24 PM 882 Views
Not at all, you have just evidently decided it is relevant now that the President is a Democrat. Joel - 14/01/2012 11:04:17 PM 1080 Views
Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Larry - 16/01/2012 12:05:54 AM 1142 Views
Let's edit slightly: Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Tom - 16/01/2012 12:57:22 AM 912 Views
I do need some editing, on occasion Larry - 16/01/2012 02:42:50 AM 853 Views
He is applying a double standard, a practice I dislike intensely. Joel - 16/01/2012 01:15:05 AM 911 Views
no Joel you just can't see passed your politics Ray - 16/01/2012 02:15:51 AM 946 Views
I recall your disappointment in the soldiers then, but also your rejection of the view you took here Joel - 16/01/2012 02:27:36 AM 839 Views
Nope, you aren't. Amyrlin - 13/01/2012 07:08:06 PM 818 Views
I don't think that urinating on a dead body reflects well on anyone. Nate - 13/01/2012 07:47:20 PM 810 Views
Its indicitive of a breakdown in discipline and the erosion of the values of the corps. Urza - 13/01/2012 09:57:15 PM 1020 Views
I thought this WAS the issue at hand. I haven't paid much attention to this story. *NM* Cannoli - 14/01/2012 12:00:53 AM 476 Views
I have a strong feeling that this was not the worst that's been done to those bodies Larry - 13/01/2012 10:43:34 PM 959 Views
any army simply reflects the society it is created from random thoughts - 13/01/2012 11:06:57 PM 1013 Views
Agreed Larry - 14/01/2012 12:37:45 AM 877 Views
You're far from the only one, but I don't agree with it. LadyLorraine - 14/01/2012 12:17:31 AM 961 Views
Apparently the Taliban aren't too put out by it. They're still willing to negotiate and talk. TaskmasterJack - 14/01/2012 01:32:59 AM 832 Views
Professional soldiers need to consider the impact of their actions on the cause Isaac - 14/01/2012 08:25:30 AM 786 Views
Awful. Worst post ever. *NM* Gaps - 14/01/2012 05:12:41 PM 703 Views
Agreed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:28:25 PM 464 Views
That's absurdly stupid of both of you. Expression of legitimate opinion hardly qualifies as "worst" Tom - 14/01/2012 08:46:30 PM 888 Views
it is our OPINION that this is the worst post ever. Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:32:49 PM 859 Views
Wow. Remind me to point this out the next time Dragonsoul attacks you. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:52:47 AM 870 Views
im a little surprised that you are this offended by us calling your post the worst ever. *NM* Aisha - 15/01/2012 03:52:51 AM 511 Views
Given the shit I've seen and the miserable way you've expressed yourself, I'm surprised. Tom - 15/01/2012 04:42:41 PM 801 Views
I agree worst post ever is one hell of a high bar Ray - 15/01/2012 03:52:42 AM 907 Views
I vaguely remember that post Aisha - 15/01/2012 04:06:32 AM 808 Views
Seriously, I once posted nude pics of a chat admins wife and THIS is the worst post ever? *NM* Urza - 15/01/2012 05:28:32 AM 478 Views
wow...thats kinda fucked up Adam..... *NM* Aisha - 15/01/2012 05:58:37 AM 402 Views
Thank you. *bows* *NM* Urza - 15/01/2012 06:46:03 AM 459 Views
Personally, I expected a little more nuance from you. Gaps - 15/01/2012 03:52:24 PM 1275 Views
Well, and I would have expected a lot more nuance from you. Your response was worthless. Tom - 15/01/2012 04:40:57 PM 1063 Views
moral? jh - 14/01/2012 09:53:01 PM 963 Views
I agree it was stupid to record it, and a breach of policy. Tom - 14/01/2012 11:05:49 PM 854 Views
im just baffled Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:36:32 PM 917 Views
Well, in the future you can expect it. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:54:59 AM 838 Views
nobody said you had to cry about it....just acknowledge its a fucked up thing to do Aisha - 15/01/2012 03:38:29 AM 800 Views
This shows that you are a bit of a sociopath *NM* Helene - 15/01/2012 08:08:39 AM 451 Views
But we knew that already. *NM* nossy - 15/01/2012 11:18:02 AM 460 Views
You're still upset I called American girls prudes. Tom - 15/01/2012 04:43:31 PM 780 Views
I had forgotten you called American girls prudes Helene - 16/01/2012 10:22:50 AM 880 Views
You're right, I'm not really bothered. Tom - 16/01/2012 09:18:50 PM 1203 Views
There are all kinds of rationalizations why peeing on dead bodies isn't that bad in the grand Helene - 17/01/2012 10:32:45 PM 1216 Views
What is it about this post that is bringing the mediocre intellectuals out of the woodwork? *NM* Dan - 17/01/2012 03:18:29 AM 470 Views
I don't know why you're posting, so you tell us? *NM* Helene - 17/01/2012 10:28:59 PM 514 Views
as someone said on the radio recently... Yunalesca - 16/01/2012 08:41:25 PM 853 Views
They aren't conditioned to murder, much less "in cold blood" Tom - 16/01/2012 09:15:54 PM 958 Views
surprisingly there really is no conditioning to kill random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:33:51 PM 862 Views
You used the phrase enemy combatant... Helene - 17/01/2012 10:34:41 PM 855 Views
they are a problematic enemy Ray - 17/01/2012 11:41:11 PM 1199 Views
stop listening to idiots on the radio *NM* random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:16:42 PM 434 Views
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