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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 1700 Views
Eh, it makes our guys look like uncivilized barbarian hicks. beetnemesis - 13/01/2012 03:37:24 PM 866 Views
They're not? *NM* callandor1000 - 17/01/2012 09:52:28 AM 451 Views
Probably not the only one. nossy - 13/01/2012 03:51:18 PM 1016 Views
I agree. *NM* Stephen - 13/01/2012 08:11:57 PM 423 Views
Well said. *NM* ironclad - 13/01/2012 10:52:26 PM 392 Views
Excellent post. MonCul - 14/01/2012 04:23:32 PM 743 Views
well said indeed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:30:21 PM 456 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 715 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 689 Views
If we have time, sure. Joel - 15/01/2012 10:18:31 PM 820 Views
ooookay. *NM* nossy - 16/01/2012 12:12:06 AM 404 Views
? Joel - 16/01/2012 01:17:37 AM 749 Views
Re: ? nossy - 16/01/2012 12:22:39 PM 738 Views
I quite agree with Joel on this point (frightening as that admission may be). Tom - 16/01/2012 02:01:05 PM 739 Views
Doesn't matter. nossy - 16/01/2012 02:33:53 PM 737 Views
Your definition of "terrible thing" seems quite elastic. Tom - 16/01/2012 07:21:12 PM 657 Views
I knew I had a good reason to hate you! nossy - 16/01/2012 09:14:47 PM 737 Views
It took this post for you to realize that? Tom - 16/01/2012 09:17:00 PM 735 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 817 Views
I am pissed at them random thoughts - 13/01/2012 06:00:56 PM 1020 Views
Yup. *NM* Macharius - 13/01/2012 06:07:10 PM 428 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 831 Views
Congratulations you have again missed the point Ray - 14/01/2012 05:06:24 PM 740 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 952 Views
Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Larry - 16/01/2012 12:05:54 AM 975 Views
Let's edit slightly: Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Tom - 16/01/2012 12:57:22 AM 772 Views
I do need some editing, on occasion Larry - 16/01/2012 02:42:50 AM 697 Views
He is applying a double standard, a practice I dislike intensely. Joel - 16/01/2012 01:15:05 AM 775 Views
no Joel you just can't see passed your politics Ray - 16/01/2012 02:15:51 AM 799 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 697 Views
Nope, you aren't. Amyrlin - 13/01/2012 07:08:06 PM 685 Views
I don't think that urinating on a dead body reflects well on anyone. Nate - 13/01/2012 07:47:20 PM 667 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 888 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 409 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 802 Views
any army simply reflects the society it is created from random thoughts - 13/01/2012 11:06:57 PM 868 Views
Agreed Larry - 14/01/2012 12:37:45 AM 745 Views
You're far from the only one, but I don't agree with it. LadyLorraine - 14/01/2012 12:17:31 AM 822 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 675 Views
Professional soldiers need to consider the impact of their actions on the cause Isaac - 14/01/2012 08:25:30 AM 652 Views
Awful. Worst post ever. *NM* Gaps - 14/01/2012 05:12:41 PM 560 Views
Agreed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:28:25 PM 402 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 721 Views
it is our OPINION that this is the worst post ever. Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:32:49 PM 715 Views
Wow. Remind me to point this out the next time Dragonsoul attacks you. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:52:47 AM 735 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 443 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 664 Views
I agree worst post ever is one hell of a high bar Ray - 15/01/2012 03:52:42 AM 742 Views
I vaguely remember that post Aisha - 15/01/2012 04:06:32 AM 672 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 390 Views
wow...thats kinda fucked up Adam..... *NM* Aisha - 15/01/2012 05:58:37 AM 331 Views
Thank you. *bows* *NM* Urza - 15/01/2012 06:46:03 AM 371 Views
Personally, I expected a little more nuance from you. Gaps - 15/01/2012 03:52:24 PM 1011 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 889 Views
moral? jh - 14/01/2012 09:53:01 PM 805 Views
I agree it was stupid to record it, and a breach of policy. Tom - 14/01/2012 11:05:49 PM 681 Views
im just baffled Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:36:32 PM 707 Views
Well, in the future you can expect it. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:54:59 AM 691 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 664 Views
This shows that you are a bit of a sociopath *NM* Helene - 15/01/2012 08:08:39 AM 366 Views
But we knew that already. *NM* nossy - 15/01/2012 11:18:02 AM 388 Views
You're still upset I called American girls prudes. Tom - 15/01/2012 04:43:31 PM 630 Views
I had forgotten you called American girls prudes Helene - 16/01/2012 10:22:50 AM 713 Views
You're right, I'm not really bothered. Tom - 16/01/2012 09:18:50 PM 1072 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 1041 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 384 Views
I don't know why you're posting, so you tell us? *NM* Helene - 17/01/2012 10:28:59 PM 429 Views
as someone said on the radio recently... Yunalesca - 16/01/2012 08:41:25 PM 722 Views
They aren't conditioned to murder, much less "in cold blood" Tom - 16/01/2012 09:15:54 PM 799 Views
surprisingly there really is no conditioning to kill random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:33:51 PM 728 Views
You used the phrase enemy combatant... Helene - 17/01/2012 10:34:41 PM 706 Views
they are a problematic enemy Ray - 17/01/2012 11:41:11 PM 1018 Views
stop listening to idiots on the radio *NM* random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:16:42 PM 367 Views
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