Posted on 11/16/2004 5:44:59 PM PST by jarcolaNY
I just read another thread that said he's been removed from the unit! Just can't find it at the moment.
My thoughts exactly.
That is what angered the "reporter"so.
The Marine killed one of his allies.
Hey! I thought we were at war!
The day before, a Marine in the same unit was killed by one of these idiots that he was turning over to see if he was dead. I heard the idiot had a grenade or bomb on his person and it killed our Marine.
Why are we going to send our young men and women in if they can't fight to WIN? That's almost gotten to be a dirty word in today's screwed up world.
This family TOTALLY supports this young Marine. He should be given the highest medal.... not treated like a criminal when he was doing the job he was sent in to do.
Oh yeah.. I guess some want us to treat these ba***rds with the best medical teams in the world, and then turn them loose so they can do it again. Shame on those who think that way! More power to our Marines who are fighting like the men they were taught to be!
Logan's Nana
Bump your post cuz you said it all!!!!!
I would think Mr. Sites would be wise to hitchhike out of there. It's a matter of whether you are one of us or one of them.
There is nothing wrong with taping it but the information should be properly presented. Someone "playing dead" is an active combatant. If he raised his hands he would be alive today. In that combat situation, every man is empowered to make snap decisions to protect his own and the lives of his brothers. Mistakes are made in war, but the kind of mistake you make determines who's life it is that is lost.
My only concern is that the talking heads will cost us many more American lives
They keep bringing up the Geneva Convention. I'm sure its rules also specify when the rules don't apply.
Thirty is too young to be a Gunny....when I was in (1966), all the Gunnys were at least 60, if not 70! Hashmarks alla way up their sleeve!
I agree ! did you see the other guy , apparently the only survivor in that room , he did exactly as you suggest , rose his hands ,even while laying down , he had his eyes open and even was exchanging words with the Marines. He was not shot ,even though he was covered with a blanket that could have concealed something.
The guy that was shot must have been acting sneaky somehow ,
maybe made a strange move as if to detonate an IED ?
Could have been anything like that . I hope the young Marine
can state his case and the world will be advised of what he says and that will be it , case closed.
This vermin should have been mingled with the glass of the desert sand a long time ago.
But since we're fighting a PC war, AGAIN, the proper way for this Marine to dispatch this POS was to hack his head off with his bayonet and video tape it all!
You go Marine!!!
Logan, Beth & Nana
"Thirty is too young to be a Gunny...."
Hey! I'll be 58 next April....Menage A Quatro is approaching stress test time; but Monica Crowley might just get me onto the "Freeper Memorial" page....
THIS IS WAR! THIS IS NOT SOME "REALITY" TV SHOW!
Support our Troops, our Country and our way of life.
3,000 innocents died on 9/11, let's not forget. We are fighting a War with an enemy that has considers us infidels and has not greater pleasure than eliminating us.
Douche bags from NBC give copy of tape to Al-Jazeera before they give it to JAG so the muslims can use it for propaganda, some of our marines/soldiers need to get near enough to the reporter & video crew and frag somebodies butt.
What scandal????...A terrorist was killed...
No more news reporters. They only spell trouble. I want the US to win the war and get out. But if the public and Teddy Kennedy starts to question everything our troops do...our stay will be longer in Iraq because we can't get the job done. Our troops will get killed. They will become unsure what to do during a battle.
We don't need another Vietnam. News reporters are against OIF from the get go. Kick them out! They will only fuel the anti-war flame here and and abroad. Who needs enemies?
Three thoughts on this: 1.) Only Rueters would use "US Marines" and "Comrade" in a headline. Call me an old cold war loon, but I only see red when I hear the word "Comrade". 2.) The Marine was doing his job. He was shot in the face a day or two before this incident and went directly back into battle. A buddy of his, in his unit, was recently killed by a dead terrorist that was made into an IED. 3.) This happened in a mosque. If we were not fighting such a PC war, the Mosque would have been rubble. This incident would have never happened.
In the end this fine warrior should be given a medal. His contribution to the war on terror cannot be overlooked or undermined by the leftist MSN. He killed 1 of 100,000,000 just begging to meet their maker. Praise be to F'ing Allah.
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