We shoot them down like the morons they are

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | 4-7-03 | Lindsay Murdoch

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'We shoot them down like the morons they are': US general

By Lindsay Murdoch Herald Correspondent south of Baghdad
April 9 2003, 11:05 AM

Hundreds of Muslim fighters, many of them non-Iraqis, were putting up a stronger fight for Baghdad than Iraq's Republican Guard or the regular army, a top United States military officer said yesterday.

"They stand, they fight, sometimes they run when we engage them," Brigadier-General John Kelly said.

"But often they run into our machine guns and we shoot them down like the morons they are."

General Kelly, assistant commander of the about 20,000-strong 1st Marine Division, said US intelligence indicated that there might be anywhere between 500 and 5000 of the fighters, whom he described as terrorists.

"They appear willing to die. We are trying our best to help them out in that endeavour," he said.

General Kelly said a captured Syrian fighter who had his leg blown off had refused medical help. "They are arrogant. They are determined," he said.

The fighters were armed with AK47 rifles and hand-held rockets, he said.

"We are finding them more dangerous than the conventional Iraqi units."

General Kelly said pockets of the Republican Guard and Iraq's regular army were engaging thousands of US marines who had entered Baghdad from the north-east after seizing control of bridges across the Tigris River.

The resistance was unco-ordinated, he said.

"There's no shifting of forces ... there are no reinforcements ... there is no cohesion to the whole thing."

Any rational military command would have surrendered by now, he said.

"There can be no escape."

General Kelly said marines were about to seize buildings and land in Baghdad that were of strategic importance.

"Once we take ground we tend not to give it up."

[antaresequity]

The gene pool gets cleaner every day courtesy of the United States Marines and these fanatical idiots

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bttt

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

"But often they run into our machine guns and we shoot them down like the morons they are."

This may be the greatest quote I have seen yet from this war. This is MY kind of General!

[Travis McGee]

Amen.

[annyokie]

[BunnySlippers]

Burp

[Terriergal]

"But often they run into our machine guns and we shoot them down like the morons they are."

They're just anxious to get their virgins. I got no problem with helping 'em along.

[BunnySlippers]

Anny, I've noticed you have some nice graphics. :)

[Free Vulcan]

PMPLMAO (pissing my pants laughing my a** off). Absolutely hilarious, but so true. We're aren't exactly going up against the A-team here.

[Critter]

While witnessing the awesome power of the US military, I was thinking "Well so much for 2nd amendment being able to help us now, if gov't goes rogue..." but a couple of quotes here give me hope.

"We are finding them more dangerous than the conventional Iraqi units."

"But often they run into our machine guns and we shoot them down like the morons they are."

I guess smart people still may have a fighting chance. hehehe

[wimpycat]

Marines aren't known for their diplomatic language skills...God love 'em.

[Terriergal]

This may be the greatest quote I have seen yet from this war. This is MY kind of General!

You've read/watched Patton? I just watched the DVD last night for the first time. Reminds me a bit of my Dad's way of thinking...(although he was a musician not a soldier... and not quite as bombastic as Patton seems to have been.)

Excellent movie... too bad Scott didn't actually learn to appreciate the man he played. I identified WAY too much with Patton. lol

[Terriergal]

PING for best quote of the day...

[demlosers]

"They appear willing to die. We are trying our best to help them out in that endeavour," he said.

Yeah terrorists, come to Iraq to kill Americans if you can. The more the better. I hope they all come!

[oyez]

United States Marines -- Riding the World of insanity.

[Daniel Ramsey]

Yeah this compares to Ripley shooting all the Aliens in Alien3, just kill them, they won't surrender, they WANT to die, so be it.

[arly]

LOL... you do have to admit somebody armed with a small arms rifle has to be pretty stupid to start plinking away at an armored division! definate Darwin Canditate Material.

[allamericanguy]

The more the merrier.

[Anamensis]

'We shoot them down like the morons they are':

Oh, darn, I thought this was about the Oakland protesters.