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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 2105 Views
Eh, it makes our guys look like uncivilized barbarian hicks. beetnemesis - 13/01/2012 03:37:24 PM 1259 Views
They're not? *NM* callandor1000 - 17/01/2012 09:52:28 AM 636 Views
Probably not the only one. nossy - 13/01/2012 03:51:18 PM 1414 Views
I agree. *NM* Stephen - 13/01/2012 08:11:57 PM 629 Views
Well said. *NM* ironclad - 13/01/2012 10:52:26 PM 591 Views
Excellent post. MonCul - 14/01/2012 04:23:32 PM 1091 Views
well said indeed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:30:21 PM 645 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 1121 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 1114 Views
If we have time, sure. Joel - 15/01/2012 10:18:31 PM 1273 Views
ooookay. *NM* nossy - 16/01/2012 12:12:06 AM 587 Views
? Joel - 16/01/2012 01:17:37 AM 1154 Views
Re: ? nossy - 16/01/2012 12:22:39 PM 1159 Views
I quite agree with Joel on this point (frightening as that admission may be). Tom - 16/01/2012 02:01:05 PM 1144 Views
Doesn't matter. nossy - 16/01/2012 02:33:53 PM 1184 Views
Your definition of "terrible thing" seems quite elastic. Tom - 16/01/2012 07:21:12 PM 1064 Views
I knew I had a good reason to hate you! nossy - 16/01/2012 09:14:47 PM 1231 Views
It took this post for you to realize that? Tom - 16/01/2012 09:17:00 PM 1091 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 1263 Views
I am pissed at them random thoughts - 13/01/2012 06:00:56 PM 1408 Views
Yup. *NM* Macharius - 13/01/2012 06:07:10 PM 663 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 1250 Views
Congratulations you have again missed the point Ray - 14/01/2012 05:06:24 PM 1137 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 1325 Views
Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Larry - 16/01/2012 12:05:54 AM 1418 Views
Let's edit slightly: Joel, you're full of shit in this particular case Tom - 16/01/2012 12:57:22 AM 1168 Views
I do need some editing, on occasion Larry - 16/01/2012 02:42:50 AM 1106 Views
He is applying a double standard, a practice I dislike intensely. Joel - 16/01/2012 01:15:05 AM 1253 Views
no Joel you just can't see passed your politics Ray - 16/01/2012 02:15:51 AM 1189 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 1108 Views
Nope, you aren't. Amyrlin - 13/01/2012 07:08:06 PM 1063 Views
I don't think that urinating on a dead body reflects well on anyone. Nate - 13/01/2012 07:47:20 PM 1064 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 1283 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 608 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 1222 Views
any army simply reflects the society it is created from random thoughts - 13/01/2012 11:06:57 PM 1271 Views
Agreed Larry - 14/01/2012 12:37:45 AM 1140 Views
You're far from the only one, but I don't agree with it. LadyLorraine - 14/01/2012 12:17:31 AM 1230 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 1063 Views
Professional soldiers need to consider the impact of their actions on the cause Isaac - 14/01/2012 08:25:30 AM 1067 Views
Awful. Worst post ever. *NM* Gaps - 14/01/2012 05:12:41 PM 835 Views
Agreed. *NM* Aisha - 14/01/2012 06:28:25 PM 580 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 1153 Views
it is our OPINION that this is the worst post ever. Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:32:49 PM 1121 Views
Wow. Remind me to point this out the next time Dragonsoul attacks you. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:52:47 AM 1149 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 634 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 1068 Views
I agree worst post ever is one hell of a high bar Ray - 15/01/2012 03:52:42 AM 1134 Views
I vaguely remember that post Aisha - 15/01/2012 04:06:32 AM 1093 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 593 Views
wow...thats kinda fucked up Adam..... *NM* Aisha - 15/01/2012 05:58:37 AM 544 Views
Thank you. *bows* *NM* Urza - 15/01/2012 06:46:03 AM 591 Views
Personally, I expected a little more nuance from you. Gaps - 15/01/2012 03:52:24 PM 1573 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 1362 Views
moral? jh - 14/01/2012 09:53:01 PM 1204 Views
I agree it was stupid to record it, and a breach of policy. Tom - 14/01/2012 11:05:49 PM 1099 Views
im just baffled Aisha - 14/01/2012 11:36:32 PM 1172 Views
Well, in the future you can expect it. Tom - 15/01/2012 02:54:59 AM 1084 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 1022 Views
This shows that you are a bit of a sociopath *NM* Helene - 15/01/2012 08:08:39 AM 630 Views
But we knew that already. *NM* nossy - 15/01/2012 11:18:02 AM 597 Views
You're still upset I called American girls prudes. Tom - 15/01/2012 04:43:31 PM 1022 Views
I had forgotten you called American girls prudes Helene - 16/01/2012 10:22:50 AM 1152 Views
You're right, I'm not really bothered. Tom - 16/01/2012 09:18:50 PM 1447 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 1478 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 602 Views
I don't know why you're posting, so you tell us? *NM* Helene - 17/01/2012 10:28:59 PM 640 Views
as someone said on the radio recently... Yunalesca - 16/01/2012 08:41:25 PM 1113 Views
They aren't conditioned to murder, much less "in cold blood" Tom - 16/01/2012 09:15:54 PM 1235 Views
surprisingly there really is no conditioning to kill random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:33:51 PM 1132 Views
You used the phrase enemy combatant... Helene - 17/01/2012 10:34:41 PM 1101 Views
they are a problematic enemy Ray - 17/01/2012 11:41:11 PM 1513 Views
stop listening to idiots on the radio *NM* random thoughts - 16/01/2012 09:16:42 PM 561 Views
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