They know not whereof they speak, Mary Anne.

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They know not whereof they speak, Mary Anne.

Bowser — 4/5/2004 3:29:33 PM (archived)

When Americans feel threatened, they show no fire discipline. They shoot at everything around. A sniper takes a shot at a vehicle in Baghdad, and everything gets lit up.

Creates a lot of hate that way. From what I've seen of similar situations, the stories as to the slaughter of innocent people who happened to be going about their business when an American unit either was attacked, or felt attacked, or thought it might be attacked are true.

(Where that doesn't happen is invariably on long-range missions where the possibility of resupply is questionable. When folks have to operate for days at a time with what they can carry they tend to conserve a bit better.)

The "surgical" operations are surgery with an axe, and spawn more hatred which spawns more violence which spawns more hatred, etc. And a lot of innocent people die, on both sides.

Arf

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Fallujah - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 12:18:52 AM
- re: Fallujah - Raoul - 4/5/2004 4:41:18 PM
- re: Fallujah - McFly - 4/5/2004 2:40:52 PM
  - Bigger and Better Violence - Lindy - 4/6/2004 6:25:38 AM
- Operation in progress? - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 6:00:47 AM
- What do I think?? - Lindy - 4/5/2004 5:43:47 AM
- What would Hitler do? (n/t) - Bowser - 4/5/2004 4:29:46 AM
  - The people we are fighting have the same values as Hitler. Do try to keep it straight. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:13:41 AM
- re: Fallujah - FrankC - 4/5/2004 2:30:52 AM
  - I agree with Frank - Gary - 4/5/2004 3:51:10 AM
    - I thought most Iraqis love the US - are you going to kill those, too? - Bowser - 4/5/2004 5:00:20 AM
- Making an example of Fallujah? - Mary Anne - 4/5/2004 2:26:56 AM
  - They know not whereof they speak, Mary Anne. - Bowser - 4/5/2004 3:29:33 PM
  - Hang on, Mom... - Pete S. - 4/5/2004 8:02:53 AM
    - As with Mary Anne, we don't see nearly enough of you on this board. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:23:03 PM
  - re: Making an example of Fallujah - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:10:55 AM
    - re: Making an example of Fallujah - McFly - 4/5/2004 2:55:59 PM
      - Think a minute. - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:25:32 PM
        
        re: Think a minute. - McFly - 4/5/2004 7:02:22 PM
        
        re: Think a minute. - gbaikie - 4/5/2004 11:38:05 PM
        
        Thank you - McFly - 4/6/2004 3:36:37 PM
    - Americans are dying trying to make Iraq free and prosperous, - Lindy - 4/5/2004 5:52:01 AM
- I don't know the answer but I think I know what's gonna happen - m - 4/5/2004 1:26:04 AM
- WHAT DO YOU THINK - R.L. - 4/5/2004 1:16:53 AM
  - re: WHAT DO YOU THINK - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 1:29:02 AM
    - Where did I talk about casualty levels? - r.l. - 4/5/2004 1:45:44 AM
      - re: Where did I talk about casualty levels? - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:18:38 AM
        
        Dont be such a partisan jackass - R.L. - 4/5/2004 7:18:17 AM
        
        re: partisan jackass - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 6:12:24 PM

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