I'd rather know that some of our commanders think that violence is fun than have them get diplomacy lessons to prevent us from knowing. They will still be who they are, whether they learn to talk pretty or not.
Some people join the military out of patriotism. Some join because they need a job. Some join in order to defend a way of life -- democracy, the Queen, what-have-you. Some join because it's a family tradition. And some people join the military because it's fun to hurt [some] people and break things, just as some people join the fire department because they like fires, and may set a big one one day.
It helps to hear commanders make statements like this because it keeps that last point in the public eye. We need to remember that this too is part of the military. They aren't all Good Samaritans in camo.
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Yes. Then we know who is working for us.
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- Top US Marine General: 'It's Fun To Shoot People'
- Another war quote from a future military commander
- Sounds like the "Bill Belichick" of the USMC (n/t)
- More people who it would be really great to see shot...
- As with Abu Ghraib, etc., great hearts and minds stuff. Now if a Muslim said it - - -
- Notice the word "some" has a tendency to drop out of the quote. (n/t)
- So it OK to say it's fun to shoot "some" people?? (n/t)
- Yes. Then we know who is working for us.
- re: So it OK to say it's fun to shoot "some" people??
- This is one of those "shared moral values" (n/t)
- So it OK to say it's fun to shoot "some" people?? (n/t)
- Read "Born Fighting, The History of the Scots Irish"
- He likes his job.