American soldiers are profesional

[miguel]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: miguel
It looks like propoganda to me. I didn't see the whole thing, it was cut and spliced together. I would have like to seen the entire segment. Why the editing? Even the guy talking to the reporter was cut and spliced.

That's possible but I can totally understand a 18 year old kid responding that way. To them the Iraqi's, especially those trying to kill them are less than human. They see them as some kind of predatory animal.

I think you said you had gone to Vietnam in a different post. Is that right? In any case, I'll agree with you about the 18 year olds (been there), but I've never been to war, so if you had indeed, I nod my head to you.

 

[kage69]

If I was a soldier who had lost buddies to booby traps and snipers, I'd have done the same thing, put that Iraqi under. However, I would not be rejoicing and hollering like those guys. Killing is part of the job when at war, but you should take neither pleasure nor grief from it. I agree, it was rather unprofessional of them. But of course, that's expected from young troops, regardless of nationality. I'm sure there are many Chechnyans who can attest to the 'professionalism' of Russian troops.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: miguel

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: miguel
It looks like propoganda to me. I didn't see the whole thing, it was cut and spliced together. I would have like to seen the entire segment. Why the editing? Even the guy talking to the reporter was cut and spliced.

That's possible but I can totally understand a 18 year old kid responding that way. To them the Iraqi's, especially those trying to kill them are less than human. They see them as some kind of predatory animal.

I think you said you had gone to Vietnam in a different post. Is that right? In any case, I'll agree with you about the 18 year olds (been there), but I've never been to war, so if you had indeed, I nod my head to you.

No I was not in Viet Nam. I was 18 in 72 which was the first year they ceased the draft. Good thing too because my lottery # was something like 6. Trust me, nobody, not even the most Gung Ho American wanted to go to Viet Nam then!

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
rule #1 Shoot People who Celebrate over Dead People


I want all the people who demonized the Iraqis for this behavior in this thread to come on in and do the same thing in regards to these Marines.

I actually saw this clip many weeks ago on CNN, but couldn't find it when the earlier thread was made.

MrBurns2007 is probably too busy cheering to post in this thread

 

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
No I was not in Viet Nam. I was 18 in 72 which was the first year they ceased the draft. Good thing too because my lottery # was something like 6. Trust me, nobody, not even the most Gung Ho American wanted to go to Viet Nam then!

Wha? All this time I thought you were a grissled old man. You're just a few years older than me.

I bet you miss the days of Mannix and Adam 12.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
No I was not in Viet Nam. I was 18 in 72 which was the first year they ceased the draft. Good thing too because my lottery # was something like 6. Trust me, nobody, not even the most Gung Ho American wanted to go to Viet Nam then!

Wha? All this time I thought you were a grissled old man. You're just a few years older than me.

I bet you miss the days of Mannix and Adam 12.

Not!
I have nothing but admiration for the Soldiers in Iraq and those who were in Nam!

 

[alchemize]

I suspect for most, once the adrenaline wears off, the novelty of killing settles in. War is bad stuff. Cheering/wooting/oourahing/bansai'ing during combat is about as ancient of a tradition as there is....


I still do see a difference in cheering during a battle, and dancing around and defiling corpses.

Sorry justin, I do see a difference. If you'd shown me that the marines had then proceeded to go up and dance the electric slide or whatever around the corpse, I would have been disgusted as the civilians.