Fun to shoot people?

troylaplante · 02-04-2005, 09:25 AM

From today's Neal Boortz news page http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html :

The media has its thongs in a knot because a Marine general made some interesting comments during a panel discussion Tuesday in San Diego. Here is what Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded troops during the war in Afghanistan said that is causing quite the stir:

"Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

Immediately the headlines blared that a Marine general said it was 'fun to shoot people.' No ... he didn't say it was fun to shoot "people." He said it was fun to shoot men who had been slapping women around for five years. Frankly, I agree with him. Thankfully the Marines and the Joint Chiefs are defending him, so it looks like his head won't roll over this one. He did issue an unnecessary apology saying he might have chosen his words better. Nonsense...his words were right on target.

Pacifist leftists who claim that 'war is not the answer' will try to use this as some sort of 'gotcha' against American troops to try and portray them as bloodthirsty killers. On the contrary, there was nothing wrong with Lieutenant General Mattis' remarks.

Hell, if given the chance to shoot and kill Osama Bin Laden, Al-Zarqawi or any of the other insurgents, you're !!!!ed right it would be a lot of fun. Might even be worth stuffing the head and mounting it on the wall.

colt45 · 02-04-2005, 10:03 AM

hay as sick as it sounds i thought it was fun.
i liked watching turbans explode. if you have never seen it watch exploding varmints sometime. its the closest you'll get.
tell it like it is leather neck.

Uncle Red · 02-04-2005, 11:20 AM

If'n I had me a chance to make one of the them heads go POP I sure as sh it would. -UR

Shaun · 02-04-2005, 11:35 AM

I agree with the marine nothing wrong with killing terrorists

PAPA G · 02-04-2005, 01:30 PM

oh the libs are in a fit of compassion or what???

being as the enemy likes to make sport and displays of their kills, the Marine is in his rights as far as i am concerned.

hey i got it, lets take them prisoners set them up on a conveyer belt, and have a carnival type shooting gallery. knock over Turban Abu and win a cupie doll.

ShooMac · 02-04-2005, 01:50 PM

I saw the thread title ("Fun to shoot people?") and thought that this was going to be a poll.

Dennis · 02-04-2005, 06:07 PM

I have heard that since dig cams are now EVERYwhere
US soldiers are taking "trophy" Pics with Terrorists that they killed
and sending the pics home.
a memory card fits nicely in to a letter
The issue of controlling images or information from the theater of operations has been abandoned mostly.
under current circumstances it is almost impossible to control information, "vid and Pics" are every where.
we are going to see millions and millions of pictures of gore from this war.
I think its great
many liberals want to use the pics to enflame the emotions of most of the people that arent acclimatized to seeing such images.
it wont work for much longer.
there are too many vids of beheadings and people getting shot
its now passe, every one has seen it.

Rave · 02-04-2005, 08:40 PM

Well,things have settled down to a dull roar in Iraq,not too many turbins to pop,but,according to Fox News,there may be more in the offing soon. Yup Iran,next on the list.

Sniper[MI] · 02-04-2005, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun

I agree with the marine nothing wrong with killing terrorists

Od Bluje Helmejts on Main St USA.......... :ballons:

NorCalAshnjikov · 02-05-2005, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troylaplante

From today's Neal Boortz news page http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html :

The media has its thongs in a knot because a Marine general made some interesting comments during a panel discussion Tuesday in San Diego. Here is what Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded troops during the war in Afghanistan said that is causing quite the stir:

"Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

Immediately the headlines blared that a Marine general said it was 'fun to shoot people.' No ... he didn't say it was fun to shoot "people." He said it was fun to shoot men who had been slapping women around for five years. Frankly, I agree with him. Thankfully the Marines and the Joint Chiefs are defending him, so it looks like his head won't roll over this one. He did issue an unnecessary apology saying he might have chosen his words better. Nonsense...his words were right on target.

Pacifist leftists who claim that 'war is not the answer' will try to use this as some sort of 'gotcha' against American troops to try and portray them as bloodthirsty killers. On the contrary, there was nothing wrong with Lieutenant General Mattis' remarks.

Hell, if given the chance to shoot and kill Osama Bin Laden, Al-Zarqawi or any of the other insurgents, you're !!!!ed right it would be a lot of fun. Might even be worth stuffing the head and mounting it on the wall.

I understand the attitude (you beat women, you lose balls)
but as an officer he should've known better.
Its not news that people (and media) like soundbytes,
and thats one hell of a soundbyte.
Lt. Gen. James Mattis is going to be remembered
as a bloodthirsty :jarhead:

Roy Collins · 02-05-2005, 11:29 PM

Thats what they are supposed to be doing. And the problem is?

gunssb · 02-05-2005, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Collins

Thats what they are supposed to be doing. And the problem is?

I don't get it either

Rave · 02-06-2005, 12:34 PM

Fox News sez,we might get to blast some Serians before we get at the Iranians,but they don't have turbins,do they?

Sniper[MI] · 02-07-2005, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalAshnjikov

I understand the attitude (you beat women, you lose balls)
but as an officer he should've known better.
Its not news that people (and media) like soundbytes,
and thats one hell of a soundbyte.
Lt. Gen. James Mattis is going to be remembered
as a bloodthirsty :jarhead:

No, never back down. The problem today is there are far too many that won't say what needs to be said because they are afraid of the PC police. BS! My hat is off to this man, he said it as it is. The problem with these wars is the media gets to see what it is really like, and they don't like what they see. Do you think anyone in WW2 times would have given a rats azz about a small comment like this?

We need to fight this war, and fight it right.......F (you fill in the blanks) the media!

Rufus Rhastus J · 02-07-2005, 07:37 PM

Rave, those syrians(sp.?) may not have turbans but, they still ride camels, don't they? Hey, more sport...a moving target!

Rave · 02-07-2005, 08:41 PM

Like I said in 1964,if you gonna fight a war,you gotta fight to win! :assult:

02-04-2005, 09:25 AM	#1
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	Fun to shoot people? From today's Neal Boortz news page http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html : The media has its thongs in a knot because a Marine general made some interesting comments during a panel discussion Tuesday in San Diego. Here is what Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded troops during the war in Afghanistan said that is causing quite the stir: "Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." Immediately the headlines blared that a Marine general said it was 'fun to shoot people.' No ... he didn't say it was fun to shoot "people." He said it was fun to shoot men who had been slapping women around for five years. Frankly, I agree with him. Thankfully the Marines and the Joint Chiefs are defending him, so it looks like his head won't roll over this one. He did issue an unnecessary apology saying he might have chosen his words better. Nonsense...his words were right on target. Pacifist leftists who claim that 'war is not the answer' will try to use this as some sort of 'gotcha' against American troops to try and portray them as bloodthirsty killers. On the contrary, there was nothing wrong with Lieutenant General Mattis' remarks. Hell, if given the chance to shoot and kill Osama Bin Laden, Al-Zarqawi or any of the other insurgents, you're !!!!ed right it would be a lot of fun. Might even be worth stuffing the head and mounting it on the wall.

02-04-2005, 10:03 AM	#2
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	hay as sick as it sounds i thought it was fun. i liked watching turbans explode. if you have never seen it watch exploding varmints sometime. its the closest you'll get. tell it like it is leather neck. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-04-2005, 11:20 AM	#3
Uncle Red Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 546	If'n I had me a chance to make one of the them heads go POP I sure as sh it would. -UR __________________ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"--Amendment II, Bill of Rights "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."--Thomas Paine "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." - Jesus, Luke 22:36

02-04-2005, 11:35 AM	#4
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	I agree with the marine nothing wrong with killing terrorists __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-04-2005, 01:50 PM	#6
ShooMac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 354	I saw the thread title ("Fun to shoot people?") and thought that this was going to be a poll. __________________ "Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash

02-04-2005, 01:30 PM	#5
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	oh the libs are in a fit of compassion or what??? being as the enemy likes to make sport and displays of their kills, the Marine is in his rights as far as i am concerned. hey i got it, lets take them prisoners set them up on a conveyer belt, and have a carnival type shooting gallery. knock over Turban Abu and win a cupie doll.

02-04-2005, 06:07 PM	#7
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,878	I have heard that since dig cams are now EVERYwhere US soldiers are taking "trophy" Pics with Terrorists that they killed and sending the pics home. a memory card fits nicely in to a letter The issue of controlling images or information from the theater of operations has been abandoned mostly. under current circumstances it is almost impossible to control information, "vid and Pics" are every where. we are going to see millions and millions of pictures of gore from this war. I think its great many liberals want to use the pics to enflame the emotions of most of the people that arent acclimatized to seeing such images. it wont work for much longer. there are too many vids of beheadings and people getting shot its now passe, every one has seen it. __________________ Submitted with respect to all

02-04-2005, 08:40 PM	#8
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,014	Well,things have settled down to a dull roar in Iraq,not too many turbins to pop,but,according to Fox News,there may be more in the offing soon. Yup Iran,next on the list. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

02-05-2005, 11:29 PM	#11
Roy Collins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Louisville Kentucky. Posts: 316	Thats what they are supposed to be doing. And the problem is?

02-06-2005, 12:34 PM	#13
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,014	Fox News sez,we might get to blast some Serians before we get at the Iranians,but they don't have turbins,do they? __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

02-07-2005, 07:37 PM	#15
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Images: 1	Rave, those syrians(sp.?) may not have turbans but, they still ride camels, don't they? Hey, more sport...a moving target! __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

02-07-2005, 08:41 PM	#16
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,014	Like I said in 1964,if you gonna fight a war,you gotta fight to win! :assult: __________________ USAF '62-'66 .