An interesting but chilling account of action in Iraq

[Platapus]

An interesting but chilling account of one Marine's action in Iraq

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_103698.html

Warning, this video does show some graphic violence.

[Steel_Tomb]

Hmmm, professional...

Its tragic to loose a comrade, but you don't respond by giving your opponant the PR scoop of the century by decimating a holy Islamic site. Its no wonder the Yanks are still in Iraq more than five years after the war started, they simply will not gain public support if their troops act like this.

I'm not saying that British troops may not do something similar sometimes, but I believe that they are much more professional than "we got really excited and decided to blow **** up" like the chap in the video was describing.

[Ducimus]

The moral compass is always so crystal clear from the sidelines when your butt isn't in the line of fire. :rotfl:

[Venatore]

As a soldier I will not judge those men in that video.......god will do that for me......but as a soldier; my job is to not allow my men to do the same, or allow orders to be given to my soldiers that place them in the same position as them.

These men have their demons now and they must live with them, telling soldiers that if they stab a man/enemy to death they will be rewarded.......that commander has already condemned his men to a life of hell.

I'll leave you with a quote, this quote is not for those men sitting at that table, this quote is aimed straight at their commanders who allowed this to happen

The darkest souls are not those which choose to exist within the hell of the abyss, but those which choose to break free from the abyss and move silently among us.....

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by Venatore

As a soldier I will not judge those men in that video.......god will do that for me......but as a soldier; my job is to not allow my men to do the same, or allow orders to be given to my soldiers that place them in the same position as them.

These men have their demons now and they must live with them, telling soldiers that if they stab a man/enemy to death they will be rewarded.......that commander has already condemned his men to a life of hell.

I'll leave you with a quote, this quote is not for those men sitting at that table, this quote is aimed straight at their commanders who allowed this to happen

The darkest souls are not those which choose to exist within the hell of the abyss, but those which choose to break free from the abyss and move silently among us.....

Give me a break oh holier then thou.

[Venatore]

oh........by your comment/tone, you must have been one of those commanders

[Ronin1975]

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Hmmm, professional...

Its tragic to loose a comrade, but you don't respond by giving your opponant the PR scoop of the century by decimating a holy Islamic site. Its no wonder the Yanks are still in Iraq more than five years after the war started, they simply will not gain public support if their troops act like this.

I'm not saying that British troops may not do something similar sometimes, but I believe that they are much more professional than "we got really excited and decided to blow **** up" like the chap in the video was describing.

Well, I feel i have to respond to that. I've seen some disturbing footage of british soldiers in (I think) Basra on the Dutch TV. (Maybe that wasn't shown in Engeland)

I just want to point out that in war time everybody reacts different then he would when he is at home BBQ-ing.

Doens't matter if their American, British or Dutch