Posted on 02/06/2005 9:00:32 AM PST by ILL
Mattis told about 200 people at the San Diego Convention Center: "Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you, I like brawling."
Do we mean to say they shouldn't use all the goodies they were given in order to kill the enemy? Hell no. They should kill as many of the enemy as possible. A verbal "faux pas" is not something that these generals are schooled at. If they were schooled as politicians they would have given us some sort of a hogwash story how heartbreaking it was to kill an Iraqi unit that set their convoy with road blasts. Sorry, but I just don't buy it. Rush to judgment has traditionally been easy for all of us and moralizing has never won a war. OK, he was a little too open or clumsy but he's not paid to be a speaker, his job was to command a unit in combat. If he's ever judged for anything that should be the scope of our interests. It is unacceptable to train these men to kill and later hold them liable for having killed (who cares if they enjoyed it or not). Such similar stupidities have befallen some other great American generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, George S Patton Jr. and Dwight D. Eisenhower. During their tenure they were severly criticized but after a few decades have elapsed we glorified their exploits. Let's not be that hasty and that hypocritical. We trained these people to do exactly what the General said he was doing, and we equipped them with plenty of toys to accomplish that goal (kill as many of the enemy as possible).
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I thought of that too and almost added "and then starting on them in our country"
The military has a fair share of generals unable to function
in a war zone. I would say that finding a man that knows what his mission is refreshes some of us that knew generals
that were overwhelmed with 100% participation in the United Way campaign and not much else..............
Our military is trained to kill the enemy. If there are plenty of dead "enemy" on the battlefields of Fallujah, Mosul, etc., then they are doing the job they were trained for. If you want a happy face put on discussions of war, talk to a politician.
If you don't get this, rent "Patton" and watch it several times over. And if you still don't get it, just sit back quietly (= STFU) and enjoy the peace and security your military affords you, despite the low pay and sacrifices they make.
No, but we all know that.
The *counseling* probably amounted to...*don't say that again*...LOL
Learn how to format troll
Are we in agreement that this is a troll?
Hell's bells, he's a Marine General! He is trained to kill people. I can't imagine not feeling good about disconnecting some of the dirt bags that are fighting against freedom in Iraq.
I hope a promotion is in his near future.
Mattis shoulda kept his mouth shut. Those who know don't talk, and those who talk don't know firsthand.
Having said that... . It makes Mattis sould like a clerk, not a warrior.
I tend to agree with you. I haven't noticed any replies in defense of this post yet from the "troll".
1. Would that be affirmative action generals and women generals? Hmmm?
2. Yes, it is.
Patton and Puller would be pulling for him.
Pun intended.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE!? There are doubters amongst us.
The general should just be counseled about what he says when there are microphones and "unfriendlies" around.
mystery-ak wrote:
The *counseling* probably amounted to...*don't say that again*...LOL
Maybe iliya doesn't have an opinion on what he posted?
"THIS"? To whom or to what are you referring?
There are so many who fall under this category.
How the hell does his post make him a troll? Did you even bother to read what he wrote?
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