The soldier did what we wanted him to do, he just did not follow the book precisely. So what? Give him a reprimand, and get on with it.
Posted on 11/16/2004 7:01:14 AM PST by areafiftyone
It's not too hard to beleive he would to what he had to to protect himself & the rest of the squad.
Sounds to me like he shot a dead terrorist making sure he could not blow himself up and kill the Marines friends and officers...
The reporter needs to be beaten severely
imo
The man feared for his life and those of his platoon. Enough said!
Hey, these desk weenies are condemning this guy being shot at and protecting his buddies.
I say give the guy a couple of beers.
Our great Liberal MSM is already trying him.
Contrary to what the liberal media would have the public believe, war is not Hollywood.
There are no "second takes!"
And if anyone thinks they can do a better job, they are welcome to enlist.
In fact, I will be glad to take them down to the Marine Corps recruiter myself.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
The soldier did what we wanted him to do, he just did not follow the book precisely. So what? Give him a reprimand, and get on with it.
Hail our Fallujah heroes! Give that Marine a medal and let him kill more terrorists.
The press needs another Abu Ghraib scandal to dull the shine of this stunning American victory.
What a filthy, rotten, steaming pile they are.
The press pool is a cess pool.
Get them out of there.
Amen. Testify!
---it should be pointed out to the media that during early WW2, upon discovering that the Japs practised deception with booby-trapped wounded and dead that it became SOP to shoot them again to be sure they were harmless--it was reported in the media as a sign that GI's were becoming experienced and wise to the ways of the enemy---
GOD I HATE THE MEDIA!!
I agree. He should be treated like a hero. All of these lib talking heads are trying to judge this guy from behind their desks in their studios not knowing what it's like to be there. I don't know what it's like to be there either, but I could imagine, and I would have done the same thing if I were him.
It also shows that the WWII reporters were patriotic Americans, unlike this hippie f***ing scum from NBC.
Our media is in the same league as Al-Jazeera.
This is nothing John Kerry didn't do and won the Silver Star for it. Politics is definitely involved and the Old Media is trying to run with it.
"The man feared for his life and those of his platoon"
This Marine did not fear for anything. This Marine was in combat and as one who has spent some time in combat I can tell you that in such circumstances, you don't go around and check ID's and take a poll to decide whether to shoot the S.O.B. who is shooting at you.
YOU KILL THE BASTARD!
Any questions?
I thought not!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Someone on another thread suggested killing the reporter. Please explain to me what he did to deserve a severe beating.
Should read ... "overblown, media-hyped scandal..."
Sorry but these POSs don't want to play by the rules then neither should we. They did the same thing in Desert Storm, fake surrenders and fake deaths. They need to be eradicated from the face of the earth.
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