Another SAS defends marine

The Guardian | 17/11/04 | odd john

[ijcr]

Sorry, I had a senior moment and intended the post for Odd John.

The other article was by Andy McNab,who's books are like the famous milk-cream mixture...half and half.

[MEG33]

"Rules of engagement" is the proper title..please always post the exact title with and comment in parentheses.

[Odd John]

thank you

[MEG33]

Your welcome..I saw the disgusting cartoon"He's dead now"..more like the Guardian's usual bias..

[uncbob]

Dramatic news footage from Falluja which appears to show an American marine shooting a prone Iraqi has caused outrage here and in the US

So who the hell are these outraged people NOT MEm

I doubt that most Americans could care less about terrorists

[Jackknife]

bump

[Conspiracy Guy]

Admit it! Now!

[mware]

Perhaps they saw the video tape of the murder of the worker from CARE. Fox and Friends reported that before she was shot she was tortured, and apparently it is on the tape.

[MEG33]

Never!...;)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Still trying to blame Odd John for your dirty work eh? You are clever and diabolical.

[niobe527]

I admit to being naive, but I've always thought that you DON'T turn your back on an enemy. I'd rather see our soldier come home in one piece than that terrorist say "I got one!"

[MEG33]

I am that..I admit.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm skeeeeeert of you.

[MEG33]

You are a very smart Guy...;)

[highlandbreeze]

It was an accident. They'll fix it tomorrow.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I heard that!

[rahbert]

They actually lie on a body?? Gross and disgusting...

Not to mention, these jihadis might have wired themselves for demolition. I like the USMC SOP better.

[RebelTex]

Let's see, the situation was:

1. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
2. many terrorists are suicide bombers
3. terrorists hide and disguise Improvised Explosive Devices
4. terrorists set up booby traps everywhere they can
5. terrorists booby trap their dead and wounded
6. terrorists fake surrendering then attack when our troops are drawn out to take the prisoners into custody
7. terrorists fake surrendering then blow themselves up when our troops are attempt to take the prisoners into custody
8. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
9. no intel provided that enemy wounded had already been subdued
10. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
11. after our troops successfully storm the Mosque, they go room to room to secure each, and discover some wounded and dead enemy in the room.  They start to secure the wounded to render them harmless and an assumed dead terrorist makes a sudden move

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

1. ask him if he wants a cigarette?
2. apologize for thinking he was dead?
3. call up the chain of command for orders?
4. ask the reporter for his recommendations?
5. blow the #(*&^%@* terrorist's head off.

If you answered A, B, C or D:

YOU'RE DEAD!!!

MOST OF YOUR TEAM IS DEAD!!!

because if you believe in any other possible outcome, then YOU WILL FAIL TO ACT IN TIME when it really counts.  This is the way our troops are trained AND SHOULD BE trained.

JMHO