The one thing we can't have is a MEU or MEF doing the type of policing/patrolling the Army is having to do. Throwing rocks at this type of combat forces would be a bloodbath.
Marines are not taught to be compassionate with people hell-bent on hurting/killing them or their comrades.
The one thing we can't have is a MEU or MEF doing the type of policing/patrolling the Army is having to do. Throwing rocks at this type of combat forces would be a bloodbath. Despite the "killer", trigger-happy reputation that you have apparently bought into, the marines are a disciplined, professional force. With the occasional exception you have in any organization that includes humans, they will follow orders, adhere to the rules of engagement, and use appropriate restraint.