Any other outcome would have destroyed the morale and warrior ethos of the Marine Corps...
We send our young sons and daughters to destroy those who would destroy us..
It is an undertaking which can't be accomplished with sterile or fairy tale outcomes — especially when dealing with an enemy of the militant Islamist mentality.
The only alternative to sending our Grunts into the neighborhoods of the enemy to root them out and destroy them to the extent possible -— at great risk to themselves — is to destroy the entire neighborhood/city and EVERYONE in it from the air.
Don't make the Grunt’s work any more impossible than it is..
Don't expect 100% perfection -— be grateful for the 99.9% our warriors have delivered...
Murtha should be pulled from office and “dealt with”...
All the results to date, on this matter — leaves me convinced that:
At the core - it's STILL the Corps.
Murtha should be pulled from office and “dealt with”...
Yes and Hell Yes.
Great post. All of it!