Marine General's Blunt Comments Draw Fire

[docwebster]

SAN DIEGO -- At a panel discussion in San Diego Tuesday, a top Marine general tells an audience that, among other things, it is "fun to shoot some people."

The comment, made by Lt. Gen. James Mattis, came in reference to fighting insurgents in Iraq. He went on to say, "Actually, its a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. I like brawling."

"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for 5 years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis continued. "You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

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What really depresses is this neanderthal actually got a smattering of laughter and applause.

Comments

Re: Sadly, I know I'll be declared a knuckle dragger

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

Point taken.

Myself, I'd prefer something far lengthier in duration and intense in pain for the wife beater than merely shooting them. That's over entirely too quickly, in most cases.

Well I'm sure the Marines do chase them around whooping

[disgruntledgrrl.livejournal.com]

But the dualing banjo music is just lost on most Afghanistinians.


Boy did I mangle the spelling on that. But I refuse to call them Afghans. My mother made afghans. :p