Marine General's Blunt Comments Draw Fire

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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.

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That's right - I read it when it came out which was a while ago.

[disgruntledgrrl.livejournal.com]

The Princess aka the Writer - was trying to lift her own veil to look across the street and her friends did the equivolent of the skirt flip to freak her out (and some passing guys).
Thanks for tracking that down. I never got the read the rest of the story. I just remember the part where she was lying in bed knowing for certain her friend was currently drowning in the pool.


Also when she tried to hide her period so she would't be forced to wear black.

Re: That's right - I read it when it came out which was a while ago.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

No, the person who was drowned actually did a lot more than a "skirt flip."