This message from a Marine in Iraq should be enough to convince ANYONE that war is war...and must be recognized and treated as such. Politicians should not be telling our soldiers and the public that it is SOMETHING ELSE or akin to an exercise in social welfare. That's what is going on. Some politicians are peddling "instant expertise" because they made a "quickie" visit to Iraq for lunch. If this weren't bad enough, the media, a few misfits and the radical left of the Democrat Party has an agenda that supports our country's enemies and will defeat our national interests. In a broader sense than the topic dealt with below, we should have "fixed" this in the first Gulf War but we still have a chance to do it and it will be a grave mistake, leading to a national disaster, if we don't. Please read the following message from a Marine soldier. He will explain some essential facts that every American should know!
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In response to the news blurb about the Marine who put two rounds in a wounded insurgent's head in Fallujah, here's a response from a Marine:
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It's a safety issue pure and simple. After assaulting through a target, we put a security round in everybody's head. Sorry al-Reuters, there's no paddy wagon rolling around Fallujah picking up "prisoners" and offering them a hot cup a joe, falafel, and a blanket. There's no time to mess around on the target. You clear the space, dump the chumps, and moveon.org.
Are Corpsman expected to treat wounded terrorists? Negative. Hey libs, worried about the defense budget? Well, it would be waste, fraud, and abuse for a Corpsman to expend one man-minute or a battle dressing on a terrorist. It (makes a lot more sense) to spend the $.02 on a 5.56mm FMJ.
By the way, in our view, terrorists who chop off civilian's heads are not prisoners, they are carcasses. Chopping off a civilian's head is another reason why these idiots are known as "unlawful combatants." It seems that most of the world's journalists have forgotten that fact. (...more)