Its fun to shoot some people!
Lt. Gen. James Mattis , a senior US Marine Corps General who commanded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan said "Actually it's quite fun to fight 'em, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you, I like brawling." He went on to say during a panel discussion, "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil.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." These comments where made at a conference in San Diego, CA. Incidentally Mattis will be portrayed by Harrison Ford in an upcoming Hollywood movie. Hmm .. I wonder whether these comments will be used as dialogues in the movie .. but then that might be too politically incorrect in Hollywood..
Not too many people seem to be concerned with these comments made by a high ranking military officer. In fact they're lightly being brushed off or justified by his military record.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael Hagee praised Mattis as "one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders." He said,"While I understand that some people may take issue with the comments made by him, I also know he intended to reflect the unfortunate and harsh realities of war.Lt. Gen. Mattis often speaks with a great deal of candor. I have counseled him concerning his remarks and he agrees he should have chosen his words more carefully."
"Counseled him".. shouldn't stricter action have been taken ... the man is a Lt. General .. should he not have any reponsibility about what he says keeping his rank in mind? This is not the first time he's made such a comment. In November 2001, after Marines took over a desert airstrip in Afghanistan, Mattis had declared "We have landed and we now own terrain in south Afghanistan." Maybe "choosing words" would not make any difference at all, especially if what he said, truly reflects the way he thinks. I guess its this general attitude toward the "invaded people" that results the abuse thats been rampant at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib..
posted by mightypen @ 9:49 AM
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C'mon, everybody's gotta find a way to enjoy their work or they're gonna burn out...
"It's fun logging some bugs," says Aki. "You got some developers here, they've been slapping QE around for five years because they have nothing better to do. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to find bugs in their code."
:-P
Yeah. But people don't DIE when I find bugs!
And I forgot to add, Rumsfeld in his characteristic style denied any knowledge saying "I have not read his words. I don't know what he said precisely or the context."
That's merely a result of your career choice. Freedom of choice, man.
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