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Old 01-31-2007, 10:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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When someone is behind you honking their horn, and they are driving a humvee. Get out of their way.

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psht, that's how I drive on california freeways.
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That's what happens if you put 25 year old kids in the army.
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yeah that was stupid, no wonder they hate us over there. We're all *** holes when we drive
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If you stop you have a have a large chance of getting ambushed, especially in a market area like that. The Iraqi people know they are supposed to get out of the way. That unit was just using a very small amount of escolation of force (EOF).

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I'm talking about those immature kids driving the Humvee.
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If you stop you have a have a large chance of getting ambushed, especially in a market area like that. The Iraqi people know they are supposed to get out of the way. That unit was just using a very small amount of escolation of force (EOF).

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Exactly. It's war. They weren't being immature -- that's what you have to do if you want to survive. A lot of people just don't get the concept of what war really is.

You could tell they were tense from their voices at the end when the cameraman makes a comment about the one guy who was picking his nose.

Seriously, I don't understand why you think that that is immature. It's necessary.

If you go over there with the whole "lets just talk out are problems...there's no need for fighting" attitude...then you won't last long at all.
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Exactly. It's war. They weren't being immature -- that's what you have to do if you want to survive. A lot of people just don't get the concept of what war really is.

You could tell they were tense from their voices at the end when the cameraman makes a comment about the one guy who was picking his nose.

Seriously, I don't understand why you think that that is immature. It's necessary.

If you go over there with the whole "lets just talk out are problems...there's no need for fighting" attitude...then you won't last long at all.
Haha, then why are they driving there? Probably the most busy street in the city.
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It's called responding to a situation or patrolling your section. EVEN the busy ones. No, im with Firefox and Naerskine on this one. It's war, you are either with or against, none of this half assed BS. If your gonna sit on a fence, im gonna shoot ya off. Those soldiers are under a lot of stress, so I really don't have any problem with their actions when it pertains to their security and the ability to meet the objectives set forth by their commanders. Those boys are doing a bang up job over there.
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