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Thursday, February 03, 2005

Why We Fight
by Lee

Ladies and gentlemen, here’s one Marine who gets it.

The commandant of the Marine Corps said Thursday he has counseled a senior subordinate for saying publicly, “It’s fun to shoot some people.”

Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, an infantry officer who has commanded Marines in both Afghanistan and Iraq, made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego about strategies for the war on terror. Mattis is the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va.

According to an audio recording of Mattis’ remarks, he said, “Actually, it’s a lot of fun to fight. You know, it’s a hell of a hoot. ... It’s fun to shoot some people. I’ll be right upfront with you, I like brawling.”

He added, “You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five 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.”

Thursday, Gen. Mike Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, issued a statement saying, “I have counseled him concerning his remarks and he agrees he should have chosen his words more carefully.”

“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,” Hagee said. “Lt. Gen. Mattis often speaks with a great deal of candor.”

What kind of a bizarro world do we live in when a Marine general has to apologize for stating in public something everyone knows is true, that killing scumbags can be fun?  There are certain people who like to fight, be it at their local bar or in some faraway shithole.  And I’m sorry, but I can’t fault a Marine for enjoying killing the enemies of America.  He doesn’t deserve a dressing-down, he deserves a frigging medal.

Posted by Lee on 02/03/05 at 03:21 PM in Left Wing Idiocy  • (3) Trackbacks • Permalink • Discuss this in the forums
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