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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Al Qaeda in Iraq leader who led a brutal insurgency that included homicide bombings, kidnappings and beheadings, was killed in an airstrike on a building north of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi officials announced Thursday.
The man whose been responsible for killing American Soldiers and the deaths of untold thousands of Iraqi civilians just ate 1000lbs of bombs, which was oh so graciously delivered to him by one of our F-16's.
Keep up the good fight guys. The world is a safer place today.
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Now if we could just stop jar heads killing civilians, or shooting british troops. There was this time these geniouse americans were orderd to wait for british troops to relieve them and told to shoot anyone who comes near them until the british arrive. The english arrive in english vehicles, at the correct time, on the planned route, broadcasting over the radio announcing there approach. So what do the american troops do? Start shooting the British, huzah!
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On the interest of keeping things civil, I'll ask you to remove that, or have a DM do so, and we'll forget it was ever there.
This was made to honor those who are over there making the sacrifice that to few are willing to make. American, British, Australian, Japanese, and the rest of those in the coalition.
Not to attack them
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Wouldnt that be un-constitutional?
Chief adviser to the Pharaoh, in one very snazzy mutli-coloured coat
'Time goes by so slowly for those who wait...' - Whatever Happend To Baby Madonna?
Written by: Pele
Not true.
They didn't "volunteer". They were hired. It is a paid position that you apply for. I know people who were turned down by the military too. They get paid. It is a job/career, not a volunteer thing.
And, for example, my friend signed up to learn engineering and get college money. He is driving a tank now.
Another friend signed up so that he could learn languages and get money for international law. They told him what languages he was going to learn (he did not choose) and then he was taught to shoot a gun and sent overseas.
I also know someone who went through infantry training, his entire platoon was asked if anyone could type. He raised his hand and ended up being in the secretarial pool for some administrator somewhere on an aircraft carrier. He expected to have to use his gun, instead he is typing reports somewhere.
It is not as cut and dry as everyone seems to wrack it up to be. The people who sign up do not always expect, or want, to shoot or kill. Several sign up for jobs that they really believe they will not have to do violence in..and the military figures out a way to twist it all around.
I think you all need to also keep in mind that it is not all black and white the way you seem to be thinking.
"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
Written by: Stone
I agree dream, the American military with it’s RAM or not, can’t cope with guerrilla warfare.
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Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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Written by: faithinfire
Now if they fought like they did in 1776,
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Written by: NYCWritten by: faithinfire
Now if they fought like they did in 1776,
Ahhh... back when insurgents were true patriots.
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Written by: NYC
Um... are you arguing with yourself again?
You're the one talking about style of fighting. I was just talking about the paralels between an 'insurgency' and a 'revolution'. Neither one has anything to do with style of fighting.
Written by: Stone
I agree dream, the American military with it’s RAM or not, can’t cope with guerrilla warfare.
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Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Written by: faithinfire
why are people not running to enlist, because we are soft and spoiled
Written by: Kathain Bowen
When he turned 18, his stepfather summarily threw him out with pretty much the clothes on his back and whatever just so happened to be in his pocket. He joined the army because that was the only place he could quickly find work, steady food, and a roof over his head.
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
Written by: Violently Tame
Most of the violence that is going on here is not from the iraqi's either. It's from third country nationals that want nothing more than to slow down Iraq's progress
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
Written by: havocangel
Standing up for what one believes in is one of the most difficult things to do especially when the majority disagrees with said action.
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Written by: Stone
Hi Violently Tame, could you explain what you mean when you say ‘They don't like the Government that's been put in place here”.
Australians that used to live in Iraq are saying that an effective secular Government was replaced with a dysfunctional fundamentalist one.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
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Violently Tame, on a lighter note, what is it like being a poi spinner in the US Army in the middle of a war zone?? :-)
I assume most typical soldiers would find it kind of weird!
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
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violently tame
I changed " Most of the violence" to "Some of the violence" because ,truly, I don't know what entirely go's on here in iraq. So it would be unfair and un truthful of me to say "most of the violence" when i don't have a completly clear picture of what's going on here.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Nietzsche
Written by: Violently Tame
The government here support's these militias, not monitarily that i know of,but in what they do.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
Written by: Violently Tame
The militias were origionaly started in order to help protect the people of iraq from the violence that was happening toward them.
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Written by: SethisWritten by: Violently Tame
The militias were origionaly started in order to help protect the people of iraq from the violence that was happening toward them.
From who? Who was perpetuating violence towards Iraqi nationals?
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
-Albert Einstein-
Peanut butter... It fills the cracks of the soul! -Paul Blart-
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
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