Oh, dude.

[Verto]

Originally posted by MrFun
Well maybe that guy likes to use the word "dude" to express profound regret but I would think there are better words for such expression.

Clearly you are articulate every waking moment, regardless of the situation. For example, I once drove by the scene of a fairly severe automobile accident. Now, shockingly, my first reaction was "Oh crap."

Does my failure to use SAT-level vocabulary to express my emotions render me a heartless, cold blooded killer.

[Dinner]

After watching the film I don't see any evidience of anyone taking joy or getting his jollies off. Instead I see a proffessional soldier/Airman doing his job as he has been trained to do.

[vodkakov]

I agree. In my opinion, part of the reason why soldiers/sailors/airmen are trained is to reduce emotional involvement during the job in hand. Frankly, if they thought about it so much at the time, they'd probably not be able to do the job. Thinking's for afterwards in my opinion.

[Sprayber]

Warning Graphic

Not all people that pick up a weapon are smart enough to stay behind cover.

http://www.coreyandjayshow.com/timages/page/media/iraqi%20shot%20650%20frames.mpg

some more unfortionate causualities.

http://www.coreyandjayshow.com/timages/page/media/224Helicopter_Kills.mpg

[Provost Harrison]

Surely bombing a crowd in this manner definitely counts as an 'act of terror'?

[Verto]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Surely bombing a crowd in this manner definitely counts as an 'act of terror'?

It depends on who comprises the crowd, doesn't it?

[vodkakov]

Originally posted by Sprayber
Not all people that pick up a weapon are smart enough to stay behind cover.

'Course they're not... I was merely paraphrasing some of the analysts that Channel 4 had on. Personally, I reckon it was probably guerrillas moving in a crowd of civilians to (hopefully) discourage US troops from firing on them. This happens quite often, especially in Somalia and the like. This could go some way towards explaining why the US Marines supposedly on the street corner didn't wipe them out.

[Dinner]

I watched the video again and the only thing I heard was "impact" followed a second or two later by "oh, dude". "Oh, dude" is the modern English equivalent of saying "my god" and hardly means someone is getting their jollies off as some people have contended.

[laurentius]

Originally posted by vodkakov


You ever heard of 'Bloody Sunday', Amritsar or Algeria to name but a few examples?

yeah, but come on, these cowards are bombing a fleeing crowd from what...5000 feet away?

[vodkakov]

Firebombing of Dresden then? Or perhaps British gassing and airstrikes on Iraqis in the 1920s? I hardly think the US has the monopoly on 'cowardly' acts of murder... after all the Europeans have been at it so much longer.

[Verto]

Originally posted by laurentius


yeah, but come on, these cowards are bombing a fleeing crowd from what...5000 feet away?

So technology makes it more horrendous?

Would you prefer if we dispatched commandos armed with machettes?

[laurentius]

sure but imnot talking about atrocities commited 90 or 60 years ago

[vodkakov]

The point you made was that Europeans would not do this, I'm arguing that they have and do... European troops and aircraft are in Iraq too you know...

[laurentius]

Originally posted by Verto


So technology makes it more horrendous?

Would you prefer if we dispatched commandos armed with machettes?

yes, it the technology. Its easy to bomb people if they have no means of defending theirselves..its called cowardly

[vodkakov]

It's called sensible in war, technology helps you survive is worth it, in my opinion.