[pyro-manic]

Someone's been at the Chuck Norris movies again...

[Nix]

Okay, I admit, the booger statement was stupid.

I am serious though when I say that I'm sick and tired of reading line after line of crap coming out of the free press.  One week it's because we're stretched too thin.  Another week it'll be about mis-treatment of prisoners, and another week it'll be about putting innocent bystanders at risk, and another week it'll be about "big oil and haliburton".  When you read through all THIS stupid, utter crap, it's the same old story that they keep trying to push: "The United States Military should not be in the middle east".  They just keep twisting and turning skewing it any way they can.  Hardly ever will anyone hear a good, positive story come from the free press about our soldiers in Iraq.    I cannot believe what some people will say about our military. I've heard senators accuse our soldiers, people who volunteered to defend thier own nation, of horrible, unbelievable things!  People who honestly chosen to go off to a foriegn land and risk thier own life for the security of the country they are in.  It angers me sometimes that people in our own country will say such things about our military.  Of course, in a perfect world, we wouldnt need militaries, and even if the world needed militaries, they'd be better than any on the planet.  These people deserve to be reported on a hell of a lot fairer than what they are reported on right now. 

And I stand by my statement on Alito as well.  Next week you'll hear sliced and diced soundbytes from Alito, to skew the report in such a way that the media will say that Alito ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY will overturn Roe v. Wade.  When you hear the uncut recordings of the "interrogation", a lot of important, and sensible information is left out!  And the attitude of some of these senators!  These people make me embarassed at times!  These people have no respect, unless it's they who are up on the podium, or in this case, have the mic open to them at the time!  Hell, They STILL dont have any respect!  These very same people say some of the most demoralizing and disrespectful things about our US military!  It's not just Dems but others as well! 

THAT'S who I have a hard time believing.  There's my honest-to-God opinion on this matter, without any of the **** to cut through.  If you still cannot believe it, fine.  Take it as it is. 

[aldo_14]

Okay, I admit, the booger statement was stupid.

I am serious though when I say that I'm sick and tired of reading line after line of crap coming out of the free press.  One week it's because we're stretched too thin.  Another week it'll be about mis-treatment of prisoners, and another week it'll be about putting innocent bystanders at risk, and another week it'll be about "big oil and haliburton".  When you read through all THIS stupid, utter crap, it's the same old story that they keep trying to push: "The United States Military should not be in the middle east". 

Gee, did you ever consider there might be a reason for that? 

Maybe because there's an overwhelming amount of negative actions taken by the US in...the...Middle....East? 

I mean you invade a country promising freedom and democracy and you don't expect newspapers to pick up when said same troops are torturing and holding people without trial, or killing thousands of people in friendly fire incidents, or maybe using phosperous as a combat weapon in built up areas?  You send in troops promising liberation and rule of law, and don't expect it to be pointed out when people run about the streets looting, police are shoving suspects in metal crates to starve/burn to death and torturing others, and when large areas are being handed to the control of Shia militias under Al-Sadr (a wanted murder suspect who US troops are now forbidden to arrest) because the Iraqi police and army are too poorly trained and ill-equipped to cope?  Promise free elections when the first poll sees Sunni areas effectively barred from voting (because it's a warzone) and the second sees Shia militias running the polls in many areas, guarenteeing the vote goes to their chosen candidate?  Where the rebuilding process is seemingly being handed to companies run by administration 'friends', rather than the Iraqi people?

A war where the other basis is that it reduces terrorism, when it's attacking a country with no known connections to the big-bad of Al-Queda (hell, Bin Ladin hated Saddam for his secular nation and later use of Islam to try and gather support during and after the 1990 Gulf War), and where the end consequence is just providing fuel and justification for extremism and terrorist attacks in Madrid and London?

Virtually no newpaper or media outlet criticises the individual soldiers, because the rot starts at the top.  If you have a badly conceived, unecessary, ill-planned war started on the basis of known to be false intelligence (such as the Niger yellowcake story), you don't have a go at the troops - you pity the poor bastards, and have a go at the idiots who have put them and countless civillians in the firing line and achieved nothing.

And it's not just the US, of course.  Plenty of poor sods from here, Australia, Poland, etc are caught in this mess.

[Deepblue]

FYI, I watched a special on cable where they had the top teams from around the world compete in a MILES simulation. Delta came out on top.

[Mefustae]

What were the teams involved?

[Deepblue]

Delta and SAS were the top two and as such the ones I remember.

[Grey Wolf]

But can Delta Force survive being dropped a hundred miles behind enemy lines?

[aldo_14]

But can Delta Force survive being dropped a hundred miles behind enemy lines?

....and surviving on only a pack of toothpaste and a dodgy land-rover?

[Mefustae]

And can a Delta squad survive against a pack of *cough* Werewolves? 

[Deepblue]

...

[aldo_14]

And can a Delta squad survive against a pack of *cough* Werewolves? 

Wait for *hack, spit* the sequel.

(clue; it'll be ****ing awful and Americanised)

[TrashMan]

But can Delta Force survive being dropped a hundred miles behind enemy lines?
....and surviving on only a pack of toothpaste and a dodgy land-rover?

Delta Force can survive on the North Pole with nothing but standard underware and a stick, make it's way in 4 days from there towards Middle East ON FOOT, and still manage to kick you so hard you travel back in time.

[aldo_14]

But can Delta Force survive being dropped a hundred miles behind enemy lines?
....and surviving on only a pack of toothpaste and a dodgy land-rover?

Delta Force can survive on the North Pole with nothing but standard underware and a stick, make it's way in 4 days from there towards Middle East ON FOOT, and still manage to kick you so hard you travel back in time.

You see, now we know you're talking out of the wrong hole.

[pyro-manic]

Delta Force can survive on the North Pole with nothing but standard underware and a stick, make it's way in 4 days from there towards Middle East ON FOOT, and still manage to kick you so hard you travel back in time.

Yep, too much Chuck Norris...

[aldo_14]

Delta Force can survive on the North Pole with nothing but standard underware and a stick, make it's way in 4 days from there towards Middle East ON FOOT, and still manage to kick you so hard you travel back in time.

Yep, too much Chuck Norris...

Wait...... Trashman, do you have a ginger beard?