Kill 'Em All
February 5, 2005
A few weeks ago I wrote about Al-Quida training missions and how the actions our military was taking is just fueling hate towards Americans. The elections in Iraq might not have been perfect... 44 civilians were murdered, the ballot was huge and confusing, in some Sunni neighborhoods only 2% of the population actually got out to vote... but overall it looked like things might for the first time be taking a step in the right direction. Then Tuesday night our military held a forum in Sothern California to discuss the war on terror. Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corp was quoted by the Associated Press as making the following statement:
"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. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. 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."
Its pretty obvious how fired up Americans get everytime a recording of Osama Bin Laden is shown on Fox News talking about killing Americans and ruining our lives. And once again, the tables have turned. Although this story hasn't and probably won't get much attention by the American media, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it is currently one of the top stories on Al-Jezeera or other Middle-Eastern television stations. The juxtaposition of opinions is absolutley mind-boggling. On the one hand, you have our president delivering the State of the Union address proclaiming that he's spreading liberty and Democracy to the Middle East, and then on the other hand you have a military lieutenant bragging about how he gets his high by blowing away Arabs. So how many new terrorists have been recruited with this new recruiting video? I honestly can't say. But to all those who wonder why we're having such a hard time fighting this war... maybe its time to examine how we're fighting this war.
"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. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. 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."
Its pretty obvious how fired up Americans get everytime a recording of Osama Bin Laden is shown on Fox News talking about killing Americans and ruining our lives. And once again, the tables have turned. Although this story hasn't and probably won't get much attention by the American media, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it is currently one of the top stories on Al-Jezeera or other Middle-Eastern television stations. The juxtaposition of opinions is absolutley mind-boggling. On the one hand, you have our president delivering the State of the Union address proclaiming that he's spreading liberty and Democracy to the Middle East, and then on the other hand you have a military lieutenant bragging about how he gets his high by blowing away Arabs. So how many new terrorists have been recruited with this new recruiting video? I honestly can't say. But to all those who wonder why we're having such a hard time fighting this war... maybe its time to examine how we're fighting this war.
