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RandySF

(86,253 posts) Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:02 PM Jul 2016

AP: Army confirms Michah Johnson served tour in Afghanistan

That explains his weapons proficiency.

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AP: Army confirms Michah Johnson served tour in Afghanistan (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2016 OP

These wars come home in all kinds of ways alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #1

Radicalized vets....gee, heard something about that a few years ago underpants Jul 2016 #2

Wars turn us into murderers, and society is shocked when shooting is the answer. lindysalsagal Jul 2016 #3

Not exactly pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #6

Not necessarily sarisataka Jul 2016 #4

The guy also trained at a place in Dallas that taught urban tactical fighting. Civilian facility. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #5

Wow, why are those places even legal? scscholar Jul 2016 #7

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

1. These wars come home in all kinds of ways

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:06 PM

Jul 2016

We pay for them every day. Everybody gets a taste.

underpants

(197,183 posts)

2. Radicalized vets....gee, heard something about that a few years ago

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:16 PM

Jul 2016

Then it was all HOW DARE THEY?!?!?
and it went away.

lindysalsagal

(22,997 posts)

3. Wars turn us into murderers, and society is shocked when shooting is the answer.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:19 PM

Jul 2016

Humans are barbarians. We don't deserve this earth.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

6. Not exactly

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

Military training and wars give soldiers lethal capabilities, to which most veterans never resort. Unless their minds are captured by lethal ideologies or psychiatric disturbances.

sarisataka

(22,837 posts)

4. Not necessarily

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:20 PM

Jul 2016

Well under half of deployed troops will hear shots fired in anger

Only about 10% will actually engage in active combat.

He would have received basic weapon and tactical training

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

5. The guy also trained at a place in Dallas that taught urban tactical fighting. Civilian facility.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:27 PM

Jul 2016

To me any, the fact that such a place exists is friggin nuts.

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

7. Wow, why are those places even legal?

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jul 2016

They commit so much to the pile of violence that is shoved down our throats every day.

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