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Puglover

(16,380 posts)
92. Killing them is honorable.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:39 PM
Jan 2012

Pissing on them after killing them deserves a court martial. world.

We create the monster and then bitch about it when it rears it's ugly head. Sad.

When you're a commander ... tabasco Jan 2012 #1
You betcha. They are criminal for doing that. How would we feel if it were the other way around. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #4
Is that worse than blowing their brains out? MrSlayer Jan 2012 #2
You open up this fucken door, called ..WAR..and.. Stuart G Jan 2012 #10
I don't know. . .. I think I would rather get pissed on than killed any time! BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #15
That was my first thought when I heard this... Critters2 Jan 2012 #82
Alive, they could pee back. boppers Jan 2012 #109
Weren't we supposed to be greeted as liberators, not urinators? Blue Owl Jan 2012 #3
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #5
Shut yer piehole, troll. nt stevenleser Jan 2012 #6
My father, my uncle, brother and cousin all Marines....let me tell you, this is cowardly Alameda Jan 2012 #7
Sealclubber has left the building HangOnKids Jan 2012 #9
Now there's a good move! Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2012 #28
They represent us. Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #73
Crap. Hold on, let me get my squirrel gun. chrisa Jan 2012 #8
If only we got as outraged by the killing of civilians as we do by the desecration of corpses. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #11
not to try to minimize the deaths of civilians Muskypundit Jan 2012 #30
What bullshit. The Stranger Jan 2012 #36
I have been there. Muskypundit Jan 2012 #74
Welcome to D.U. unionworks Jan 2012 #83
50% support for NATO, not the polls I have read happyslug Jan 2012 #91
Thank you for an informed debate and well thought out points. Muskypundit Jan 2012 #101
Not condoning this by any means, but I can't help think that you put a person in a war situation gateley Jan 2012 #12
Don't care. Already dead. Deep13 Jan 2012 #13
Even in war, there are rules. This violates them. War crimes. yardwork Jan 2012 #14
Corpse crimes? They're already dead. Deep13 Jan 2012 #16
We're not at war in Afghanistan anymore, remember? Symbolic is all we got. yardwork Jan 2012 #17
Symbols of a civilized society? If the answer is yes, America is doomed... sad sally Jan 2012 #29
Symbolism is everything. RoccoR5955 Jan 2012 #43
I suspect you would care a whole lot if the pissers and the pissed on Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #45
Actually, I changed my mind. Deep13 Jan 2012 #115
And what do you think that symbol will do? AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #67
Actually, I changed my mind. Deep13 Jan 2012 #116
Good call. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #136
Unsavory, Disrespectful, Disgusting, Gross but . . . a War Crime? BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #18
Not necessarily. Desecration of corpses can be a war crime. See this link: yardwork Jan 2012 #25
Ah, ok-- thanks! BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #26
So then by your logic, grave-robbing and necrophilia are no big deal Hugabear Jan 2012 #69
Disagreement is not malice. Deep13 Jan 2012 #107
Judi Lynn, thank you for being an active D.U.'er. mojowork_n Jan 2012 #19
DUers are not representative of American liberals. Deep13 Jan 2012 #20
Of course it is bad..It is all bad.. Stuart G Jan 2012 #21
With tears I imagine what it does to the psyche of the perpetrators Mira Jan 2012 #22
How about this...about war..War against Indians..OK. Sand Creek. Stuart G Jan 2012 #23
Heard on NPR today unionworks Jan 2012 #24
Then you are just like them. The Stranger Jan 2012 #37
"I" am not unionworks Jan 2012 #39
Whether or not the video is "real", we've done wrong... MrMickeysMom Jan 2012 #130
What do you mean, "we", unionworks Jan 2012 #131
just more recruitment ammunition for the taliban....this behaivor is stupid on so many levels....n/t unkachuck Jan 2012 #27
Just bring them home and let's try and rehab the World from this hell... midnight Jan 2012 #31
Twice in the last week unionworks Jan 2012 #32
War is hell Bozvotros Jan 2012 #33
+1 n/t ejbr Jan 2012 #41
Reading this thread it's surprising to see how many apologists go west young man Jan 2012 #34
Suprising to see unionworks Jan 2012 #40
Don't piss on dead people. Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #46
Geez unionworks Jan 2012 #51
Sorry that you dont understand that this is indefensible behavior, Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #52
I understand unionworks Jan 2012 #53
no obviously you don't understand. Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #55
whatever. n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #56
scathingly brilliant argument, you win! n/t Scout Jan 2012 #58
So your yardstick is that "they do it so we can too"? Fokker Trip Jan 2012 #48
Sorryy unionworks Jan 2012 #50
Precisely how does one get to... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #63
I have tried to express unionworks Jan 2012 #84
The I may assume that implying DU posters are apologists for the Taliban is also braying too loudly? LanternWaste Jan 2012 #137
I'm afraid unionworks Jan 2012 #138
We often see what we want to see. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #139
This is very simple. It's not about the Taliban. It's about us. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #93
Scroll down unionworks Jan 2012 #94
That's no answer. That's you refusing to listen to the very small & important point I made. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #95
To quote Marvin Gaye unionworks Jan 2012 #98
War is hell, so let's go ahead and be as brutal as we can be. Is that the idea? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #100
Good point Alcibiades Jan 2012 #60
Here's the link to the USMC Scout Sniper requirements Alcibiades Jan 2012 #35
K'd & R'd DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #38
Stupid asses! MaineDem Jan 2012 #42
MORE WAR! MORE WAR! MORE WAR! MORE WAR! N/T Hotler Jan 2012 #44
SMH Mr Dixon Jan 2012 #47
This is a really good point. Fokker Trip Jan 2012 #49
you got it. Scout Jan 2012 #59
+100000 - valid point, and very scary Hugabear Jan 2012 #71
Install these at USMC boot camp KansDem Jan 2012 #54
that's awesome n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #57
I would so buy one of those Hugabear Jan 2012 #70
This may even pose a problem as we try to end this war Alcibiades Jan 2012 #61
Well timed release at the time when talks are underway..... Evasporque Jan 2012 #62
The real story is the motive for publishing the video Islandlife Jan 2012 #64
"Why publicize the atrocities of war?" Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #66
Because knowledge is an absolute good. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #68
Ummm, "ratings"? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #72
Well, my hopes fell thru JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #111
Bingo unionworks Jan 2012 #133
Stupid, unprofessional - Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #65
wow, stay classy USMC... deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #75
Talking tough from the back row Badsam Jan 2012 #77
It's harder to piss on people from the back row. boppers Jan 2012 #112
At any time, you may join the Marines Badsam Jan 2012 #76
Like our guys never blow up innocent people. RoccoR5955 Jan 2012 #78
'Way to defend war crimes. EFerrari Jan 2012 #80
Pretty damn disgusting. polly7 Jan 2012 #79
I would say to the people doing that to the dead 47of74 Jan 2012 #81
Few Marines I have known unionworks Jan 2012 #85
yep... unionworks Jan 2012 #86
That's not "our dead". that's a blackwater merc. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #96
????? What were the nationalities of the four they mutilated, and whose flag were they operating cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #105
They're mercenaries. They kill and die for money DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #108
As you well know.... unionworks Jan 2012 #127
They weren't in uniform, or in military vehicles. boppers Jan 2012 #113
there are several unionworks Jan 2012 #129
And that's why they don't get protections. boppers Jan 2012 #132
Absolutely correct unionworks Jan 2012 #134
I read the story unionworks Jan 2012 #122
What is the precise and relevant reason that one's morality should be predicated LanternWaste Jan 2012 #140
like in Somolia... unionworks Jan 2012 #87
I don't believe the Taliban operated in Somalia circa 1992 DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #97
A historic point... unionworks Jan 2012 #106
That's interesting, hadn't heard it before, but I believe you DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #110
And you politely unionworks Jan 2012 #118
So you want to go to school and do a mans job? unionworks Jan 2012 #88
Terrible photos of terrible crimes. But why is it you think we should become animals? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #99
You sound reasonable unionworks Jan 2012 #102
Thank you. And I'll just leave it there. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #104
wearing makeup unionworks Jan 2012 #89
You appear to be making an argument that one crime, by one person, deserves another crime... boppers Jan 2012 #117
I'm not into arguing unionworks Jan 2012 #119
Are you familiar with the concept: boppers Jan 2012 #120
I have associated unionworks Jan 2012 #121
I was talking about the Taliban, but your response is thought provoking, anyways. boppers Jan 2012 #124
And that was a very insightful unionworks Jan 2012 #125
I took a non-violence vow at 14. boppers Jan 2012 #128
The argument I'm making is I dont Badsam Jan 2012 #141
The Real Story unionworks Jan 2012 #90
Killing them is honorable. Puglover Jan 2012 #92
Long ago unionworks Jan 2012 #103
I've changed my mind on this. Deep13 Jan 2012 #114
Thank you unionworks Jan 2012 #123
Wow, thanks. nt Deep13 Jan 2012 #126
You must earn respect and the mere fact Badsam Jan 2012 #142
So do our people. Deep13 Jan 2012 #144
One more thing on respect, let us not forget Badsam Jan 2012 #143
What the hell are you talking about? Deep13 Jan 2012 #145
Okinawa Chuck unionworks Jan 2012 #135
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