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CAIR Call For Pentagon Action Over General
2005-02-04
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Pentagon to discipline a top general who earlier this week said it is "fun to shoot some people."
Really. It is. You should try it sometime...
At a public event in San Diego, Calif., Lt. Gen. James Mattis said:
"Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot ... 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."
The audience applauded the general's remarks. Mattis leads the 1st Marine Division in Iraq. He is based in Quantico, Va.

"We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. "These disturbing remarks are indicative of an apparent indifference to the value of human life." Awad urged that "appropriate disciplinary action" be taken against Gen. Mattis. In 2003, CAIR called for similar action against Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, who told church audiences that he is in "the army of God" and claimed Muslims worship an "idol." A Pentagon investigation of Boykin's remarks concluded that he violated regulations by failing to make clear he was not speaking in an official capacity and did not obtain prior clearance for the remarks.
Posted by:tipper

#26  It's not like he spoke out in favor of something barbaric like cutting off the heads of hostages and slitting the throats of Christian families.
Posted by: DMFD   2005-02-04 11:49:37 PM  

#25  you don't walk on superman's cape
you don't spit in the wind
you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger
and you don't mess around with James
du dut do do du tu du dut to
Posted by: 3dc   2005-02-04 11:31:26 PM  

#24  I wonder how that CAIR thug feels about abusing women. Probably would make a really long, complicated statement about it.

Probably wouldn't get all that worked up about the idea of women being shot for daring to appear in public with their eyes showing.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-02-04 7:32:09 PM  

#23  Happened to catch a segment of BBC World News last night. The newsreader read: General Mattis said it's "fun to shoot some people", then said something about muslims being "those people". End of segment. No context of Gen. Msttis' remarks of mullahs and terrorists abusing women or subjugating whole societies under the authority of allah, or the murder of non-muslims under the color of the Koran. Just American says it's fun to kill muslims. I can't say I am the least bit surprised about the BBCs selectivity. Can't say I would mourn if Jordan Eason's advice is taken to heart and journalists started dropping like flies from lead poisoning.
Posted by: ed   2005-02-04 6:28:55 PM  

#22  One of my senior officers was at a briefing w/Mattis right after OEF finished up. Mattis basically said "we killed them by the bushloads," to paraphrase - "if you only knew how many of those cowards we killed - it was obscene and I'm ready to go back and kill more of them if you want me to." "They don't like us, they don't want to understand us, they want to kill you and every free breath you take."

God bless ya General.
Posted by: Jarhead   2005-02-04 5:48:58 PM  

#21  "Semper Fi" General, keep up the good work. We need warriors to fight wars, not social workers. After all, we should follow our bliss, and if it means shooting these mofos like the morons they are, then more power to the General.
Posted by: Sgt.D.T.   2005-02-04 5:16:34 PM  

#20  "Actually, it’s a lot of fun to fight. You know, it’s a hell of a hoot ... 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."

Is there a problem? Am I missing something? Seems like Gen. Mattis was saying what everyone is thinking. And? I don't get the uproar. The compaints are just flatulance amongst the leftist elites, who have no soul to begin with...
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-04 4:50:32 PM  

#19  Gen. Mattis sounds to me like a Marine's Marine. But, since I'm a chickenhawk, I can't have such a favorable opinion of anything military.

I guess the PC-approved answer should have been along the lines of: "Killing is always a regrettable - but sometimes necessary and inevitable - consequence of achieving our military aims."

I prefer the naked truth, personally.
Posted by: Xbalanke   2005-02-04 3:28:17 PM  

#18  "CAIR Call For Pentagon Action Over General"

I agree! Give him a medal and a week's leave.
Posted by: Mark E.   2005-02-04 3:22:23 PM  

#17  CAIR members should have to register as alien enemy agents. STFU and FOAD CAIR.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-02-04 3:00:47 PM  

#16  Members of CAIR have been arrested for supporting terrorism. These goat fucking pIslamics want to convert all of America to muslimes so we can worship some pagan moon god piggy allah.

Fuck them and fuck the terrorist training manual the koran!

I love this general.
Posted by: Peaceful Islam Kills   2005-02-04 2:47:09 PM  

#15  Desert Blondie. I Love it.
Posted by: plainslow   2005-02-04 1:44:18 PM  

#14  "Upon the fields of friendly strife are sewn the seeds, that upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory."

--Douglas MacArthur, quote above doorway to Gymnasium at West Point.
Posted by: Mark E.   2005-02-04 1:15:29 PM  

#13  "We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad.

Don't flatter yourself, A**wad. By all accounts, your guys aren't good enough to call it "sporting". If it weren't for their complete lack of honor, they wouldn't get any hits in at all.
Posted by: BH   2005-02-04 12:59:50 PM  

#12  Well, CAIR has a point that he is culturally insensitive to certain Muslim men's need to slap around their wimminfolk.....
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-02-04 12:49:40 PM  

#11  "We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad.

Well, a soldier's job is basically to kill the enemy, so.....
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-02-04 12:17:38 PM  

#10  The Council on American-Islamic Relations
453 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003-4034

That can't be too far from Quantico, General. Why don't you drop by for a visit and have Executive Director Dickhad voice his complaints in person?
I'm sure they'd love to see you. Just try not to make them cry, okay?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-02-04 12:17:26 PM  

#9  It's San Diego. We like our Generals with balls and our CAIR STFU
Posted by: Frank G   2005-02-04 12:05:11 PM  

#8  Given that the audience applauded, one can only assume they agreed with him; does CAIR want that they should be sent to bed without any supper as well?
Posted by: The Doctor   2005-02-04 12:03:12 PM  

#7  Remember when they used to whine that the US ignored them? Bet they wish we'd ignore them now.
Posted by: BH   2005-02-04 11:27:04 AM  

#6  For once I actually agree with CAIR. There should be 'action' with respect to LtGen Mattis. He should be promoted to Four-Star rank and be made commander of CENTCOM. Thank you CAIR, good call! Clinton/Boxer 2008!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-02-04 11:09:11 AM  

#5  Rightwing is right. Don't do a damn thing for them until they begin condeming as loudly about the Mullahs wanting us to die.
Posted by: plainslow   2005-02-04 10:47:16 AM  

#4  When you, CAIR, stop calling, teaching and believing that war can be holy, then you may begin to complain. Until then a chimney has no right to call a kettle black.
Posted by: Duh   2005-02-04 10:44:16 AM  

#3  The towelheads are complaining about what a General said? That's like your average Christian sending a letter to Mullah Omar about his mean sermons. If you don't like what the good General has to say - pack your bags and your harem and go spend some time in Khandahar you asshole.
Posted by: Rightwing   2005-02-04 10:36:25 AM  

#2  More like the Council of the Perpetually Aggrieved.

"We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event,"

Sorry, but the objective of a sporting event is winning, Dickhed Nihad.
Posted by: Raj   2005-02-04 10:35:25 AM  

#1  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." The audience applauded the general’s remarks.

-Sums up how I feel about the top folks at CAIR.
Posted by: Jarhead   2005-02-04 10:28:19 AM  

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