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2004-11-21 Iraq-Jordan

In Falluja, Young Marines Saw the Savagery of an Urban War

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Posted by JerseyMike 2004-11-21 3:45:10 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A heroic story in spite of NYT defeatism.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-21 5:15:14 PM|| 2004-11-21 5:15:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Incredibly humbling. Makes me want to grab human feces like streisand and michael moore-on. and slap them into the next century.

I was in Union Station in DC last weekend and saw a young female with a hand painted shirt that read: "I support the troops that shoot their officers." It pissed me off so badly that it made my wife mad at me becasue I fumed so long.

I just wish I would have read this before I saw her. I am not sure I know what I would do...but I don't think it would be nothing.

Posted by anymouse 2004-11-21 5:22:45 PM|| 2004-11-21 5:22:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 There is a kind of critical mass to public opinion, so that on one day, someone can wear a shirt like that out in public, and the next day they won't be able to walk down the street without someone getting angry in their face. The next stage is when someone just punches them in the face, without warning. All it takes is the willingness to do it, and the realization by the public that nobody will be convicted of a crime for doing it--like punching out flag-burners. And really soon, loudmouth lefties like this shut the hell up.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-11-21 7:36:16 PM|| 2004-11-21 7:36:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Tide's already turned. Not religious here but I can only say, God bless those extraordinarily brave men and women. We are all in their debt, and even the NY Times editors recognize it.

Posted by lex 2004-11-21 10:02:14 PM|| 2004-11-21 10:02:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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