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2005-06-14 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-14 09:36|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This story, without the perspective, of course, was reported yesterday on NPR as "Marines shooting at contractors"

Posted by trailing wife 2005-06-14 11:07|| 2005-06-14 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 "The problem is that the country is awash with weapons, so many that each family is legally entitled to hold one assault rifle or other firearm."

Shouldnt that have eliminated all crime by now? :)

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-14 11:50|| 2005-06-14 11:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Dumbass

Posted by Mountain Man 2005-06-14 12:54|| 2005-06-14 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 LH, that requires the mindset too. I admit that that's not stated enough, but that's the backing. Remember some comments to the effect that you act as you train, which led to multiple (Western European???) troops surrendering during fighting exercises?

That'd explain why not enough Iraqis fight back, considering that apparently in the 2003 war they surrendered to TV news crews, not just to CNN in 1991 ...

Posted by Edward Yee">Edward Yee 2005-06-14 13:20|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-06-14 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 TW - if the contractors were reported as still alive, it's proof the report was a lie.

I definitely wouldn't want Marines shooting at me. I'm not done living yet.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-14 16:29|| 2005-06-14 16:29|| Front Page Top

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