stevestojan Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/03/general.shoot/index.html ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 He is a friend of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 He is a friend of mine. 227939[/snapback] Darin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Darin? 227940[/snapback] The General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 The General. 227941[/snapback] I like this quote: " "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis said. "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." " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Jarhead Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 As someone who has served in General Mattis' command, I can personally say he a man above men. He is not a politician, but one of the true American heros who protect our freedom and has made the gut wrenching decision of sending men to die. Politically correct statements are not in his vocabulary, and I salute him for that. This man is one of those Americans we "need on that wall". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I like this quote: " "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis said. "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." " 227943[/snapback] Would you rather a general who says, "Well I want to make sure our guys are shooting the right ones, so they are under order not to fire until they are shot at and they see who shot."? This is not the AF, Navy or Army. This guy has already had 3 tours in Afghanistan and two in Iraq since the shooting started. This is a lead from the front General, who knows how to keep his men safe, healthy and coming home on two feet. He is a Chesty Puller Throw back. Anyone left or right who thinks he mispoke can basically kiss my ass. His men like him and do their job for him, because he takes care of them, trains them and brings them home safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/03/general.shoot/index.html! 227936[/snapback] Good for him. He speaks the truth. Radical Islamists are not men, they're cowards and animals deserving of nothing but a whole sh---load of hot lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Jarhead Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I like this quote: " "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis said. "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." " 227943[/snapback] As once once said in a fairly entertaining movie, the Lib's "Can't handle the truth!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Shades of George Patton and Chesty Puller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Would you rather a general who says, "Well I want to make sure our guys are shooting the right ones, so they are under order not to fire until they are shot at and they see who shot."? This is not the AF, Navy or Army. This guy has already had 3 tours in Afghanistan and two in Iraq since the shooting started. This is a lead from the front General, who knows how to keep his men safe, healthy and coming home on two feet. He is a Chesty Puller Throw back. Anyone left or right who thinks he mispoke can basically kiss my ass. His men like him and do their job for him, because he takes care of them, trains them and brings them home safe. 227947[/snapback] VA, I was serious... i really liked that quote... ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I also served under Lt. Gen. James "Desert Fox" Mattis. He is a Marine's Marine. He is a true warrior who is not at all interested in the political correctness that plaques us today. He is among the most savvy, determined, focused men I've ever had the pleasure to meet. I would follow him to hell if he asked; in fact, I already did. The General says it the way it is because that is the right thing to do -- not because he wants to offend people. He won me over for good just a few days after I first met him. We just captured an air base in southern Afghanistan. We raised a flag in the middle of the air base, which was called Camp Rhino, and played a tape of the National Anthem each morning. When several photos of the morning practice hit newspapers around the world, our actual unit commander, a colonel, was told by Washington to have the flag taken down. The reason we were told was that an American flag planted on Afghan soil was offending people because it meant to some that we were claiming the land for America. The flag was down for about three hours. The Marines were naturally pissed. This waas less tha three months after 9/11. Gen. Mattis heard Marines talking about it. He realized they were right, so went out with the sergeant major and had a couple of the guards on the gate put the flag back up. He then had the Anthem played again. The whole camp stopped and stood at attention. Right in front of the flag stood Gen. Mattis saluting, which is rarely done in a combat zone. At a large gathering of Marines that night, knowing full well that the media was there, he told the Marines that he didn't care what others thought. He then looked at the journalists and said something along the lines of: "Listen, no one had a problem with the flag raising on Iwo Jima. I don’t care if anyone has a problem with the flag raising here. We don't want this hell hole. As soon as we kill the a--hole terrorists we'll take the flag down and go home." The journalists never reported it and the photographers all apparently kept it in mind and kept the flag out of their images. It would be a real shame, but not at all hard to believe, if this ends Gen. Mattis' career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 By the way, Harrison Ford is going to be playing Gen. Mattis in an upcoming movie about the April '04 battle for Fallujah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I also served under Lt. Gen. James "Desert Fox" Mattis. He is a Marine's Marine. He is a true warrior who is not at all interested in the political correctness that plaques us today. He is among the most savvy, determined, focused men I've ever had the pleasure to meet. I would follow him to hell if he asked; in fact, I already did. The General says it the way it is because that is the right thing to do -- not because he wants to offend people. He won me over for good just a few days after I first met him. We just captured an air base in southern Afghanistan. We raised a flag in the middle of the air base, which was called Camp Rhino, and played a tape of the National Anthem each morning. When several photos of the morning practice hit newspapers around the world, our actual unit commander, a colonel, was told by Washington to have the flag taken down. The reason we were told was that an American flag planted on Afghan soil was offending people because it meant to some that we were claiming the land for America. The flag was down for about three hours. The Marines were naturally pissed. This waas less tha three months after 9/11. Gen. Mattis heard Marines talking about it. He realized they were right, so went out with the sergeant major and had a couple of the guards on the gate put the flag back up. He then had the Anthem played again. The whole camp stopped and stood at attention. Right in front of the flag stood Gen. Mattis saluting, which is rarely done in a combat zone. At a large gathering of Marines that night, knowing full well that the media was there, he told the Marines that he didn't care what others thought. He then looked at the journalists and said something along the lines of: "Listen, no one had a problem with the flag raising on Iwo Jima. I don’t care if anyone has a problem with the flag raising here. We don't want this hell hole. As soon as we kill the a--hole terrorists we'll take the flag down and go home." The journalists never reported it and the photographers all apparently kept it in mind and kept the flag out of their images. It would be a real shame, but not at all hard to believe, if this ends Gen. Mattis' career. 227969[/snapback] Excellent. Simply excellent. I thought men like this were no more in our pussified post-60s nation. God bless this General, long may he live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 ! 227936[/snapback] To answer your question, I'd be proud if some of the same blood ran through my veins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltrane34 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Ok we have turned into a nation of sadistic freaks. Sure many people deserve what they have comming to them, but to take enjoyment in the slaughtering of anyone for any reason is f*up. If this is what the leaders are saying imagine what the lowest marine thinks, is it now ok to torture, kill, or maim theese people because of how some of them treat women. That general is going to hell along with all of the "evil" people that he dispaches from this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Ok we have turned into a nation of sadistic freaks. Sure many people deserve what they have comming to them, but to take enjoyment in the slaughtering of anyone for any reason is f*up. If this is what the leaders are saying imagine what the lowest marine thinks, is it now ok to torture, kill, or maim theese people because of how some of them treat women. That general is going to hell along with all of the "evil" people that he dispaches from this planet. 227999[/snapback] !@#$ing Hippie :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 To answer your question, I'd be proud if some of the same blood ran through my veins. 227985[/snapback] He would disown you for joining the Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Ok we have turned into a nation of sadistic freaks. Sure many people deserve what they have comming to them, but to take enjoyment in the slaughtering of anyone for any reason is f*up. If this is what the leaders are saying imagine what the lowest marine thinks, is it now ok to torture, kill, or maim theese people because of how some of them treat women. That general is going to hell along with all of the "evil" people that he dispaches from this planet. 227999[/snapback] Kumbya my Lord, Kumbya...blah blah blah :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Kumbya my Lord, Kumbya...blah blah blah :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: 228006[/snapback] Wait until some Chinese troops go marching up that guys driveway. Then we'll see who he wants standing in his living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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