100 scared kids.

It is called information ...

Nice to show Saddam statue brought down, but ....

I wonder if your reaction would have been the same if it was video of a French, Russian or any other nationality that everyone here loves to bash.

Are you going to Internext in Vegas next month? I'd like to buy you a drink.

nobody wants to be in that situation...

nobody knows how they will react till put in it.

I know how I would react - shit my pants.

:1orglaugh same here

dont hate me man, hate your government for being so careless with the lives of its own citizens, i say what i see, i dont mean to insult anyone from the US, i think americans are some of the hardest working and most entrepreneurial people in the world and like i said the world owes you a lot but this whole 'we are the champs, say something and we get violent' mentality is just BS and so is the fact that you guys think that being that way is 'cool' and in an argument when someone turns to violence its usually a sign that they were about to lose that argument

all im saying is why are you supporting troops that are out there fighting for a government that is eroding your rights, kicking you out of your homes and making you pay top prices in the world for health care that everyone else gets for free?

if the soldiers said 'we don't want to fight a war that is baseless' then the US would be forced instead to resort to diplomacy...but the way things are now the US is hostile to anyone that doesn't agree with it to the point that it won't even talk with them - imagine that, keeping a military option on the table while at the same time refusing to listen to what the other side says...how does that make sense?

WTF are you talking about ... Drunk or just plain stupid ?

Who cares about all that shit? I just want to buy you a drink.

No no no, out entire life as we know it depends upon the US dollar being the world's reserve currency!

Now I'm not going to profess to being an expert in world economics, but the comment did interest me enough to go do a little googling. From what I've seen, we might already be not too far off this happening. From what I managed to search up and read, the top nations in the world at the G20 have all expressed their dwindling faith in the US dollar, and suggestions have already been made by many to switch to special drawing rights, and many even the Chinese yuan.

Again, I'm not expert on the subject, but this leads me to ask the question, "If this would be so incredibly devastating to our lives, why are so many of the world's other powers supportive of the idea? And who exactly is it bad for?" Seems a little to me like that american "We ARE the world" attitude is shining a little with that comment...

My point exactly. :1orglaugh

What he said. Too bad IDIOTS dont get banned.

too true:2 cents:

exactly.

I dont see anything funny there..

quoted 4 truth...

What do you need to check? No foreign army or divisions ever fought in Bosnia (except for mercenaries). There were foreign (UN) soldiers stationed in the countries during the war but they were only ?observing?. Not a single shot was ever fired by these ?soldiers?. There were some air bombings done at the end of the war but that was really just a symbolic show of power.

Kosovo was not a war... It was just a an air campaign against Serbia.

Any foreigner who claims he ?fought? in Bosnia is either lying or is delusional.

idiot...¬¬

I'm not sure what I said to warrant that attack? Army recruiters target low income kids and fill their heads with talks of high paying jobs and long lasting careers etc etc. When the truth is they're just looking for more bodies to be shipped over seas to kill or be killed. If you don't like that very sad fact don't bash me bash your government and it's failed foreign policies. IDIOT!

Agreed:thumbsup:thumbsup

I did two tours in Vietnam kid. I watched grown HARD men cry like babies. It has nothing to do with if you shed tears or not. Hell, I cried while shooting women and kids in the head as they charged me, but I had to do it. It's the human thing to do. It has to do with if you accomplish your mission or not and everyone comes back alive.

OMG scary video :(

I feel sorry for these kids, laughing about this is sick. The OP is a moron. I just don't believe in these wars and don't think all the killing and dying is worth it. That's the last thing I'll say on it.

This is the first time I have ever posted on here bad-mouthing anyone, but you really are a worthless piece of shit.

Regardless of the morals of this war, these guys are doing their job and of course some will get scared. If you claim military experience then you would know that! I did my service in the British Army, but was lucky to only see any action in Northern Ireland, and am grateful to have not been to Iraq. Even in NI we got shot at, and it was scary! And anyone in this situation that claims to not be even remotely scarred is probably lying - or complacent which is when a fuckup occurs!

You seriously need to get a life!

Damn, I've instantly got to assume you've seen far more hardcore shit in your life than anyone else here could ever claim.

You are so clueless. Maybe that is what they do in Canada, but you can not just "join" the military here.

that is not how they do it in Canada.. tho things have been relaxed during a-stan..

it is much closer to happening than most people realize. It will not come in the form of the world bank stating that it has changed its policy or anything like that. If/When it happens it will come in the form of more and more countries stating that they are going to be buying / selling their oil in something other than dollars

right now there are only a handful of countries that buy and sell oil in euros, that will change soon enough. iraq decided they would start dealing oil in euros... that happened about 6 to 9 months (not sure exact dates) before we invaded them.

the first thing we did was reverse that policy.

a lot of people argue that we invaded iraq for its oil. that is not true. we did not get any extra oil from iraq, but we did force it to sell its oil in u.s. dollars

the reason foreign countries are forced to keep large inventories of dollars is so they can buy oil. they are definitely not keeping dollars because its a good investment, that has not been the case in a long time

which countries?

Prolly the countries who are being vilified on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC in order to convince the dumbed down masses that invading and murdering these people will be good for the USA :thumbsup

Well said. What a lot of people don't understand that with the US Dollar as the world currency, all the USA had to do to pay off it's debt was print more paper, in a nutshell.

When the dollar is no longer the main world currency for oil, those debts will cripple this country. Plain and simple.

I did not read all posts, but I am sure that all real vets. think you're an idiot posting this talking down on the soldiers. Anyone that have been shot at, seen the results of roadsides or gotten hit by one, taken under mortar fire or whatever, knows that it is scary shit! Many do not "get scared" when things happend, but hell it can backfire years after. I know all about that! Perfectly normal to be scared, as you have no idea if the next one will hit you in the head.... It is better to show respect to all soldiers that served. Leave the politics to the politicians, but give honor to the girls and boys that goes and do the dirty work that our goverment ask us to... My 2C

OP should take a step back and literally fuck his own face. Classless piece of shit.

And people are gonna wonder what went wrong when your economy really does hit rock bottom... :1orglaugh

:disgust

I dont want to think about it for a second.
I was in europe this summer and got assraped exchanging dollars into euros. :disgust

The same reason why some people spend 20-30 years working for the same company. They are content with what they've got, and never saw a reason to take their experience to a company willing to pay more.

A recent report made by the military is that 1 out of every 24 applicants are accepted into the military (the others are found unfit to serve for a multitude of reasons)...even with the current lowered standards for enlistment...and standards are reduced any time the military needs warm bodies.

To the clown who posted this: No humor there, bud. I did Bosnia-Herzegovina in 99' (NATO SFOR), Eritrea/Ethiopia (late 00' - 01), and then Iraq from 03'-07,' on the ground, the full front and center in combat (not support, no logistics, not anything, look at my current pic). YOU have never been on the receiving end of a Al Samoud II missile, a Katyusha rocket, a mortar of any type, an IED, a VBIED, an EFP, HMG fire, small arms fire, or, fuck, (probably) even a .22 round, pellet, or BB. Who the fuck are you to judge the men and women who are always defending your freedoms, including the very shit that you sell every day, even if you don't agree with where they are currently operating or whatever bullshit cause that you think that they're supporting? You have ZERO clue of what those attacks feel like. Or, what it is to perform emergency first aid to keep your friends alive. Or, to volunteer to take the 'point' on the move. Only a select few will ever experience that and I am proud, whether you degrade a cause or not, that I can call myself a Warrior. And, with that title (meaning knowledge and experience of what we're actually watching in that video), I am allowed to judge. And, I judge you as a complete fuckhead who would probably not only cry, but piss and shit himself, if someone even punched him.

And, to the guy who was saying that Soldiers are 'uneducated:' No offense, but I will graduate my MBA program in 2010. I've never failed a course, school, or any other program in my life. I already hold a Postgraduate certification and I speak (nearly) fluent Arabic. If you would open your mind and visit your local Soldiers (especially those that have served more than a 3-5 year stint), you would see that most of them have chosen to move forward with onward education, 'on the side' businesses, or even something that just 'gives back,' like charity work. To classify everyone who serves (even for the most part) as uneducated or otherwise, only makes clear your own naivety.

To my brothers and sisters at arms, I have never met finer people in my life and I will always have your back, as you will have mine. To my very own sister who is currently the Deputy DCOS for NATO in A-stan: I love you, I stand by you, and may God stay with you through the remaining 6-7 months of your rotation (and, yes bitches, she is combat arms as well: Artillery).

I scored 99th percentile on the ASVAB back in high school when recruiters were everywhere and as a confused teenager in a poor family, I considered joining the military. So basically I could have chosen whatever I wanted to do. Ultimately I decided not to go in. A friend of mine did go in in the army and sure enough served in Iraq. I might have had the luxury of not having to go depending on what job I chose but he scored pretty high on it too and iirc was going to be a linguist.

Given the empty reasoning behind the Iraq war, I'm glad I didn't go into the military simply because I would not have wanted to serve over there. Protecting our country or even an ally that has problems protecting itself is one thing, but IMO that is not at all what is taking place over there. Maybe initially in Afghanistan but these days not anymore there either. But hey, I'm sure Cheney and others have their pockets sufficiently lined from it all.

And btw, the OP and assholes like him are all douches. Crying does not make someone a coward, and bravery is a bit overrated anyways...bravery alone does not make someone cool or even a good person. Someone can be brave and meaningless while a coward can still save tons of lives. So yea, fuck off.

Good post. Some civilians are unaware that all Officers have...at the least a Bachelor Degree and many of them...if not most...have advanced degrees. They are also unaware that most...if not all...Senior NCO's (and some Junior NCO's) have at least an Associate Degree and many have a Bachelor Degree as well as advanced degrees. They make the military their career...not because they are not qualified to do anything else...but because they choose to make the military a career for multiple reasons.

You also are correct when you say that some run other businesses while they are in the military. I for one...began a business and ran it for ten of my twelve years of service...a business that I continued with up until a few years ago. I would have stayed for thirty years if I had not been forced to be medically discharged...and certainly not because I was not qualified to do something else.

Being educated makes you more of an idiot for fighting in a war you should know is senseless. Tell your sister to come home and stop risking her life for a government that doesn't give 2 shits about hers.

You are beyond clueless.

Clueless, classless, ignorant, and arrogant.

Refer to this document:
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=943896
Thread solved.
Carry on.

It's a good one. :1orglaugh

Nothing along side of your post in this thread. :thumbsup

With a hint of sarcasm or ... ? Because, I certainly meant that your new thread is superb. :)

No sarcasm.. Something was lost over the wire.. :)
I'm not saying that the KEYBOARD failed, mind you,
It was the WIRE... :thumbsup