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Originally posted by smooth
People can go rounds about whether we should be using our reserves over there, but regardless, these are still predominantly what we refer to as "weekend warriors." Not a dig, actually it's touted by people I know as fun way to serve and get some action on the weekends. I think our reserves usually do one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. Given that, it shouldn't be surprising that they become scared (not saying that regular military doesn't get scared) and appear to not know what they're doing. I think part of training is to make many things reflexive and/or "instinctual." Not much chance of that, IMO, if you're only training one weekend a month and still retaining a civilian identity.
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This was the 2nd battalion 1st marines 1st marine division,
A unit I know very well from being in it and attached to it, they ARE NOT weekend warriors. They are professionals who train very hard at their craft.
For this journalist to say that they wear scared, is probably because they were laughing at him for shitting himself when it all went down.
And how can anyone on this thread condone the original title of US MURDERS civilians?
This isnt the first time when a news story breaks someone on the left rushes to judgement and posts something that turns out not to be true.
Just because they need something, anything to make Bush and this administration look bad.
I read somewhere, I cant remember where but GW himself ordered hellfire into a orphanage that was hosting a blind widow parade.
