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Originally Posted by Plan9
Hell, I was waiting for that Full Metal Jacket quote... ya know, the one with the Huey M60 gunner.
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One Full Metal Jacket quote, coming right up.
"How can you shoot women and children?"
"Easy, just don't lead them as much."
I don't think the video is all that bad. I mean, what happened is fucked up looking back on it. Hindsight is always 20/20. But in that time and place, I believe the situation called for action. They obviously took the wrong action, or went about it wrong, but they had to do something.
Have you ever read any books about soldier's accounts of war? They admit to actually
wanting to kill the enemy. "Jarhead" is a great example. "Soft Spots" by Clint Van Winkle is another one. What do you think the military does? They kill, it comes with the occupation. I'd be damn excited if I was in an Apache popping off rounds like that. With the happiness and overall approval of killing: they need to say something to "get them through" the fact they just killed another human. I'm having a hard time trying to put that into better words, which is a problem because this is the internet.
If this wasn't on video, people wouldn't be flipping shit like they are.