Quote Originally Posted by killerweed420
I support the troops that have the personal integrity to say "Bush's war is bullshit".The ones that just blindly go around killing people because thats what there commander in chief said are not using mind to rationalize these things through.You don't have to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians to get rid of a few thousands of insurgents.
no offense or anything, but thats not a very accurate statement.

A. the troops that say bushes war is bullshit arent in the war. the ones that are fighting in the war arent fighting for you and me or iraqis or politics, they're fighting for each other.

B. the troops in iraq don't just go around blindly killing civilians. to kill an iraqi you have to follow the rules of engagement.
the rules of engagment (ROE) are an ever changing thing. in the battle of fallujah it was anyone who has a weapon is an enemy, engage. as to how it is now, positive id is a factor. escalation of force, when to use deadly force, all these things factor in and a decision has to be made in a matter of seconds. which leads to ...

C. the Soldiers Sailors and Marines in iraq have to use their minds to rationalize everything through. from what the hell am i doing eating an mre in the middle of the god damn desert, to i might die today. to what do i have to do today to make sure i dont get anyone killed.

D. last time i checked, the US was doing everything possible to help the iraqis, including trying to get the insurgents to stop killing innocent civilians.