Piers Morgan is spot on....
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burnem
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Re: Piers Morgan is spot on....
If you're that interested in his beliefs and motivations, may I suggest you read the book. I think you'll come away with a different opinion of him instead of characterizing him on a few statements without the context. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and think I understand his motivation.
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CasualGentleman
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Re: Piers Morgan is spot on....
Wasn't Piers gonna leave the country if all guns weren't banned?
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Hutch
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Re: Piers Morgan is spot on....
[quote author=Pole Lock link=topic=31780.msg135415#msg135415 date=1421806647]
No he didn't start the war, but was just doing his job... like the Nazis were crying at Nuremberg.
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[b]He described killing as ‘fun’, admitted ‘I wish I’d killed more’, and said of Iraqis: ‘I hate the damn savages.’[/b]
Sounds like a Nazi to me. Or a 16th century Catholic friar.
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You obviously lack in knowledge about the Nazis. What you describe above is the mindset necessary for most people to adopt in order to not go nuts doing an incredibly difficult job. It is an integral part of modern urban warfare that saves many more lives than any he might take. FWIW, a Vietnam era vet friend summed it up as "Our snipers are heros, and the enemy's snipers are fucking cowards". Makes sense to me :)
No he didn't start the war, but was just doing his job... like the Nazis were crying at Nuremberg.
I quote:
[b]He described killing as ‘fun’, admitted ‘I wish I’d killed more’, and said of Iraqis: ‘I hate the damn savages.’[/b]
Sounds like a Nazi to me. Or a 16th century Catholic friar.
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You obviously lack in knowledge about the Nazis. What you describe above is the mindset necessary for most people to adopt in order to not go nuts doing an incredibly difficult job. It is an integral part of modern urban warfare that saves many more lives than any he might take. FWIW, a Vietnam era vet friend summed it up as "Our snipers are heros, and the enemy's snipers are fucking cowards". Makes sense to me :)
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TimO
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Re: Piers Morgan is spot on....
[quote author=XTR link=topic=31780.msg135427#msg135427 date=1421813162]
Really stinky bait, but...why do people always go for the Nazi thing, really?
You really need to read some history. I'd suggest something a bit more in-depth than wikipedia. You also need to look at who was on trial at Nuremberg.
It in itself could be considered a crime. It was generally panned as a kangaroo court including by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the US. Of the four charges against the main defendants only one had anything to do with the holocaust, but this isn't about Nuremberg.
Your argument is so flawed as to be nonsense. To compare the actions of a sailor or soldier on the field of battle to Nazi war crimes is ludicrous, but to reach into the Nazis and Nuremberg, seriously? If you understood Nuremberg you'd be referring to the leaders of the coalition. Then even giving you the broadest benefit of the doubt you're still completely out to lunch, you can't even put something like Abu Ghraib in the same category as Treblinka or Dachau.
Clue here -> Service members killing on the field of battle vs rounding up people and executing them.
Want to talk war crimes, lets talk about savages beheading non-combatants.
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Really stinky bait, but...why do people always go for the Nazi thing, really?
You really need to read some history. I'd suggest something a bit more in-depth than wikipedia. You also need to look at who was on trial at Nuremberg.
It in itself could be considered a crime. It was generally panned as a kangaroo court including by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the US. Of the four charges against the main defendants only one had anything to do with the holocaust, but this isn't about Nuremberg.
Your argument is so flawed as to be nonsense. To compare the actions of a sailor or soldier on the field of battle to Nazi war crimes is ludicrous, but to reach into the Nazis and Nuremberg, seriously? If you understood Nuremberg you'd be referring to the leaders of the coalition. Then even giving you the broadest benefit of the doubt you're still completely out to lunch, you can't even put something like Abu Ghraib in the same category as Treblinka or Dachau.
Clue here -> Service members killing on the field of battle vs rounding up people and executing them.
Want to talk war crimes, lets talk about savages beheading non-combatants.
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