No matter WHAT - the marines look after their own

[IAN 2411]

[QUOTE=leo9;961308] Soldiers take casualties from guerilla traps much harder than the same losses to the other side's regular forces. And one of their common responses is to start slaughtering the locals, on the basis that some of them have probably been supporting the guerillas, so let's just kill them all and let God sort it out.
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That quote is a statement, and how do you know all this? Thinking like that would not get you on the passing out parade.

I take it you don't believe that Bloody Sunday ever happened.

I was there, and by the way, you only know what you have read about. Most of that was press fiction and IRA lies. Before you ask it’s none of my business. The strangest thing about your reply was that I knew you would quote Bloody Sunday, because the civilians in the UK know damn all about a province that we have had in the British Iles for all of their life. Ask anyone about Northern Ireland in the UK and the first words that come from their mouth would be Bloody Sunday, unless they have served in the Army. Ask them how many brave men of the UK Forces lost their lives serving in the province, and watch their mouths shut in shame. Both Protestants and Catholics were throwing fire bombs and shooting at the British Soldier, did you read about that in the paper? No. I think not, because it would not make the front page.

Well, yes, I do see your point. Having spent most of my time in intellectual ghettos and ivory towers like farms and markets and building sites, and having been coddled and protected by living most of my life on less than the minimum wage, I'm obviously out touch with the common man and the realities of life. I'm sorry if my la-di-da ways and egghead talk offend your salt of the earth virtues.

I never said that, I said in layman’s terms, tat if you quote something then do us all the honours of giving an explanation to your quote. Your talk does not offend me at all, and as for the rest, let’s see. I had no education as such in 1947. I have worked in factories, driven trucks across Europe, served in the SF, worked on demolition sites, laboured on a building site. In fact the only difference between you and I is that you might be younger, and you have quoted me something that I know damn all about. It would take up too much of my valuable time to work out what the connection is, so as you know please tell me so I can be as enlightened as you.

Be well IAN 2411