I thought this would be an enlightening read for the handful of teabaggin' nutjobs we have polluting this forum.
The tone of the article is pretty direct, and makes it clear that the military is NOT on the side of the teabaggers, and will in fact gladly use them for target practice, should they be ordered to do so... Enjoy.
An article I wish I would never have to write - To those calling for a civil war, this Marine wants you to stop, and think...
Newsvine.com
Opinion Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT
By Sgt C USMC
The intro...
The tone of the article is pretty direct, and makes it clear that the military is NOT on the side of the teabaggers, and will in fact gladly use them for target practice, should they be ordered to do so... Enjoy.
An article I wish I would never have to write - To those calling for a civil war, this Marine wants you to stop, and think...
Newsvine.com
Opinion Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT
By Sgt C USMC
The intro...
...here he addresses the violence of the baggers directly...It's been said that the military is always preparing for war. That is true. We prepare for combat every day. We ran 5 miles today to the rifle range and shot nearly 200 rounds a piece at targets and then ran back. However, we also pray for peace. I would love one day to be completely unnecessary. But alas, I am a realist, and I know that day will never come.
The headlines of the last week have reminded me more of glimpsing at the S2 Daily Briefing Sheets while in theater or the Al-Jazeera than the NY Times or the Washington Post. Think about that for a moment, let it sink in.
Continue reading by clicking herethe SECOND you start committing acts of violence and vandalism, then you've usurped that Constitution. You in a way have assaulted it. And then you and I (I being every servicemember who has sworn to defend said Constitution) will have a MAJOR PROBLEM.
For those of you calling for a civil war, I implore you to stop and think about what you're saying. Look around your neighborhood and your city. Now imagine using that terrain to survive. Imagine dodging semi-automatic rifle fire as you scramble from cover to cover, dragging your wounded child behind you. Imagine the deafening report of a mortar as it strikes the ground a 150 feet in front of you, the overpressure enough to shatter your teeth and perforate an ear drum. Try and envision a Stryker rolling through neighbor's front lawn or a F/A-18 making lazy loops over your head in Close Air Support for the troops in the distance.
Now with that vision in mind, stop by your local Marine Corps base, being they will be the first military units you'd face in an all out 'civil war' . Look at them for a moment, examine their 'work environment' . They're running the track, they're climbing ropes, they're grappelling with each other in mock hand-to-hand combat, and shooting targets while moving in raid lines on a daily basis. Nearly everyone on that base, down to our 'secretaries' has a combat award of one type or another, they've faced some of the most stressful situations on Earth where succumbing to the stress can get you killed, and they flourished.
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