[Azimuth]

Oh, Skorpion, you're going to love it here. Good post.

[tada2]

You would have fit in well in Vietnam with the bragging of your kills.

[Mordorman]

Iraq , land of fun!!

[StiffyWood]

Great post!

[Viking64]

Originally Posted by BlakeOfDoom ↗

You know what, I get sick of people who have attitudes like you. I've been to the sandbox, I was stuck in Fallujah as a Marine for quite some time. when there is a checkpoint being conducted and someone does not stop when they are told to, they get shot. I'm pretty sure you've never been in uniform, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if you against the war.

I think your perception of me is flawed. You came to several conclusions from one short statement. As far as me being against the war, gee what a shock! I must not be a "True American." I usually don't have strong political opinions. My interests lie elsewhere. As far as being against the war, I frankly don't have strong opinions either way. What I do care about is American soldiers being needlessly killed. My first memories of television are of Walter Cronkite reporting on the Vietnam war. That had a great impact on me as a child and I still hate to see our young men and women die. I don't consider the war in Iraq as protecting American freedom. To me, that's like saying "I'm going to the ghetto to kill known criminals so my family is safe in our home." I think the war is more financial than anything. That doesn't mean I have any issues with the Americans that are serving there. They deserve our respect and support, whether or not we believe in the cause they are fighting for. I have relatives there now, as I did in the Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, my father in WWII, and ancestors in WWI, the Civil War and the American Revolution. I go to church (yeah, I know that's hard for some of you to believe, considering the crap I write on here) and we read out loud the names of friends and family who are over there and pray for them. I have never served in the military, but that doesn't mean that I don't love my country. Anybody that spends a week on this website should be thankful they live in a society like ours, even as fucked up as it is. My remark to this post was critical, yes, but I was expecting to hear about what happened regarding the possibility of explosives, etc. and it just came off as sounding like "Dude, we shot those guys dead." I understand that until someone is there, they will never truly understand what it is like. I know that if I was there, under that kind of pressure, in that kind of heat, carrying a weapon, I would totally lose my shit and go too far. Thankfully I am not there and thankfully I know myself well enough to know that. Most people would not admit to that. I hope that clears things up a bit.

[Beard]

Originally Posted by viking64 ↗

I think your perception of me is flawed. You came to several conclusions from one short statement. As far as me being against the war, gee what a shock! I must not be a "True American." I usually don't have strong political opinions. My interests lie elsewhere. As far as being against the war, I frankly don't have strong opinions either way. What I do care about is American soldiers being needlessly killed. My first memories of television are of Walter Cronkite reporting on the Vietnam war. That had a great impact on me as a child and I still hate to see our young men and women die. I don't consider the war in Iraq as protecting American freedom. To me, that's like saying "I'm going to the ghetto to kill known criminals so my family is safe in our home." I think the war is more financial than anything. That doesn't mean I have any issues with the Americans that are serving there. They deserve our respect and support, whether or not we believe in the cause they are fighting for. I have relatives there now, as I did in the Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, my father in WWII, and ancestors in WWI, the Civil War and the American Revolution. I go to church (yeah, I know that's hard for some of you to believe, considering the crap I write on here) and we read out loud the names of friends and family who are over there and pray for them. I have never served in the military, but that doesn't mean that I don't love my country. Anybody that spends a week on this website should be thankful they live in a society like ours, even as fucked up as it is. My remark to this post was critical, yes, but I was expecting to hear about what happened regarding the possibility of explosives, etc. and it just came off as sounding like "Dude, we shot those guys dead." I understand that until someone is there, they will never truly understand what it is like. I know that if I was there, under that kind of pressure, in that kind of heat, carrying a weapon, I would totally lose my shit and go too far. Thankfully I am not there and thankfully I know myself well enough to know that. Most people would not admit to that. I hope that clears things up a bit.

May I be the first to stand and applaud your post( and your attitude in general) Vik- I think you've answered any critics eloquently, reasonably and passionately. Possibly the finest post I've read on this site, mate! Anyhoo, I think you've been sidetracked long enough- any chance you could get back to posting some trademark Viking sick humour? Many thanks!

[Quiet]

First of all I would like to say thank you for serving the country you should be proud. Secondly they probably tried to ram you guys because they are retarded. And lastly, nice post

[Viking64]

Originally Posted by BigBadBeard ↗

May I be the first to stand and applaud your post( and your attitude in general) Vik- I think you've answered any critics eloquently, reasonably and passionately. Possibly the finest post I've read on this site, mate! Anyhoo, I think you've been sidetracked long enough- any chance you could get back to posting some trademark Viking sick humour? Many thanks!

Thanks, Beard. I appreciate the kind words, now let's get back to the fun!!

[ILDiva]

Originally Posted by viking64 ↗

I think your perception of me is flawed. You came to several conclusions from one short statement. As far as me being against the war, gee what a shock! I must not be a "True American." I usually don't have strong political opinions. My interests lie elsewhere. As far as being against the war, I frankly don't have strong opinions either way. What I do care about is American soldiers being needlessly killed. My first memories of television are of Walter Cronkite reporting on the Vietnam war. That had a great impact on me as a child and I still hate to see our young men and women die. I don't consider the war in Iraq as protecting American freedom. To me, that's like saying "I'm going to the ghetto to kill known criminals so my family is safe in our home." I think the war is more financial than anything. That doesn't mean I have any issues with the Americans that are serving there. They deserve our respect and support, whether or not we believe in the cause they are fighting for. I have relatives there now, as I did in the Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, my father in WWII, and ancestors in WWI, the Civil War and the American Revolution. I go to church (yeah, I know that's hard for some of you to believe, considering the crap I write on here) and we read out loud the names of friends and family who are over there and pray for them. I have never served in the military, but that doesn't mean that I don't love my country. Anybody that spends a week on this website should be thankful they live in a society like ours, even as fucked up as it is. My remark to this post was critical, yes, but I was expecting to hear about what happened regarding the possibility of explosives, etc. and it just came off as sounding like "Dude, we shot those guys dead." I understand that until someone is there, they will never truly understand what it is like. I know that if I was there, under that kind of pressure, in that kind of heat, carrying a weapon, I would totally lose my shit and go too far. Thankfully I am not there and thankfully I know myself well enough to know that. Most people would not admit to that. I hope that clears things up a bit.

Awesome post!!!

[ILDiva]

Love the suspended eyeball!!! Looks like it hit him in one eye, and blew out the other one.