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Anon · 03-28-2005, 13:50 PM

"I seriously doubt Roadkill made up that story about being in combat with women,"

I don't. He said he was an MP, then twice called himself a grunt. Grunts are not MPs, they're MPs. Infantry- and only infantry- are grunts. Anyone that's served in the US Army for any amount of time knows this.

"and he had a right to give his opinion about his experiences."

And we listened, and made counter arguments. And it turns out his alleged combat experience was one ambush which lasted 20 seconds by his account. So um, where does he get off acting as if he has vast volumes of first hand experience in this matter?

"Ya know, as horrible as things went in this Iraq war, it's upbeat and issues are highlighted here when positive things come out of that situation in Iraq, because the odds have been so against them."

The war in Iraq has not gone horribly. People are just unrealistic in their expectations.

The defense of Pearl Harbor went horribly. The defense of the Alamo went horribly. The defense of the Phillipines went horrbly. The campaign in Iraq has gone just about exactly as i'd expected. In fact, our casualties have been much lighter than i ever expected once it became evident there would be an insurgency with some staying power and external state support.

The war in Iraq has to me been an absolute success, and a total validation of the Bush doctrine.

"On the other hand, when something positive happens as to the involvement of women, it is downplayed, and excuses made like it is a negative event."

No, not at all. It is merely pointed out that just as one failure does not invalidate a theory, neither does one success. The critics here(all military from three different nations armed forces Ranging in rank from flag grade to enlisted) have given numerous valid reasons concerning the difficulties with female integration, and not a single one of them have been factually refuted.

"The bad attitude came from Roadkill when his facts didn't fit someone's theories here, then it just snowballed from there."

His bad attitude surfaced because he's immature and can't handle dissenting opinions, so he exploded like a small child. Too bad for him.

"I would just like to call attention to that kind of "politicing" here. It's not fair, it's narrowminded, and very unwelcoming."

Life isn't fair, and honestly, i don't think there should be any room here for tempermental fakes(yes, it is my opinion he was likely a fake, though he got banned before i got a chance to quiz him on anything).

03-28-2005, 13:50 PM	#100 (permalink)
Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	"I seriously doubt Roadkill made up that story about being in combat with women," I don't. He said he was an MP, then twice called himself a grunt. Grunts are not MPs, they're MPs. Infantry- and only infantry- are grunts. Anyone that's served in the US Army for any amount of time knows this. "and he had a right to give his opinion about his experiences." And we listened, and made counter arguments. And it turns out his alleged combat experience was one ambush which lasted 20 seconds by his account. So um, where does he get off acting as if he has vast volumes of first hand experience in this matter? "Ya know, as horrible as things went in this Iraq war, it's upbeat and issues are highlighted here when positive things come out of that situation in Iraq, because the odds have been so against them." The war in Iraq has not gone horribly. People are just unrealistic in their expectations. The defense of Pearl Harbor went horribly. The defense of the Alamo went horribly. The defense of the Phillipines went horrbly. The campaign in Iraq has gone just about exactly as i'd expected. In fact, our casualties have been much lighter than i ever expected once it became evident there would be an insurgency with some staying power and external state support. The war in Iraq has to me been an absolute success, and a total validation of the Bush doctrine. "On the other hand, when something positive happens as to the involvement of women, it is downplayed, and excuses made like it is a negative event." No, not at all. It is merely pointed out that just as one failure does not invalidate a theory, neither does one success. The critics here(all military from three different nations armed forces Ranging in rank from flag grade to enlisted) have given numerous valid reasons concerning the difficulties with female integration, and not a single one of them have been factually refuted. "The bad attitude came from Roadkill when his facts didn't fit someone's theories here, then it just snowballed from there." His bad attitude surfaced because he's immature and can't handle dissenting opinions, so he exploded like a small child. Too bad for him. "I would just like to call attention to that kind of "politicing" here. It's not fair, it's narrowminded, and very unwelcoming." Life isn't fair, and honestly, i don't think there should be any room here for tempermental fakes(yes, it is my opinion he was likely a fake, though he got banned before i got a chance to quiz him on anything). Last edited by Anon : 03-28-2005 at 14:27 PM.