I may be cynical and pessimistic about alot that's going on nowdays, but I do appreciate this Marine's fighting spirit. I don't see anything wrong with his attitude - as long as he's not putting his men in unecessarily risky situations, condoning torture of prisoners, etc. We're in a fight now, so we might as well have guys leading over there who don't shy away from getting the job done. He's not any worse than Patton was, by a long shot.
Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded Marine expeditions in Afghanistan and Iraq, made the comments Tuesday during a panel discussion in San Diego, California.
"Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot," Mattis said, prompting laughter from some military members in the audience. "It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling.
"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis said. "You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."
He's in trouble now for these comments, and has to go to 'counseling'.
