U.S. Military responds to urination on enemy corpses

[Penguin]

Peeing on them is not the only way to celebrate surviving.  Cheers, high fives, and fist bumps, are all excellent alternatives.

-Penguin

[FYB]

Penguin, by all means, if you don't stand behind the troops and support them, please step in front of them. You're a traitor for trying to give any sort of respect to terrorists.

We didn't fire any first shot you dimwit, Iraq INVADED Kuwait, we not only helped Kuwait, we took a dictator out of Iraq.

You think the laws of war apply? They don't apply to these people, they BEHEADED an American soldier, and you still try to defend them.

Jumping off a bridge? That doesn't even apply to what Raptor was saying.

[F22RaptorDude]

Penguin, by all means, if you don't stand behind the troops and support them, please step in front of them. You're a traitor for trying to give any sort of respect to terrorists.

We didn't fire any first shot you dimwit, Iraq INVADED Kuwait, we not only helped Kuwait, we took a dictator out of Iraq.

You think the laws of war apply? They don't apply to these people, they BEHEADED an American soldier, and you still try to defend them.

Jumping off a bridge? That doesn't even apply to what Raptor was saying.

I have to agree Penguin, humans or not the terrorists are animals that need to be put down with no respect granted to their lives, if you had the chance to show them respect in person they wouldn't hesitate to kill you or take you prisoner, but maybe you like that idea

[Vulcan]

Penguin, by all means, if you don't stand behind the troops and support them, please step in front of them. You're a traitor for trying to give any sort of respect to terrorists.

We didn't fire any first shot you dimwit, Iraq INVADED Kuwait, we not only helped Kuwait, we took a dictator out of Iraq.

You think the laws of war apply? They don't apply to these people, they BEHEADED an American soldier, and you still try to defend them.

Jumping off a bridge? That doesn't even apply to what Raptor was saying.

Wow just wow. So the Taliban invade Kuwait huh? 

[ariansworld]

That's like saying that burning down an orphanage and shooting the survivors as they run out is OK if the police don't catch you.

-Penguin

I never said that, I said that yes there are laws against war crimes.  I also said, that even though there may be laws against war crimes, IT DID NOT stop ANY country from committing them PAST or PRESENT. I never said it was ok you dolt.

[Vulcan]

Hmmmm Taliban responsible for the Twin Towers and who are they urinating on??? Taliban fighters?? Guilty by association.

Do you know the difference between Al Qaeda and the Taliban?

[Stoney]

Have you even read the laws of war?  They cover far more than you think, such as POW treatment, acceptable collateral damage, lawful vs. unlawful combatants, etc.

You need to read them more closely.  As they currently fight, the Taliban/Insurgents aren't afforded protection by the Geneva conventions.  If we choose to afford them protection, that's a choice we make, but we could summarily execute each one we've captured and be legally within the definitions of the Geneva protections.

Stupid to film it and run the risk of it getting posted on You Tube, but absolutely understandable, and I'll sleep just fine tonight knowing that my fellow Marines are pissing on dead Taliban bodies.  Irony is defined by getting spun up over something that happens to a body after it has just been killed.

[RTHolmes]

You need to read them more closely.  As we currently fight, the Coalition Forces aren't afforded protection by the Geneva conventions.  If they choose to afford us protection, that's a choice they make, but they could summarily execute each one of us they've captured and be legally within the definitions of the Geneva protections.

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[Masherbrum]

You need to read them more closely.  As they currently fight, the Taliban/Insurgents aren't afforded protection by the Geneva conventions.  If we choose to afford them protection, that's a choice we make, but we could summarily execute each one we've captured and be legally within the definitions of the Geneva protections.

Stupid to film it and run the risk of it getting posted on You Tube, but absolutely understandable, and I'll sleep just fine tonight knowing that my fellow Marines are pissing on dead Taliban bodies.  Irony is defined by getting spun up over something that happens to a body after it has just been killed.

Agree on every point!    Good post Stoney, simple and to the point.  

[SmokinLoon]

Was it wrong?  Yeah, it probably was. Should there be this much attention afforded to it???  No way. 

It is really friggin sad when the media takes charge to get these marines some punishment.  War crimes???    Not quite. 

The absolute worst of it all was the fact that the marines recorded it.  AND, secondly whomever sent this video out should be slapped, then whomever turned this video in to the "authorities" ought to be hung, drawn, and quartered. Shame on them!   

OK... next topic.  This one needs to be put to rest and let die. 

[guncrasher]

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then why are soldiers going to prison for executing wounded?


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[RTHolmes]

I'll let you work that out

[dentin]

What wasn't shown was, prior to the start of the film, the body's started to "spontaneous combust".  The Marines , being compassionate, caring individuals, attempted to extinguish the flames before the flames spread to nearby buildings. 

[AHTbolt]

The headline should be "Marines help prevent forest fires".

[FYB]

Wow just wow. So the Taliban invade Kuwait huh? 

Re-read his post. He thinks we started this war against them, they were the ones who came over to American soil and murdered thousands.

EDIT: He's talking about Iraq being terrorists, and the Gulf War had nothing to do with that.