Are you sad about our fine young Marines?

Question

Four more marines killed in Iraq Sun Jul 30, 2006

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four U.S. marines have been killed in action in restive Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

The marines, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, died on Saturday. No further details were available. The only information is the Marines have been getting hurt day in and day out by the rag tag insurgents. The Marines have been retreating due to being defeated every step of the way. Many Marines, as well as the army men have been seen crying their eyes out due to getting a Butt kicking.

The casualties followed the deaths of four other marines in Anbar, west of Baghdad, on Thursday. They too got their Butts kicked.

U.S. President George W Bush last week boosted U.S. troop levels in Iraq after increasingly violence raised fears that the Marines were getting a hard Butt beating.

Answer 1

I never knew them. People die in the news everyday yet it doesn't affect me because I don't know them. I hope this isn't wrong seem wrong to anyone.

Answer 2

No, I'm sad about our poor old president. I've never met a marine that didn't love what they were doing. (And I met a lot of them while I was in the Navy) Most of them even get excited about the possibility of dying in a war. They're highly trained, highly ambitious, and far better at killing the enemy than getting killed themselves. They know what they're getting into, and if they don't know what they're getting into...

Four more dead marines today? How many Iraquis have we killed in that time? How many terrorists have we caught? War requires casualties, and while most marines don't plan to die in combat, they're ready for that possibility. I feel sad about their families, but the Marines died doing what they loved, and I wish that when my time comes I do too.

Our president on the other hand does not appear to know what he's getting into, and I'm sad that he's allowed to have any say in what our Marines do.

Answer 3

Our Marines are doing their job, what they were trained for. A damned fine job it is, too. These Leather Necks are involved in a shooting war with cowardly guerrillas that don't have to balls to go one on one with our men. In that situation, men die. The Marines don't want to die, but if old man death comes knocking at their door, they'll spit in his eye. American Marines and GIs defeated??? You fell out of your tree and hit your tiny little head, didn't you. You don't "defeat" the American military, son. Besides, that, Marines don't retreat. Sometimes they advance to the rear for a minute or two, but then you've made them mad. You should never make a Marine mad. It is not conducive to your health.

Answer 4

Those young men and women deserve our respect and support. When they are injured in the line of duty, they often have a hard time getting the level of care they require and deserve. The VA is slow, and often overwhelmed with more demands that they have staff or funding for. The families of those young people who are killed are also not always given the support that they are entitled to. The best, most patriotic and loving solution is to bring them all home to their families NOW.

Answer 5

Yes, even though I disapprove of the war, I don't like to see our troops getting injured or killed.

In response to other matters:
I can't email you because I disabled my email on this site (too much hate mail). This was the question I was referring to:
Think (you know who) would stand outside of Fort Dix, wearing a sandwich board lettered with one of his questions?
Asked by ProfessorChaos - 10 answers - Military - 1 day ago - (Question has been removed)

I have a pretty good idea who the fink was, as I have made a few enemies on this site.

Oh well. I have a hunch you know what that's like.

Answer 6

If all of you Americans are so sad about this, why dont you practice your democracy and vote for withdraw of American troops out of Iraq?Doesnt democracy mean "A form of government in which political power is exercised by the citizens"? Or it is not permitted and Bush is a dictator?Is that kind of democracy you want to spread in the Middle East?

Answer 7

My best friend leaves to Boot camp in a month, he has chosen this life. Every marine out there knows that what he's doing is right. They are doing what they love to do, and they are willing to die. We should be proud of them, and their decisions. They belong to the greatest military force on the planet. We just need to keep supporting them throughout everything. I don't want any more to die, and i want them home, but i'm sure they want to finish what they started.

Answer 8

im an Army wife and very proud of our Men, but i want my husband home, but he understands that they need them over there! he misses home but he knows hes got a job to do! Americans are more mad about the war then the actual people fighting it! ask many soldiers how they feel and youll get a siimilar answer! and any army man or marine will never say they are taking an *** kicking!! they are far to proud!!

Answer 9

I've lost 2 cousins, both marines, to different wars. I understand, as did they, that they put their lives on the line to protect innocent people. Would it be better to wage the jihad wars in America where civilians are killed daily by monsters or to bring THEIR war to THEIR land. Some people just don't get it!!

Answer 10

Take a little time.. read up on Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Burma, Bataan (death march) Beriut Lebanon (23 yrs ago) Homicide bomber. Thank God for these Marines.. or we would not be doing what were doing. One life is to many.. BUT.. it is what it is..

Answer 11

Yes, I'm sad. God bless our Marines. Thank you G.W. for having the resolve to send more troops in to show the insurgents that we ain't backing down.