2007-03-20 05:59:16 · 9 answers · asked by normak 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It is called 'celebratory gunfire' during my tour in Iraq we kept close track of Iraqi sports so we could warn our troops about the gunfire if the local soccer team won.
Over there it is hard to tell the difference between the local team winning a game and world war three.
2007-03-20 08:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Celebration would be my first answer, but celebrating what leaves me confused. Celebrating the fact that they have guns that actually fire bullets, or that they have a surplus of bullets and it doesn't really matter if they waste a few, I don't know. It seems a bit moronic to me, but Middle Eastern people are not known to be (in general), well lets say, "enlightened." The real question is, if they didn't have guns do you think they would throw rocks into the air instead?
But seriously, I think this can be viewed as a celebration of power. They think guns are viewed as powerful, because they have the power to take life (which IS the ultimate power in their eyes). Also, they think this displays military superiority. What they don't understand is that while they point their weapons vertically, we point out weapons horizontally and on target (a clear tactical advantage).
2007-03-20 13:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by Derrick 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Didn't Americans used to do the same thing in the Wild Wild West in the 1800's?
Must be a guy thing.
2007-03-20 13:06:44 · answer #3 · answered by Audania 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've noticed this activity through out the middle east. I wonder if they understand it doesn't endear you to possible new employers.
2007-03-20 13:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It must be their hunting season. Or just want to test if there is really gravity
2007-03-20 13:08:12 · answer #5 · answered by king willson the kong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a form of male bonding a sort of ritual that is done only with men so as not to say they are gay !!
2007-03-20 13:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a celebration of stupidity. They never learned that "what goes up must come down".
2007-03-20 13:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by canela 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It keeps birds from craping on their heads.
2007-03-20 13:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Does the word "MORONS" explain it?
2007-03-20 14:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋