Comments on: Bill Ardolino Interviews Marine Lance Corporal

By: Duke

Duke — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:48:21 +0000

Twenty minutes before reading this post I heard on the radio that four of our soldiers were killed in their Humvee by an IED. How many would have been killed if we weren’t there?

By: TCO

TCO — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:20:47 +0000

I like the troops too and am glad that we still have Southern and Midwestern boys to recruit who feel that way. All that said, we’re not getting much done and we’re bailing the ocean with a teaspoon by trying to occupy nations and nation-build in the ME. Original Iran-Iraq war, current Somali war, first PG war, are better models for how we should use the force.

Does anyone seriously think that same report could not have been obtained 3 years ago? How long do we want to stay there? Let’s do a time-table withdrawal and let the Shia have the place.

By: Dan S

Dan S — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:38:48 +0000

A lot of them get educated IN the service these days. And there’s a lot more to education than what you get in college. A lot more…

Some of the most ignorant people I know have degrees.

I’d already read the post when I came here, Patterico. A small irony for me is one of my best friends happens to be a woman of Icelandic roots, and she’s the polar opposite of the one Bill talked to. But then she’s lived in the US since she was very young and she will tell you they’re a nest of lib Euro-style appeasers over there if you ask.

A shame. But I guess it will be a while before the Muslims want to move there en masse. Probably about the time their hellholes freeze over.

By: Semanticleo

Semanticleo — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:54:08 +0000

“a pleasant Icelandic woman” could not be the exception to the rule? Or are you counting John Kerrey as a majority of two?

Yes, they are smart. Educated? College usually follows active duty. The troops deserve our support. But I don’t think anyone wants to be the last to die in Iraq.

By: Old War Dogs

Old War Dogs — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:14:30 +0000

Of troop morale and marshmallow fluff…

War stories: Mosul to Fallujah, morale and marshmallow fluff By Mary Katharine Ham A Christmas tree decorated with bullets. A sergeant said that a soldier had used a grenade for a Christmas ball, but apparently that was a little over…

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:11:29 +0000

Of troop morale and marshmallow fluff…

Read the whole thing, and do follow all of the links. Thank you, Lord.
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By: TruthProbe

TruthProbe — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:13:49 +0000

And another very good reason not to visit Iceland.

By: Patterico

Patterico — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:24:23 +0000

I won’t give it away except possibly to people who know why “peace in our time” is the most inhuman thing ever said.

Speaking of which, I don’t think our pal Neville has tried to comment here recently.

I don’t miss him, particularly.

By: nk

nk — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:04:31 +0000

[I've got to stop this premature comment posting.] God bless Lance Corporal Nathan (Chad) Yeager and all his comrades.

By: nk

nk — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:01:29 +0000

I won’t give it away except possibly to people who know why “peace in our time” is the most inhuman thing ever said.