Americans Aren’t The Only People
Americans Aren’t The Only People That Think Soldiers Are Heroes
(An American Soldier)
Even dogs know they’re heroes.
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Kid in brown explodes in 3…2…
Did that soldiers grenade launcher misfire?
no, he is reloading
… but they’re the only ones who know that soldiers are beer hoes.
actually, you need to be at least 14ft away from a target for a GL grenade to arm, and thats the shell with the LOWEST arming time. lol i love picking on ppl.
And since we are talking about technicalities, that is a Marine, not a soldier. Yes there is a difference, a big difference.
a marine is a type of soldier. its like squares and rectangles. all squares (marines) must be rectangles (soldiers), but all rectangles don’t necessarily have to be squares. navy and air force personnel are soldiers, too. Dictionary.com says that a marine is: “7. one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.” and their definition for troop is: “4. troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc” therefor, a troop is one soldier. and if a troop is a soldier and a marine is a troop, than a marine is a soldier. transitive property.
It’s more of a cultural thing (at least within the US armed forces). Army guys are Soldiers, Marines are Marines, Air Force guys are Airmen, and Navy guys are Seamen. The fact that Soldiers and Marines are both riflemen is irrelevant, as this isn’t a straight definition, it’s a contextual definition.
i see what youre saying, but i hope you also see what im saying.
Context is the thing — dictionary definition verses service definition — I’m proud to have been a soldier, especially since I don’t have to have my lips move in order to read — that would be a marine.
Don’t you forget it’s kind of like picking on your siblings, its alright if you do, BUT GOD HELP THEM if someone else does.
thank you. This is a marine, not a soldier
I beg to differ. see one of my my relatives is a pilot and they are pilots. nothing else. AIRMEN are those wonderful people who walk around on the airfield directing the jets slash other planes and repair the aircrafts.
Yeah, pilots… Give a three-fingered ape a decent checklist and he would be a good pilot, except the ape has higher standards.
Actually, everyone in the air force is an airman, and proud to be so. The air force is not split into ‘pilot’ and ‘other people’. We’re one force.
At em boys, give er the gun….
NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
Okay, got that out of my system.
No, a Soldier is in the Army, a Marine is a Marine. That is the exact definition. Navy and Airforce are called, I believe, Sailors or Airmen. Never, never, never call a Marine a soldier or you will have to look for your teeth in a very unfortunate spot. Believe me, I accidentially called my now-husband a soldier once and he had to fight just to stay in the room with me. And if you think that is silly then you don’t know the lifestyle. Calling a Marine a soldier is an insult and it just shows ignorance of the military in general. I liken it to calling someone with their Ph.D. Mr. or Mrs. They worked hard for their title and don’t want to be referred to as anything less.
And furthermore, a public service announcement, there is no such thing as ex-marine or former marine; once a marine always a marine. I get sick when I read articles that refer to vets as ex-this, or former-that. Blech!
Okay, I am off my soapbox now!
and all marines and soldiers and airmen and saliors start where? in boot camp. to make them into SOLDIERS.
a person in the military is a soldier. their culture may be different and they may be flying planes and riding boats for fun but sorry: from a linguistic standpoint they are still soldiers.
same as my house doctor is still a MR. smith, even if he is a doctor also.
there may be a different way of putting things within the military but for people not involved they are all soldiers.
i forgot to add that it just shows how sick and brainwashed you get when you join the military. you’d actually knock someone’s teeth out for calling you a soldier.
why, what do you think you are? santa? get real.
oh my gosh that is so unbelievably rude. have you ever MET any one in the military????? I have. A lot of them, sailors, pilots, etc. And they are some of the nicest most interesting people I had the pleasure of meeting. Plus each one is unique. They are NOT brainwashed, and the fact you would say something like that makes me sick. It was, and to me still is, a great honor and act of patriotism to join our countries militia. Nowadays its people like you who have no respect for country or those brave men who give their lives to protect us and the innocent people in the war zone, that make up our countries population. I suggest to you that meet some people in the military before you call them nasty names.
Ignore him. he’s probably another ethnocentric with a holier-than-thou attitude that probably failed his physical or mental tests to get into basic in the first place.
i have. i am good friends with people in the navy and i also have a marine friend. so dont tell me that i dont know what i am talking about.
i have seen them go from normal guys to brainwashed freaks and back again. i have seen what the military does to their own people. i am sorry but if someone freaks out just because you used the wrong term for the military unit they are in, they have something wrong with them.
the fact alone that you actually got married to the guy who had difficulties staying in the room with you for calling him a “soldier” already makes me worried.
people need to stop making fun of the military in general. my dad’s navy, and yeah i make fun of marines, but i have a lot of respect for those guys either way. they do what most of us here don’t have the guts to do. you make fun of people who go into the thick of it so you stay free, and you’ve got issues.
You have just never had anything to be proud of. I doubt that you are so morally superior that you have never gotten upset about something someone else said about you. I earned the title Marine. If you look at our history, the battles we’ve one, the people we’ve helped, and our traditions, you’d realize that you are being ignorant.
if you had an occupation once and you aren’t doing it now than you are ex-whatever. ex president, ex actor ex boxer and so on. It’s linguistically valid just because the cultural mindset of a person is once this always this doesn’t make it true. By that logic my ex wife would still be my wife.
Not true — your ex-wife had brains, we vets just got old.
you don’t refer to Clinton as ex-president Clinton. He is still President Clinton.
Soldier: “a person engaged in military service; an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer; a person of military skill or experience; a person who contends or serves in any cause.” Soldier is synonymous with “troop”, technically, but each branch of the armed services has an extraordinary amount of pride and refers to themselves in reference to their branch, most of the time. It would be petty to consider it an insult.
And my father-in-law is in the Air Force, and has no problem being referred to as a “soldier”. ^_^
If you had to look up the definition of Marine and then quote the dictionary in your post, then it is just beyond your ability to understand why a Marine is not a soldier. Knowing the difference is something you can’t learn in a book.
Have you noticed that the marine operations are more publicized and famous than the regular army’s operations? I have always seen marines in movies or commandos. It is rare for the regular army in the media to do things that are more heroic than the marines.
That’s because soldiers are content with being quiet professionals. The fact that we are the senior service bestows a similiar outlook as the oldest siblings, the younger ones have to puff it out, but in the end they are still the younger siblings.
That’s why marines are called “jarheads”
Seriously, all you ahve to do is watch or read Starship Troopers and you’ll understand how the Marines and most of our modern military works. That book has been used by the US military in structuring themselves.
Which is odd, because Starship Troopers was written as a hymn to the infantry.
no, a marine is a type of solider.
such as a sailor in the navy.
a pilot in the air force.
soldier is a generic term.
but there is a difference between a army soldier and a marine soilder.
What I’d like to know is, how can you tell? I’m not too familiar with US military uniforms, despite marrying an American soldier. So for the lay-man, how can you tell one chocolate chip uniform from another?
there are actually differences now. A soldier wears an ACU uniform. this is a digital all around camouflage pattern. A marine wears a digital uniform also, but it is either in a woodland(green) or desert(tan) pattern. An airman wears a digital tiger stripe uniform, somewhat similar to the ACU. A sailor wears a Navy Working Uniform, similar to the marine pattern but a blue variant
Double mistaken assumption fail.
Nowhere did I say “soldier explodes kid.”
I said “kid explodes.”
As in “on his own initiative.”
You ppl are THICK!
That’s what she said.
*high five*
I haven’t heard a poignantly placed “she said” joke in a while
*high fives*
Well played…
Thank you sir.
heh. That’s what *I* said.
^ I found your mom, ay dios mio.
I’m confused. All three of the kids are “brown”. Which one are you saying will explode?
I’m pretty sure that “kid in brown” does not mean the same thing as “brown kid”.
Whoops! Reading all the words FAIL! That just leads to the question, “Which one is wearing brown?”. I see blue, green, and grey; no brown
The kid at the right is wearing a sort of brown.
rotfl
Racism fail
Well, hey, at least the Theme for the Day is consistent. *headdesk*
Does anything that sucks work for “Tues” so we can have a catchy name for today, you know like “Vladurday?” No? Okay, it’s just Sucksday then.
I swear it was Wednesday they were running these before.
I wish someone would tell all the ladies it’s “sucksday”
Was that too much?
If you treat her right in the first place, you don’t have to wait till Tuesday.
Make it beer, tv, and bj day and everybody’s happy?
Wait, I thought that was yesterday. Was I early?
There’s never a wrong time for “sucksday”. >:-)
Steak and a Blowjob Day FTW!
Mr Diss has a smile on his face today, is that what you are saying?
Gatorade.. It does a body good.
Yes, you were early. But it’s okay, it happens to lots of guys.
Pssst. Diss is a female of the species. Looks like you were the one that was too quick on the finger.
D’oh! it should be “quick on the trigger”!
Psssst, women do the premature thing too. Just that it’s not usually a problem. Often can be a lead up to, well. You know.
hey now… make it beer, tv and oral day and everybody’s happy. i gotta get mine too!
If I didn’t love you before… *grabs shorty and carries her off for Oralday*
IVAAAAAAAAAN!
*does running leap into ivan’s arms*
you’re back! yay! and just in time for oralday!
IVAN!-tacklehugpounceoral-
Dude…you’re really cool and all…but I’m gonna hold the line at a handshake. Nice to see yiz!
I really REALLY appreciate that brak.
Well, THIS is awkward.
More like “Bluesday”, but then I would be happily listening to blues music, instead of being disappointed by the refusal of the anonymous newbies to learn that we don’t care about preachy lols.
Loseday…that might work…
How about lose day?
damn I need to read the replies first.
Care Troll fail
Hey, it just shows that great minds think alike.
I think a real hero might NOT point a high powered weapon at a child.
Those are not children. Can you not see that they’re TERRORRRRIIISSSSTTTTSSSS of small stature???!!!
Uh…He isn’t point it at them, dunbass.
You’re the dumbass, Charlie. It was a joke. Do you know what those are?
HoW, comment not directed at you (nesting fail) I do get the joke though, and it was funny.
Um, he isn’t pointing it at them.
It’s not, he’s walking towards the kids at angle with his rifle laying flat across his chest.
Tell Elian Gonzales.
You’re right you pathetic puke, a real hero would point the gun at your 2″ pansy liberal dick and pull the trigger then after he realizes that you probably don’t need it anyway, blow your worthless head off.
/headesk
SGT, So and So — Take a chill pill, dude.
If i went back and made of list of people i consider “hero”, I don’t think any one of them would do that.
Wow. Them’s some BIG issues you got there, pardner.
Well aren’t you just lovely! Now remember what we told you, no trolling indoors. Take it outside buddy.
*pats the little fellow on the head*
I think sarge here missed his afternoon nap.
Dude, you don’t shoot a guy in the dick. That’s just not ok.
Its against the Bro code, if nothing else
I figured putting a picture of a shotgun on my front door with the words written “I don’t like to kill people – so I aim for the balls” is a great burglar deterrent.
dude i should try that sometime
THE FLAG IS BELGIAN!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!
Eistein was a socialist!!!111!!
tort reform will fix health care!
Obama is not Muslim!
Oh yeah who could forget that good christian middle name of his. Good old Hussein.
Torte is German for layered cake with fruit and/or cream filling!
German Torte vs. Belgian Waffles!
Just a matter of forced perspective from the angle the photo was taken.
Forced perspective? No means NO, damn it!
FINALLY someone else sees the obvious!
This lol is a caption FAIL.
You noticed that too, eh?
I don’t think soldiers are heroes. Soldiers are soldiers and heroes are heroes. Then there usually are some soldiers that become heroes.
Good point. If we call ALL the soldiers (firefighters, etc…) heroes, it tends to devalue the term.
Much like the Nobel Peace Prize, right?
obama bought a new pair of shoes…clearly those shoes are secret muslim shoes and terrorists, and want to put your nana before a DEATH PANNEL.
Well DUH! That’s just common knowledge. On a serious note, the conservitrolls are really getting desperate lately.
As opposed to the Libtrolls?
Well, there’s less of them at the moment because the government is dominated by Democrats right now. I don’t have a sufficient test group to be able to say for sure.
Look around. Plenty of them. Maybe even a mirror, as it seems most of what comes out of you is nothing but Oberman talking points.
I say things my brain tells me to.
Oberman is your brain? Yeah, we kind of knew that already.
See conservatives can do this too, and it makes about as much sense.
(psssst) Don’t give away the secret. I was trying to get s/he to figure that out on it’s own.
I think thou (FOX NEWS) protest too much.
I have no control of what my brain tells me to do, it just decides to say “do this” and I do. Also, I don’t even watch the news, or TV for that matter. Nice try though!
O-l-b-e-r-m-a-n-n. Not Oberman.
You say ” Olbermann” , I say “Douchebag”….
No no no. Douchebag is spelled H-a-n-n-i-t-y. You’re welcome.
I would be so happy if someone put my nana in font of a death panel. All the grandparents and great-grandparents that I loved have died, and the one (step-) grandmother who hates me is going strong ;_;
I’ve got two words for you: potassium chloride. And another few words: looks like natural causes.
Bananas are a good source of potassium
So, just dunk a banana in your neighbor’s pool and then fed it to your grandma. The perfect murder!
Or my favorite option, “Black Widows in the Privy.”
feed, sorry.
I lol’d.
YAY!
Also good? Black cat sleeping on the stairs. Blowing out the pilot light in the furnace. Feeding her a lot of cheese (I’m not sure about that one – I just hear old people talking about not being able to poop and I know that makes me feel like death).
two points!
Caretroll? lol.
More like a correction-orch.
And you shouldn’t use the term “hero” to widely, as dissimilitude said, just as “It’s a miracle” and “I love you”… Tends to devalue the term(s).
No, she’s saying that the beginning of her post is what she’s expecting to see (later) posted from a caretroll in response to yours!
It’s a bit of a joke around here. Don’t think I’ve noticed you posting here before — new or have I just failed to notice?
i think savage is new. i didn’t realize that when i caretrolled on him.
and savage, all the misspellings and horrific use of grammar are intentional. wait for a care troll (not “care troll”) to show up and you’ll see what we mean.
also, welcome to PK!
bitter troll welcomes you and offers you gifts of punch and pie
i’m not new, but can i have pie too?
I never got pie. Just oatmeal
(
I’ll let you have a beer from my cooler, that’s sitting on my porch. However, your life is in your own hands when trying to cross my lawn to get to it.
*strolls across Eddie’s lawn* What we drinking today?
I have some good Aussie beer.. you have your choice of Toohey’s, Victoria Bitter, or Crown Lager. I did have some XXXX, but some twit from Queensland somehow managed to steal it.
*throws open the lid to the cooler (or esky as we say down here)*
Oooh, VB, please. I brought nachos for you.
Awesome! You now have permament lawn privileges..
I have brautwurst……
victoria is bitter too? is she cute?
I LOVE XXXX, reminds me of that time on the gold coast… ahhhhh….
LOL maybe my name is confusing.
Only at first. Now, it’s just your name…and a handy way to identify newbies.
It’s a dessert topping AND a floor wax!
It’s Mr. Cream!
No way am I changing my name to that!
How about “Creamy”? No?
Maybe creamy goodness
Or maybe get your own avatar? I’m thinking a carebear, but I’m warped!
I don’t know how
take a photo you like and crop it/save it. Then go to gravatar.com. It is simple enough that I managed!
thanks!
Just passing on the info–Old gal’s network!
I’m part of a gal’s network?
Thank you, my dear sir/lady.
Yeah, I’m “new”. Lurk here at lot, looking at lols, don’t really post much though. And I know you were sarcastic. 
Even dumb people does not tend to write like that.
I, for one, find it hard to consider anyone who is being paid to kill people a “hero”. Then again, that’s just me.
Ah but only snipers and some helicopter pilots kill people out right. Most ground forces only shoot to defend themselves.
I suppose they are better than mercenaries; still, they’re soldiers. Killing is part of the job description.
Really? Like my dad being a mechanic? Or me as part of the flight crew of an A-10? That is still a soldier.
Is it? They need to come up with some more specific job titles then…
You have crossed the line with the way you handle things. Over.
Roger
What’s your vector, Victor?
I’m not insulting them. I’ve just never understood why anyone would willingly join the military. It’s beyond my realm of comprehension. Sorry if you don’ like that. Chill out.
Your stereotype is the equivalent of the fried chicken and watermelon thing. And just as ignorant.
What stereotype? I never gave a generalization. However, upon looking up the formal definition I now understand why you got so pissed off. I thought a soldier was specifically someone in a combat role. Obviously I was incorrect. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
And just for the info, the cast majority of those in Infantry rolls, or Air Support, or any such role where they actually shoot and kill, actually hate it and often need mental counseling afterwards. Same thing with Cops.
And there ARE power hungry wierdos, but those exist in a lot of places other than the Armed Services. Like the firefighters that deep down are arsonists.
By the way, I think parents that work hard and actually raise their children are hero’s too. And lots of others.
*vast*
I have a weak personal definition of “hero”, so that probably didn’t help. Sorry for being so rude. It was unintentional. I’m well aware that many soldiers that actually DO kill aren’t quite the same afterwards, but as you said there are some truly messed up people in some organizations like these.
No1, they are in EVERY occupation in life. Some hide it well. Some don’t. That is what, to me, made the stereotype so nasty.
My grandpa fought in WWII in France. He was a lieutenant and he made a bad decision his first time in command that got his troops killed. I had to hear about this from other family members because he won’t talk about the war. He is very very anti-war now. Despite being a lifelong Republican, he was dead set against the current war from the beginning. It really affected him.
And I agree with you, JAC. Anyone who works hard and makes sacrifices for the people they love is a hero in my book. That goes for everyday people like you and me as well as soldiers.
It’s called civic responsibility.
Ok, so let’s say you’re pinned down my enemy fire and here comes Corporal Smith, who some how manages to dodge every bullet and saves your butt. Would you not classify that guy as a hero (at least to you?)
No, Keith Oberman says he is an evil baby killer, so it must be so.
was corporal smith wearing a mask and cape?
That was all he was wearing!!
Oh, nasty. Man boobs. *shudders*
Eeew, JAC, NO!
I was totally picturing it more along these lines:
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Doesn’t do a thing for me.
DOES FOR ME :X
And wouldn’t you know it, he’s a corporal!!
NOJOKE I think i know that guy.
Full info at:
{http://www.flickr.com/photos/slagheap/156245574/}
Dude, you have to warn me when youre going to be funny, Im killing my keyboard here
@ Eddie
I think if I was foolish enough to allow myself to get into such a situation I would deserve to take a few bullets to the head. No need for fools in a combat situation.
*sigh*
At least I know the military will be better off not having you as a member. I’d hate to think that my life would be entrusted to someone like you. And you can rest assured that if you ever do find yourself in the military, I’m sure the others you are serving with will gladly watch you take one (in the head that is) for the team.
That’s why I didn’t join it.
Well my only choice was enlist or get drafted. At least you have a choice. But just remember, your freedom of choice will always come at a cost that someone else is willing to pay, even if you’re not willing to.
And that my friend, has a lot to do with why I got so pissed earlier. Sorry for the rant.
Hmmm, I suppose you have a point there. I’m just used to thinking of the US as having an all-volunteer military. In my opinion the draft kinda goes against that bit in the constitution about the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.
P.S. I couldn’t even join the military if I wanted to. I’ll never be allowed in as long as I’m on my medication.
Actually, the all-volunteer army goes against the intent of the framers. In fact, compulsary service was the norm at the time of the drafting of the Constitution. ALL male citizens were expected to perform their civic duty, and own their own weapon — what do you think the 2nd Amendment was all about? Not individual gunslingers as with today’s NRA mentality, just every citizen paying their own way to defend the country under an organized state or federal structure — something today’s greedy conservatives forget about.
Am i the only one who thinks all of those kids are trying to give him the finger?
it looks to me just the little one, either that or he just ate a bug
er.. i meant middle one, the one in green.
That little dude shows his friends how its done
Somehow a couple of impoverished children with their hands out in the gimme pose toward a guy with a gun pointed at them doesn’t quite seem like hero worship. Just saying.
It’s not, he’s walking towards the kids at angle with his rifle laying flat across his chest.
Ok. I get it. So that makes it hero worship?
It’s actually one of the safest ways to hold the gun. I mean when you might need it at any moment.
*stops carrying the gun like a club from the barrel*
oh.. don’t i feel foolish
What’s the kid wearing the diner tablecloth got in his right hand, anyway?
A frickin’ lazer!!
ROFL!
that made my day
it looks like a sharpie. not sure WHY the kid would be pointing a sharpie at the soldier though…
“It’s GI Joe! It’s really him! Can I get an autograph?”
Marine probably just gave it to him.
I’m almost certain it would be a pen of some kind, my son tells me that the locals adore pens for some reason??!? When sending care packages, instead of candy, we are now sending hundreds of pens… Curiously, it seems to be a far reaching desire, as friends in units hundreds of miles away from my son’s unit are also requesting pens to give out to the kids… (I’m told the children will sometimes run up and steal pens right out of Marines pockets if given the chance) Why?? I have no idea.
Also, those children don’t look especially “happy” to see him… look at the faces.
My cousin was in Baghdad when Saddam lost power. He said there was always a gaggle of kids (well, what do you call a group of kids?) behind his truck when he stopped, asking for candy. The kids knew the soldiers were good for treats.
So maybe they’re just asking for a Tootsie Roll.
notice it looks like hes pointing the gun at the kids lol.
OMG! That’s hilarious!
So… if I wear those clothes, get a gun, go to training camp, and walk into Afghanistan, I will automatically become a hero? Yes, that makes plenty of sense.
More sense then sitting around complaining about a soldier being called a hero.
NOooo..get yourself some tights and a mask, maybe a flowing cape and 12 year old boy in hotpants
Can shortright be my sidekick instead? She’d look AWESOME in hot pants.
hee hee, wait til you see pics from my halloween costume. hot pants are included.
mail to bitter troll too!
BT, you’re on facebook… wait til sunday or monday.
ooh show bitter troll on webcam-nods-
Back off’n my woman, troll boy. I don’t go after charro, do I? Well, except for the drugs.
bt – no webcam, but i tend to take far too many photos when alcohol is involved. hi, my name is shortright and i’m a photo whore.
ONE OF THOSE KIDS HAS SOMETHING IN HIS HAND!!! TERRORIST CHILDREN!! SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT!!!
*pew pew pew*
SHAZOOOOOOM!
Heroes? It looks more like they are attempting to display that they aren’t holding any weapons. “Don’t shoot. We’re unarmed.”
no, but america is the only country that thinks american troops are heroes. rather than oppressionist, imperialistic racist stupid hillbillies who gun down weddings and shoot children in the face. america sucks balls.
Your dad is America?
And his mother is JUSTICE!!!!111
His mom can be bought by the rich & famous? WHORE!!!11!!
Dude…you KNOW you want to move here. And we know it too.
Someone has issues…
You.
I won’t deny that, but I was talking about “defenderofmacragge”.
He desrves a Nobel Peace prize for that rant ( hands cracker jack prize over)
The only one who DOESN’T think they are heroes is Stumblarrack Oblama – he sees them as a political tool so he can party on in the White House for four more years. Get rid of da CREEP!!
you didn’t pay much attention during the last administration, did ya, hon?
Capital R on that Rural?
They’re soldiers. They’ve sold their lives to the government. They’re political tools by definition moron… -_-
Go jump your stupid, idiot self off a tall cliff. Jackass.
Those of us who have served the Armed Forces of America have NOT sold our lives to the goverment. We CHOSE to serve the people, for the largest part. The govt is just the middle man.
Seriously, go find a cliff.
I live in California, very few cliffs… Will a lake work?
You know, I’ve seen better things running down the legs of crack whores than you.
Crossed the line. Over.
The line was crossed quite some time ago. And not by me, but once I was drug across it, I came out swinging.
So that makes it right? I think you are yet another pot calling a kettle who has called a pot calling a kettle black. So there!
In the words of the Gipper. “There you go again.”
Yes. It does. If you read the entire discourse, and saw what was said. It wasn’t your whiney boo whoooing.
Name calling again? Hell. I was at the point where I was going to say…
*ehem* “Sometimes in the heat of internet debate (boy does that sound lame to say) people sometime lash out. Its about time we all admit that we are each responsible and then all try to get back to acting as adults.”
Justa, we have actually shared some jokes in the last few lols. And even agreed. Yes, it felt icky for the both of us and people took notice, but can’t we just get right back to ending the crap? One day there is gonna be a good lol again, and I don’t want to hesitate to make your funny more funny, and vice versa. Lets just all calm down.
I apologize to you and Dhoti (if he is out there). Some comments are not constructive, not matter how you say them. I will attempt to go without name calling and insulting in the future. We are all bigger than that.
VNV, I actually respect you, and some of the jokes get missed and taken for insults. And we both catch on to that often too late.
Heck, I’ll even say you are my favorite Commie Lib and I hope when you set up the new world order that you at least give me a good job in your cabinet.
What the…HE’S your favorite commie lib?! The only thing you’ve broken is my heart.
Wow. You’re really going for the nasty lately. You used to be a human. We’ve even managed some civil disagreements. But the vicious is taking over.
This one really ticked me off. And you are right, this is the extreme end of me being angry. And humans do get angry.
You and I both have gotten angry at some of the trolls in here, and both of us have let it rip. Even Jesus stood and told some men their father was the devil. And he got angry enough to turn over tables and beat a few with a whip.
Perhaps he was off his meds that day?
Jesus didn’t whip anybody. Read the verse again.
“So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, *both sheep and cattle*”
He drove them “all.” People included.
Dood, I’m an Atheist. Jeebus isn’t the perfect analogy here. LOL
Jesus was still a real person…
Even as an atheist, I would hope you could respect what that means to me. In general, he is referred to as THE peace loving guy.
No1askedme: I have yet to see ANY proof of that calim.
JAC: Christains have NO business asking an Atheist for respect when they have never shown us any. And I’m not going to turn this into a rant or a debate.
Ivan, I have shown you respect.
From where I’m standing they’re both guilty.
@ justacarolinian
Probably. Something that would/could do that obviously isn’t human.
OK, no 1 asked you because you obviously don’t possess the ability to make a rational decision. You have just displayed the ultimate pansey-assed spoiled baby response. Try again. In case you are to spoiled to realize it, WE are the government. If you don’t have the capacity to wrap your brain around that simple fact, then live off someone else’s dime.
You know most times I can take what you say with a grain of salt and can ignore those comments I don’t agree with. But to classify all military people as “sell outs” really pisses me off. I’m with JAC on this one, you have no clue so just STFU, ok?
thirded
No1askedhim.
I’m what you’d call a cynical misanthrope. I’m not a particularly kind person. At least you don’t have to guess what I’m thinking though!
Sometimes it’s just better to keep some thoughts to yourself. And frankly, this particular brain fart you had would have been better held back.
I can’t help myself! My brain just says “do this” and I do. Keeping my thoughts to myself has proved impossible in the past, so I’ve just given up on it. At least I’m being honest…
Typing gives you the opportunity to reread what you’ve written, unlike speaking, and think about it and use your brain to say:”Nope, that’s stupid/mean/idiotic/hurtful/false, etc.” You need to use that editing capability. And maybe grow up a bit more.
Awww! Where’s the fun in that!?
Just because you’re honest doesn’t mean you’re not a twit. I highly recommend at least thinking about what your words mean before clicking “Add Comment.” There is an almost universal annoyance with how you tend to type before thinking.
I’m with Eddie & (I can’t believe I’m saying this!) JAC. STFU. What the hell do you know about serving your country? WTF do you know about the men and women in the military besides the a$$hole assumptions and opinions you’ve formed not based on facts??
Hey, we may disagree from time to time, but I’d share my Budwiser with you. Actually, I would splurge and get Michelobe. I don’t mind honest discourse, but some people on here are really testing me on that be angry and sin not thing.
Well, it does say to not let the sun go down on your wrath, so I guess I’ll be ok tomorrow.
JAC, thanks and likewise. I would totally split my pitcher of Stoli & lemonaide with you.
can we add him to the thunderdome?
I’ll confirm with Slagg but, right now, computer says “yes”.
Can’t we just get beyond…oh it’s been done.
yep, but not with rum!
Mmmmmmmm, Stoli and lemonade….
Stoli: because you can take the girl out of Soviet Russia but you can’t take Soviet Russia out of the girl.
*throws open floodgates for lewd and expected “Soviet Russia” comments*
In Soviet America, Carolinians’ mistake you for male. *Sorry*
It’s the swearing, isn’t it?
You need to get you an avatar……
And done!
At least we know where you stand!
What?? You don’t like it? The symbol of a dead empire? C’mon. It’s funny. That’s the emblem of the Young Pioneers, a very good organization like the Boy/Girl Scouts, with just as much indoctrination.
Oh yes, I thought it was funny. There for the ! at the end!
In Soviet Russia, Stoli ices you..
bitter trollt hought putin iced everyone
But that’s not just in Soviet Russia. That’s in modern Russia too. He’s been at it for decades.
Speaking of Putin’s decades of “work”, have you seen this (link in my name) photo of Putin (allegedly) undercover during Reagan’s visit to Moscow in 1988? He’s (allegedly) the one on the left with the cameras, behind the kid. Not THAT needs to be a LOL.
neat, but this man allowed reagan to live, putin would never do that
Pfft. Putin didn’t want Reagan. Putin doesn’t want to be fed. Putin wants to HUNT.
Putin’s a fat little puss with an army backing up his mini-me meglomania.
Lay off the short jokes, yo! LOL
Who wants to see defenderofmacragge and rural88jean in a no-holds-barred, two-men-enter-one-man-leaves Thunderdome steel cage deathmatch, say Aye!
aye! but only if a chainsaw is involved
we cant have a no man leaves?
Aye. I’ll bring popcorn.
Barbed wire cage, pls…with POISON!
AYE! I’ll set the popcorn.
Dammit I meant I’ll sell the beer. I saw helonwheels popcorn and it messed me up. (also made me want some popcorn)
*passes popcorn bowl to CT* It’s seasoned with care-troll tears….mmmm…salty.
You made Care Troll cry just to salt the popcorn? That’s kinda mean.
Oh, no. I would never do that. It’s not Care Troll, it’s the genus of care-trolls’ tears.
3 of left has a lightsaber ready. Or want give him a bullet back.
Real heroes point assault rifles in kids’ direction? Oookay.
Reading comprehension fail.
THE FLAG IS BELGIAN!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!
(I’m using this for multi-comments)
It’s totally German. And the kids are going to lure the soldier onto a land mine they planted last week…
I can tell you from experiance. The kids are asking for water, candy, or soccer balls. Something you don’t see too much is that a lot things that people send soldiers get shared with the kids. They come to think of soldiers and marines as walking presents.
Pretty much, and from what I’ve heard, if you do not give they cuss you out, or throw rocks at you.
I wouldn’t want to throw rocks at someone with a large gun.
Oh god. You mean in Iraq our troops are viewed as piniatas!? We really DO need to get them out of there ASAP!
Ole’
You said they were tools. What do you care?
The military is at the beck and call of the government. How are they not tools? The whole system is divided into a hierarchy of who tells who what to do. The US military is based around the idea of using people as tools! That doesn’t make them any less human, I just don’t understand their decision to join an organization that views them as “expendable”.
I’m afraid I have to side with No1 on this one. The purpose of basic training is to break your ego, strip your individuality and make you into a non-thinking tool of the commanders. Which isn’t to say that some don’t manage to retain enough “self” to excel in bad situations. Those people tend to end up officers.
Actually Basic built my Ego and self respect up.
Agreed.. and it also teaches you the value of teamwork.
I’ve never worked well in groups. I either wind up pissing them all off for no clear reason, or I just get fed up with my partners’ stupidity and do the whole thing myself.
And we are suprised how?
“He explained to Atro that he now understood why the Army was organized as it was. It was indeed quite necessary. No rational form of organization would serve the purpose. He simply had not understood that the purpose was to enable men with machine guns to kill unarmed men and women easily and in great quantities when told to do so. Only he still could not see where courage, or manliness, or fitness entered in.”
The military does plenty of other things than killing civilians you idiot.
HAHAHAHAHHAHA! Sic Em!
bitter troll has never seen beetle baily kill no one
Please, don’t pretend to care now, ok?
They do other things. I’d have to be a moron not to know that…
If that was true, you would be dead and unable to post stupid stuff like this comment.
Pfft. You’ve never held any sort of job, have you?
I don’t think he’s been out of high school for more than 5 years (something he posted on another thread about using Wikipedia for a high school report), which made me think “Not surprising”.
Yeah, pretty much the only organization that wouldn’t think of its employees as “expendable” would be self-employment.
I haven’t had a flash back in a while. thanks.
“watta meesta, watta!”
“one doolar?”
“George Boosh, good?!”
Every time I read one of these threads, I’m reminded of why I do it so seldomly…
You and me both.
Wanna sit at the Moderate Booth with me? I have fresh-baked cookies…
Wishy washy fence sitters!
*runs off to happy liberal land laughing maniacally to himself*
Looks like the guy is pointing his gun at the kids, not being their hero.
this has been addressed before…
And it will probably be addressed by 200 other people who don’t read the comments
Hey, is that guy pointing the gun at the kids?
Actually it looks like he’s pointing it to their left. Look closer.
1. Not all soldiers are Americans (read your news, tards)
2. Not all Americans think soldiers are heroes (since, obviously they do not respect soldiers from other countries)
3. Not all soldiers are heroes
4. Are you comparing your great nation to 4 year olds?
This lol is SO tarded that I have no words.
And besides, kids are kids, kids don’t know what is going on around them and like everyone who is not obviously trying to kill or hurt them.
Whoever made has 2 brain cells with broken interconnecting channel.
Where did it say American soldiers?
Ok, didn’t say American soldiers.
If it is not implied that the soldier is American, then it is implied that whoever made this and whoever voted for it thinks that no other nation in the world has respect for their troops. Or perhaps they are not aware that other countries even exist (which would not surprise me).
Would you like to further troll? It works for me just fine.
I respect anyone willing to give their life for their ideals. Even if it’s an ideal I don’t agree with. I know that they’re are not only Americans on this website. so your logic about making and voting is flawed. Also You know what they say about assuming right? it makes an Ass out of you and me. This could of been made by a British soldier who worked with the U.S. or even an Iraqi who befriended some soldiers and doesn’t like seeing them bad mouthed. My point is you don’t know.
’scuse me, but please don’t try and tell me who i do or do not respect
I’m not trying to tell you, I AM telling you (and yes, if you made this/voted for this, tell your 2 brain cells I said hello).
Yeah, I tried telling my massive brain that you said hello but it doesn’t understand Fu(kTroll.
If you had a massive brain, you’d not be responding to my post.
your just angry at richard gere and takeing it out on us!
Hamster is NOT an Officer, nor a Gentleman.
JEBUS!!! How many genders do trolls have?
12
ELVENITYTHOUSAND!!!!111!!!1/2!!
OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds complicated…
Their sex ed classes must be confusing.
I don’t think the bananna analogy will work.
hah… Now I’m trying to imagine a troll sex ed class with OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!! sexes to cover. It would probably have to be a two-semester course… for full credit… and if you fail the final you’re never allowed to reproduce. The troll government will chop off whatever sex organs you have.
Oh wait! This is trolls we’re talking about! Never mind, they’d probably give out extras.
So what combinations does it take to have troll kids?
CURSE YOU, RICHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaARDS!!!!”
again you try and again you fail. you make yoda weep. i’d explain the difference between trying and doing but i would bet it’d fall on deaf ears. bleh.
Dear dingo,
sir/ma’m, you obviously do not quite understand how the internets work. I did in fact tell you, and you can scroll up and check for yourself. I am, however, very grateful that you are sparing me of your explanation (whatever that might be), cause I really do not give a crap what your opinion on this matter is. You are obviously someone who hasn’t seen/understood much in their life.
Yours truly,
Hamst3r
Someone break out the Troll B Gone spray.
That spray is a temporary solution. I don’t think we’ll have to wait too much longer for a long-term one. So much barely-repressed rage and ranting will cause a rupture in a blood vessel sooner than later.
Yeeeeeah, I’m gonna have to ask you to STFUGTFOESADITOP. *sips coffee* And I’m gonna need you to come in on Saturday.
Go tell a Colombian or a Hondurian if s/he thinks a soldier is a hero! And the “hero” on this picture is acutally pointing at the kids.
THE FLAG IS BELGIAN!!!!111!!!
Einstein was a SOCIALIST!!!!11!!!112!!
TO soon!!!!111!!!3.14i1111
Mmm, Pi.
The pi is a lie!
Now, Rando, you know you muffin’t tell lies! You’ll end up going down below, to cookie for ever!
Strange, Sis Blanka thinks her son is a wonderful hero. Did his duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan. And I think Sis Yasmine has a respect for soldiers too. So, that’s both countries covered, and that’s just my church.
Ok since you seriously responded I will too.
Are these people stupid? It doesn’t even look like he’s pointing it at them! I’ve been bird hunting and even I can tell that he has the gun pressed against his chest. He has a higher risk of shooting himself. You must be trolling. I refuse to believe you are that ignorant.
I hope that was a reply to Juan. *snif*
yeah, I’m not really sure why I posted it there. I think in the beginning I was going to do a “backing you up” sort of thing, and then I started rambling.
Ok. *passes ADM a brautwurst and a beer*
Wait, let me examine that beer…
XXXX!! So YOU’RE the one..
Naw, man. I still have the receipt. I saw where yours was stolen, and went and got you more. Respect for the troops, man!
It looks to me like one of them at least is holding a toy aeroplane… so really they’re just in training.
F*tard, Im sure they will contribute more to this world than you ever will – since you reached your age of literacy and have the internet, and yet you are still tarded.
it’s spelled “retarded.”
you know I never truly understood that. Wouldn’t that mean they were tarded once cured and relapsed?
*whispers secretly*
I know but I’m trying to get this troll out of here.
I see, you have much experience in dealing with trolls. May I interest you in a job?
Retard means the opposite of advance. Such as retard the timing on an engine. Or retard the flow of water. (Limit)
As the step father of a mildly mentally retarded daughter, let me say that it doesn’t necessarily mean stupid. She is actually quite smart, just stuck on a certain mental level. She is 13, and beginning to look like she will forever be about 8-9 years old in her mind.
I get what it means. I just always wondered why the first guy to use the word had the RE prefix
I thought the root “retard / ritard” meant “to slow”. At least that’s what it means in terms of music.
I think in music it’s “ritardando” because we stick to Italian stuff. In physics you have “retardation” for the opposite of acceleration. in plenty of lingos.
I think its from the french “retard” which means late as in “Je suis en retard”, I am late. Which is quite funny in Swedish when “en” means one/a.
Just so you know… Im guessing an interest fail, sry bout that
Ignore Angry Troll. I think it just needs a hug. Or lots of Thorazine.
GIVE ME MY THORAZINE.
*bops to ministry*
-takes some thorazine-
bitter troll feels supriseingly less bitter
awww how cute. they think trolls need hugs. awww ^.^
What is not cute is your suggestion to drug the voice of reason… Is that what you did with yours? (reason, I mean). ^.^ I bet that must feel great.
Coming from an ignoramus, your insult holds little meaning.
Yes, no meaning but the fact that Hamster thinks it’s the “voice of reason” holds so much humor for me that I couldn’t stop laughing (at Hamster) for a few minutes.
that actually a celebration parade, there money issues.
Say what? We kinda stopped thinking soldiers are heroes about forty years ago.
Really? Funny that I never got a hero’s welcome.. more like spit and swearing.. oh, and being accused of being a baby killer. Are you sure you’re not thinking a little further back like maybe 65 years ago?
If it makes you feel any better I almost got into a bar fight about a year ago with some guys giving some nam vets a hard time. Not that those guys needed help it just bothered me.
Let me thank you for your service. And know that I greet and thank EVERY soldier that I see.
Let me first say that I respect anybody who is ready to risk their life to protect lives of others.
Now, America has never had a war on its territory (civil war does not count). (Most of the time) American soldiers fight for political ideals and being a soldier is their job, a career they chose. /shrug If you respect that, you should also respect and thank a bus driver.
Never had a war on it’s territory….. You are misinformed. Badly.
Hamster is not misinformed, JAC, but willfully, stubbornly, arrogantly ignorant.
Then you must understand that one of the ideas behind going over there was to stop a nuclear bomb being planted in the middle of a major American city. Admittedly, they haven’t done the job perfectly but I think a lot more people would’ve died if they hadn’t taken the fight to them. Prevention is better than cure.
Well, except the War for Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the War of 1812, the Wars for the American West pre-civil war, post civil war, WWII (Pearl Harbor, Dutch Harbor & Aleutians and the Phillipines, not to mention many islands in the South Pacific that happened to be US territory), oh and the CIVIL WAR, which actually was a war and, I dunno, happened within the USA.
I’ve never been cool with treating vets like that of any war. It’s really not fair.
Odd that they’re cheering at him even though he’s pointing a gun at them.
THE FLAG IS BELGIAN!!!!111/1!!!!
copy cat
THE FLAG IS BELGIAN!!!!111/1!!!!
Copy Troll!!!!!!
no no bitter troll cut and paste troll, and is very bitter
Bitter paste, now thats an idea. Keep 4 year olds from eating it.
in troll kingdom, paste tastes like troll pee to help stop that….it didnt work
What does troll pee taste like?
The waffle is Belgian?
The waffle is a lie!
And we’re out of cake, so our choice is “or death”?
Sorry bro, I just love it.
Do you even understand the camera/angle concept?
This has got to be the most sickening caption I’ve ever seen here.
You’re new here, aren’t you?
Well, maybe not the absolute most sickening, but certainly pretty high up on “makes me want to stab my eyes out with a kitchen knife” list. And the caption text is false on pretty much every level. And its not even remotely funny. In fact, I am not sure how this could fail any more than it does…. Well, I think that covers everything
Neither EWAdams, NObama08, nor fastfood wrote it. Trust me, it could be worse.
(I shouldn’t be so mean to fastfood. That dude favorites a lot of my stuff. LOL)
Aah, but if you’re not American and think your soldiers are heroes, you are obviously delusional.
OBIVOUSLY
What’s with all this masturbatory military-worshiping crap? I thought this was “Lol news”, not the United States war propaganda blog. Not honorable. Not funny.
I’m unsubscribing from this feed. What should I subscribe to instead?
Hilariously sad dating pics and snarky comments
*snort*
Good one!
It kinda fills the same need for pathetique, with the same amount of humour.
But seriously – who subscribes to this as a feed?
And now, for random rhyme time…
Somewhere between here and there I got old, they made me care, and damn I miss all that hair.
I complained the most when I had the least to worry about. I woke up early and stayed up late, just crusing along at a steady gait.
In the end, I got old, wasn’t properly bold, and at the ass end of a cold.
So here I am and there you are, always near and always far. Sounding off like the band from hell with mediocre complaints and a fearsome yell.
Thus ends random rhyme time. Hopefully you enjoyed this and storytime in the other lol. *poofs*
Damn… Cruising. Spelling fail.
Wow, love fail. Must try harder next time!
Ya, definitely a fail. *vanishes*
Was DWM just here?
Isn’t he aiming at those kids? Just a thought.
THAT’S A BELGIAN FLAG!!!!!!!11!!!!!!1!1//1!!
are you sure it’s not german?
Isn’t he aiming at those kids? Just a thought.
THAT’S A BELGIAN FLAG!!!!!!!11!!!!!!
Einstein was a SOCIALIST!!!!11!!!
TORT REFORM WILL FIX HEALTHCARE!!11!!!
I just watched one of the newer family guy’s and IT HAS PUTIN. IT WAS AWESOME. I had to say this. I couldn’t wait till next Vladurday.
I loved how they thought they were dead every time Putin picked up a “weapon.”
Eugh, this one makes me cringe for all manner of reasons. I’m not sure if what bothers me most of all is a) the insinuation that people LIKE America meddling in their affairs, or b) the fact that this proves some Americans actually genuinely believe it.
I don’t think I’ll be looking at Pundit Kitchen again in the future.
I would respect your opinion if it wasn’t for the fact that THE INSTANT we don’t do something anywhere in the world we get burned for it to. Lose lose for us.
Since when you were blamed for the last? It’s american actual influence makes them accountable for everything in people’s eyes.
Cause Russia doesn’t influence anything. Something about missile defense……I lost it. Either way, it’s the human condition to blame somebody else, and until there are other superpowers again (and there will be sooner rather than later) it will be the U.S.
Yes; most people around the world believe that our soldiers are heroes. Some think the American GI’s in Afghanistan are heroes; some think that the Al-qaeda bombers are heroes. It all depends on which side you are on. Smile – LOTS of people are on the other side.
I noticed no one has commented on the fact that the caption is wrong.
It should read, “people WHO think,” not “people THAT think.” Simple changes people! Things that do stuff, people who do stuff.
/grammar nazi
We didn’t think it worth commenting on – semi-literates posting jingoistic crap is pretty much par for the course.
Kids in another devastated by war country are begging something and an imperialistic soldier with a battle ready weapon. Smells heroism all over it.
Americans are nice guys when they stay inside US.
I don’t think Russia has any room to judge us for doing something in Afghanistan. REALLY. Does Alexander the Great want to wake up to tell us how bad we’re doing too.
But, we now admit that what Politburo did then was awful. Care to learn from history and others’ mistakes?
1) Soldier dick sucking is getting old. PK is made for humor, there is just way too much military dick sucking going on here.
2) Last I heard, the death rate in Iraq for military personnel, including non-combat casualties (accidents, illness, etc.) is at least 10 times lower than the rate of deaths involving car accidents. That means children in the USA going to school every day are greater heroes than the soldiers in Iraq.
3) I doubt these soldiers would do a great job if they were fighting with stones and sticks. Where are the kudos for the people who make their weapons?
4) Whoever made this picture is sick. Many children have died in that war. As a reminder, there are somewhere between 100′000 and 200′000 civilian casualties. About 3′000 people died in 9/11. If ou still don’t get it, just imagine Iraq and Afghanistan put together have seen 50 9/11. Using Iraqi children (who suffer much more than your “heroes”) to promote that war or the US military is plain sick.
5) I am leaving this website forever or until PK stops sucking military balls and repents for supporting the atrocity that is the war in the middle east. Hopefully more people will do the same thing to protest against what PK has become.
My heart goes to the children of Iraq and Afghanistan, who suffer because of a war they do not even understand.
They are the victims of a foreign country that disregards third-world countries like theirs and invades such countries guns blazing, with a poor strategy that doesn’t try hard to spare civilians.
Despite what some people might think, human beings around the world are equal; being born in a third-world country does not make you inferior and being born in the USA does not make you superior. People suffer the same way from the same things.
See you in hell, PK, because we’re both going there.
Well said. About one million of Iraqi kids died because US sanctions prohibited import even of basic medicaments, yet, those who revenge these kids now are called terrorists.
Genuine care and help can be based only on genuine human relations, not “democratic” governments, or transnational corporations.
I applaud you, sir.
sorry to interrupt your rant, but this caption isnt actually saying that american soldiers are heroes.
it is only pointing out that AMERICANS think that their soliders are heroes. it isnt even saying that ALL americans think that, either.
even though i bascially agree with everything you have said, it is not the correct criticism for this caption.
Thank you for the first point.
hey cheezburger network admins!
there are non-americans looking for lols here, too. couldn’t you make something like a warning sign “jingoistic crap ahead” for entries like that. we aren’t used to such super-patriotism in our corner of the world here.
would make the site way more enjoyable.
Yeah, I’d appreciate a jingoism warning myself.
Thanking you in advance for your consideration of this request.
What is this crap?
Only American Soldiers are heroes.
*rolls eyes*
brainwash win
Here is your coupon for +5 free internets.
Aww how sweet….you’re trying to justify Al Qeada, the Taliban, and 9/11. You’re so cute.
Even if you consider that CIA didn’t stand behind all of them as well as behind a coup that brought Saddam to power and giving him chemical weapons, the damage that you cause to the third world is incomparable with the threat to you. Millions in the third world have reasons to fight you.
Are you seriously still that butt hurt about the cold war?
The emotions around this topic show that we, unfortunately, have a problem, it’s not about cold war.
ROFL…obviously that one is. Yep, when things go wrong don’t take responsibility, blame the CIA instead.
A terrorist attack, a cold, bad grades on his report card, no cell phone coverage, Angelina Jolie wasn’t in any Transformer movie, not enough bacon on lunch BLT, hurricane Katrina, droughts in the Sudan, the Beatles weren’t from London but rather Liverpool, Jehovah Witnesses rang the doorbell too early in the morning, telemarketers call at dinnertime, menstruated a week late, pet cat prefers the expensive cat food over the generic, dog threw up on the sofa, etc………………….
I don’t quite get your logic. But, I see your political and military organizations greatly influencing the third world countries.
I bet if you didn’t get your dinner on the table on time, tripped in the hall, or if the day was too cloudy, you’d blame the CIA for that too….rofl.
There functions a CIA concentration camp near my capital where people are brought, tortured and killed without any trial or law…
Millions in the third world, or Afghanistan is as currently the case, were already fighting long before we got there. We helped bring the Taliban to power, but so did Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the Afghan people themselves because the warlords in power at the time were even more corrupt. Believe it or not, the Taliban started out as good guys, rescuing children being used as sex slaves by Afghan commanders, etc, etc…. And for a time the Taliban was acting as the government of Afghanistan, which the UN was obligated to deal with in a diplomatic manner.
We’re causing massive damage to Afghanistan? That’s interesting considering that while the Taliban was building up control of Afghanistan millions upon millions of Afghan people were slaughtered, tortured, or forced to flee their homes, in addition to ancient cities and wonders being destroyed out of pure religious hatred, such as the Buddha statues in Bamiyan, which were built 2500 years ago. But wait, there’s more! Cities in which civilization was flourishing were immediately turned back 2000 years as schools were shut down, women confined to their homes, and all forms of entertainment banned.
Sure, we could leave Afghanistan. But then we would be leaving the Taliban to build their control back up and impose their backwards laws on all of Afghanistan again, since, you know, Mohammed Omar, the man who created the Taliban, is still very well alive and in power. No one likes the Taliban, except perhaps the ISI, though they’ll claim differently, and Afghanistan is incapable of disposing of the Taliban themselves, particularly since their only strong leader, Ahmed Shah Masud, was killed immediately before 9/11.
So wait, what reasons do they have to fight us? The Taliban, sure, they have reasons. We’re not radical Sunni Muslims, and we’re a threat to their existence. But the rest of Afghanistan? Please enlighten me.
Having an opinion is one thing, but if you don’t know anything about Middle Eastern history other than what you overhear your little junior high school buddies conversing about then stfu and read a book. Taliban by Ahmed Rashid is a good starting point.
Taliban was a good friend (created with great CIA help to fight Soviets, if my memory doesn’t fail me), yet they are even a better enemy. Now Afghans are trapped between religious fundamentalists and American forces. Now, seems, they don’t see Americans as a great help, or friends. I know by my experience that exported democracy doesn’t work so well.
Reading books is good, very good. I can recommend The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Tells something about American actual imperatives, not sappy stories about helping children.
Of course those yanks deserved to have their buildings blown up. They are infidels, and we all know that means you can throw out stupid stuff and blame them for other stuff andidontreallyknowwherethiswasgoingbutiwantedtorampbleramblerambleramblerambllllllldlafjdslafjoeipwfjsldkfjdslfjdsl;fjals;fjsdl;fjsdl;afjsl;dfjal;sjdfla;sjflasjdfl;asjdfl;ajsdflajsdlf;jasdlf;
Listen my friend, you have to wake up. The dream is over. There is no Al Qaida, it is just a made up story by the US government. 9/11 was an inside job and lots of evidence to proof that and even more, no one of the criminals who planned or participated on the 9/11 attacks was from Iraq or Taliban.
Isn’t a heroe defined more as a person who saves lives than as a person who takes them? I’m aware that in the end, the work of a soldier is to svae lives but… I don’t know… this doesn’t seem like a really nice pic to me. And BTW, is he pointing the weapon at the kids!?
either way marines arnt even in the same league as the S.A.S. or even any Brithish Army Personnel.
Just thought i should mention that those kids are only trying to get candy, pens, sharpies, water, sunglasses, knifes, or anything he is willing to give them. Trust me, they ask for anything they know how to say in english.
the new red zone
thats a marine….
Those kids aren’t happy to see him, they’re begging for food. Or for their lives. Either way, why we’re still naively celebrating American imperialism is beyond me.
Soldiers are not heroes! Soldiers are people who agree to kill for money! They stopped being heroes decades ago, when they became mercenaries. The real heroes were out forefathers who were forced to fight for their freedom or for their land. American soldiers only fight for money and oil!
OK, then stop driving, stop shopping at the grocerey store that gets it’s food from trucks and trains that use oil, stop buying clothes that come frome trucks, trains and ships that use oil, stop heating your house from stuff that comes from oil, stop getting anything that you don’t produce or hunt for yoursels, then tell me about fighting for oil, numnut.
Looks like those kids are like don’t kill me … some hero
I would like to point out that an “American Soldier” is not the only one in the picture. Are the three Afghan boys not worthy enough to be cited in the picture?
I hope you’re just being facetious, but if not, you’re being ignorant.
Who do you think is the implied subject of the sentence? Who are the ones who are being held out as also recognizing soldiers as heroes?
I hate it when reverse Poe’s happen.
I think bellevoce was referring to the (An American soldier) line under the captioned image – the line where PK explains who/what is in the picture..
Ah, but how does he know they are Afghan’s?
Utter crap.
The “lol” I mean…
This picture can be summarized into one word:
WIN!!
how s that a win?
It’s quite apparent that an american captioned this, as anyone who doesnt have his head up his own ass when it comes to patriotism for america can easily see that the middle child is actually giving the soldier the finger, which isnt exacly a way you greet heroes, atleast not in any country that i know of.
Actually, I used my super-gee-whiz-only-found-on-TV-program that allows me to zoom in to the nth degree and that kid is giving him a thumbs up.
Umm hes a marine not a soldier theres a difference
Marines – Marines
Air Force- Airmen
Army – Soldier
Navy – Sailor
Nah… Army=Soldier. Navy, Marine, Air Force=Support Personnel.
LOL thats kinda true
Just because (from Webster’s, to stick to American definitions):
Main Entry: 1sol·dier
Pronunciation: \ˈsōl-jər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English soudeour, from Anglo-French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling’s worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus
Date: 14th century
1 a : one engaged in military service and especially in the army b : an enlisted man or woman c : a skilled warrior
2 : a militant leader, follower, or worker
3 a : one of a caste of wingless sterile termites usually differing from workers in larger size and head and long jaws b : one of a type of worker ants distinguished by exceptionally large head and jaws
4\ˈsō-jər, ˈsōl-\ : one who shirks work
So Americans aren’t the only crazy people in this world!?
yep. All victims of nationalist indoctrination fail to realise soldiers are killers with salaries. And these poor kids don’t even know who the bad guys are.
That’s cuz they haven’t met you, yet.
as opposed to the Chinese and Russians who oppressed Vietnam? Not to mention, the other Vietnamese who oppressed Vietnam? Get real, and when you have an intelligent comment, come back.
Looks more like they’re begging for their lives…
You’ve obviously never seen anyone begging for their lives.
Yes, because soldiers aim their rifles across their chest like that.
Given how many people die in friendly fire caused by the American Military, it wouldn’t surprise me if that was true.
I would think that more people die from your kind of stupidity than any thing the American Military has ever done.
lulz
were has all teh funny gone?
It’s ‘Our’ soldiers not ‘Are’.
Just sayin.
scratch that, misread the caption.
Hahahaha, nice job Grammar Nazi.
your saying it should read
” that think soliders our heros”
good thing you was there to correct him
So this “hero” is pointing a gun at three kids, all of whom have their hands up in fear?
I can see why Americans might find that heroic. But over here in what I like to call the real world, pointing guns at kids is considered cowardly and criminal.
Being as those kids have their hands out for goodies, and the gun is laying across the soldiers chest, you must live in a messed up part of the world.
this should be on FOX’s site
Kid in Blues got a knife
It does look like he is pointing it at them, but their smileing so……..
i like how this started as a simple support our troops pic
Way to take a picture out of context, subtitle guy.
Este es, por mucho, la peor entrada hasta ahora. Sin autocrítica ni ingenio, totalmente probélico… en fin, que apesta.
Tan buen sitio este, y vienen a poner esto. En fin…