Thursday, February 03, 2005

For the Mightiest Nation, War is Fun



from BBC News
The US Marine Corps has publicly upbraided one of its generals for his comments describing shooting people in Iraq as "fun".

Discussing fighting in Iraq, the General said he liked brawling and enjoyed shooting people.

The Marine Corps said Lt Gen James Mattis had been "counselled" concerning his remarks, made during a panel discussion in California.

2 comments:

J.R. Boyd said...

And don't you forget--profitable!

Sheryl said...

"Counselled" in the same way as Alberto Gonzales, who just received Senate confirmation today? Ouch!