Thread: Snipers in Iraq
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Old 10-19-2006, 07:15 PM   #12
TomJoe
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Default Re: Snipers in Iraq

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Originally Posted by yguy
So do you believe it?
I think our soldiers know what they're getting into when they go over there, and they have been trained to act appropriately. In other words, whether you wish to suggest I'm projecting my own cowardice onto them vicariously or not, I don't think they're paralyzed with fear by being over in Iraq.

To be honest, if someone shot at me, I'd probably shit my pants (paintball doesn't count, as I'm just fine getting on when I know I run almost no risk of being killed). That's also probably the reason I've never joined the military in any capacity.

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