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**mikeydesignzinc** · 02-19-2010, 01:25 AM

So as far as you are concerned, these paid workers can do what they like 'unconditionally'.
Well if you have sunk that far into your American dream then there is little hope.

The point remains - there are Marines behaving as though they are at war in Haiti. They are being rude and aggressive to the very folks they are allegedly helping - and they should not do this.

By the way - have you ever been to Haiti?

Well the problem is that the Marines are trained for WAR.. they are Warriors.

They are not humanitarian aid workers... even though the US Military tries to portray itself as the "greatest humanitarian aid organization in the world" (no fooling, I have niece working at Walter Reed who takes advanced classes and that is REALLY how they bill themselves.... Orwell is pleased!)

They are not trained to be polite. They are not trained to be courteous. They are trained to kill.

And when a Marine who is armed and on duty tells you to do something... well.. just DO IT or suffer the consequences.-

So I think it a bit unfair to criticize them for not being able to do something that they are not trained to do.

The US does not contribute peacekeepers to the UN armies since the military has said that once you train a soldier to be a peacekeeper, you cannot train him back into a soldier.

Two different animals.

The US Coast Guard, on the other hand, are trained to be much more humanitarian ... because aside from the drug runners, the main people that they encounter are refugees.

National Guard, as well. were typically just "peacekeepers" until this last war when they were sent off to Iraq --- something that they NEVER signed up for.

I think that there are Army groups on the ground as well.. but the Marines were the first ones in.

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02-19-2010, 01:25 AM	#34
mikeydesignzinc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	So as far as you are concerned, these paid workers can do what they like 'unconditionally'. Well if you have sunk that far into your American dream then there is little hope. The point remains - there are Marines behaving as though they are at war in Haiti. They are being rude and aggressive to the very folks they are allegedly helping - and they should not do this. By the way - have you ever been to Haiti? Well the problem is that the Marines are trained for WAR.. they are Warriors. They are not humanitarian aid workers... even though the US Military tries to portray itself as the "greatest humanitarian aid organization in the world" (no fooling, I have niece working at Walter Reed who takes advanced classes and that is REALLY how they bill themselves.... Orwell is pleased!) They are not trained to be polite. They are not trained to be courteous. They are trained to kill. And when a Marine who is armed and on duty tells you to do something... well.. just DO IT or suffer the consequences.- So I think it a bit unfair to criticize them for not being able to do something that they are not trained to do. The US does not contribute peacekeepers to the UN armies since the military has said that once you train a soldier to be a peacekeeper, you cannot train him back into a soldier. Two different animals. The US Coast Guard, on the other hand, are trained to be much more humanitarian ... because aside from the drug runners, the main people that they encounter are refugees. National Guard, as well. were typically just "peacekeepers" until this last war when they were sent off to Iraq --- something that they NEVER signed up for. I think that there are Army groups on the ground as well.. but the Marines were the first ones in. United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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