YouTube you can look like an idiot.

[sf11b_p]

Just fun and games yeah.

US soldiers are lampooned, policemen are shown as buffoons and Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is irreverently cheered by penguins... Iraqis are turning more and more to You Tube to express their dark-edged humour.

The main butt of send-ups posted by Iraqis on the popular Internet video site is, as one might expect, the US military.

With around 160,000 troopers scattered across the country there is clearly no dearth of subjects -- nor lack of innovative video makers.

One video shows a large-mouthed soldier repeating Arabic phrases told to him by a group of locals.

"Bring us back to our family, bring us home. Bring us some bread, any bread, hot or cold," he says, seemingly unaware of what he is repeating.

"The salary is not that good either," he adds as the camera zooms closely onto his face.

Another video shows a group of Iraqi soldiers speaking to a female American trooper, who clearly knows a smattering of Arabic.

They ask her name, and she replies "Sarah." They ask her questions and she replies in Arabic. She is from Alabama -- she does not like New York.

The walkie-talkie strapped near her shoulder crackles and she bends her head towards it to answer.

She speaks for a minute or two, bending her head forward each time she answers.

"Shaar (hair)," the soldiers say suggestively, enticing her to break out into a sensual Iraqi dance during which unveiled women throw their heads forward to send their hair flying upwards.

Many videos show male US soldiers dancing clumsily with their Iraqi counterparts or with people in the streets.

One hilarious minute-long segment captures an American military policeman, complete with flak jacket and weapon, spinning round and round while a group of Iraqi policemen cheer him on.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXH_2kQJ-gE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUizDzmr8-Y&NR=1

[yrualeg]

Not too bad....

[sf11b_p]

Yet once again youtube gives an idiot fame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2pex...eature=related

Nothing wrong with those troops that a properly applied rifle butt wouldn't fix. Or in the PC environment a lifetime of shit details broken by exciting hours of PT.

The fool brought hell down on his or someones family.

http://heraldnet.com/article/2008030...8761/-1/news01

[VB]

Funny, my wife just asked me about this last night. Said it was all over the news and was wondering if we were talking about it on the board. Needless to say we weren't.

This shithead should have thrown himself over! Fool of a Took!

[blackflagg509]

That's all our brave fighting men and women need some shitbag doing something fucked up like this to spoil they're image even more in the media's eye.

[101pfdr]

[Zimmy]

Stupid and a fuckhead.

[VoTrooper99]

Was it stupid to film this and put it on the internet? Hell yes. Should anyone be getting threats over this? Hell no.

First off, the puppy is quite likely dead. Have you ever seen a puppy not make a sound or move a muscle when being held up like so? That being said, filming this is still stupid.

Throwing even a dead puppy off a cliff is sick. However, strange morbid behaviors such as this are a common reaction to the stresses of sustained ground close combat. The guy has done multiple tours, and that takes a toll.

This Marine isn't the monster the media would have you believe...he needs help. Prosecution would only further damage and harm this Marine's chances of making it.

I don't expect the media or the citizenry to understand or accept this. I don't even expect vets who've never been in combat to understand it. But for those of us who have seen the elephant...you know what I'm talking about.

For an excellent explanation of this phenomenon, read "On Killing".

[brokenpixel]

I'm really getting tired of media venues lashing out like this. I'm getting tired of the people out there that just want to look down on soldiers. Don't parade this shit across the internet. Fix the soldier and move on. Worse crimes than this "possible" situation are commited in cities around the country... I'm not saying one bad is vindicated by another but com'on people just dont sweat the small stuff. There are bigger issues in this filthy world.

[Psycho7]

Was it stupid ? Yes

Guess what fucko civilians it is a war.

Shit happens.

Off the wall counsel the young man and Charlie Tango Mike

Hooah.

[Jumpmaster K]

DON'T kill an animal and film it. DUH. It'll all wind up on youspace. How hard is that? Dumbass.

[sf11b_p]

Funny, my wife just asked me about this last night. Said it was all over the news...

People at work knowing I'm a vet asked me if I'd seen it, I hadn't heared of it till then.

Marine Corps Base Hawaii statement of Internet video of Marine with puppy

The video images depicting a United States Marine abusing a puppy are disturbing and contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine.

This matter is currently under investigation to confirm the authenticity of the video and the persons responsible for the video. Upon completion of the investigation, it will be reviewed by each Marine’s commander who will determine the appropriate action to take in each case.

In the event that any Marine is charged with an offense, he will be afforded the constitutional and due process protections guaranteed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

[VoTrooper99]

People at work knowing I'm a vet asked me if I'd seen it, I hadn't heared of it till then.

I wonder what people would have said if they had seen the 3 dozen dead mice we strung on our concertina wire...

[VoTrooper99]

We seem to have an obsession with villifying and imprisoning our own. I think it's a result of natural human guilt over killing. The masses send out volunteers to kill on their behalf, knowing it to be necessary at the outset. Then, in order to assuage their guilt over the death of a bunch of scumbags, they throw a few dozen soldiers in the brig.

This helps them to convince themselves that they are still good people. It distances them from the violence that shocks their conscience so.

The thing the American people need to come to terms with is that though the act of throwing a puppy over a cliff is horrifying, live or dead, the thrower is necessary. Not the act of tossing the dog, but the acts that lead a man to do such a thing are a "necessary evil". When he comes home, he needs help, and I hope he gets it.

No matter how bad it makes the people feel, they have to come to terms with something. Without men to commit acts that lead to a thing such as this, the people become the puppy. The only difference is that the thrower will be an islamo fascist sociopath.

[RH]

But, our wonderful Anti-War, Hippy protesters...

Don't get all butthurt when the Jihadists behead an American, and send the images all over the internet!


I am so sick of Bleeding Hearts.

Yes, Common Sense, and a Sense of Morality is in order!!

But, why is the voice of the minority always the loudest in the mainstream media?

Why, won't they focus on the good our people are doing, on our behalf, over in the big sandbox?...Oh, I forgot...it does not sell as many HEADLINES!