U.S. troops in Iraq were told to shoot anyone who looked suspicious or made them feel uncomfortable

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  1. Nightmare515

    Nightmare515 Ragin' Cajun Staff Member Past Donor

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    Yeah we figured that out. Problem was that our lovely theater command thought it would be smart to just integrate the outposts so that we could "work and establish close relationships with our allies in the region". Which meant we lived on an outpost that we shared with the local Afghan cops without even so much as a chain linked fence separating us on this outpost the size of like half a football field.

    We had to keep our eyes on freakin' everybody. Plus we did coincidentally always get attacked when it was "their turn" to man the guard towers that day. And our ECP was blown up about a week after we were directed to let them "take charge of post security on a permanent basis because they are sharing their base with us not vice versa".

    That's why I know the OP's claim is completely false. If we were directed to shoot "anybody who looks suspicious" then we would have opened up our crew served's on damn near the entire southwestern side of the base from day 1.
     
  2. ArmySoldier

    ArmySoldier Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Correct. Everyone with a brain knows the OP is false.

    But can we address the real issue here.

    Chicken wings in the middle east are far smaller than the ones in America. I think I ate 65 of them over there but can barely finish 15 here.

    ****ing global warming ;)
     
  3. LogNDog

    LogNDog Well-Known Member

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    What? A four year tour in Iraq? Do you believe everything that anyone tells you? I think maybe you are listening to the wrong radio program.
     

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