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F-16 Dropping a 1000-Pound Bomb On Taliban Hide-Out watch!

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  • leerayIG88, on 06/13/2008, -51/+21Where is the love? :(
    • ZigZags, on 06/13/2008, -16/+8I concur.
    • hmunkey, on 06/13/2008, -9/+19I don't know. Ask the Taliban why they support Al Qaeda.
      • TLAKABM, on 06/13/2008, -9/+12Ask the US why they supported the Saddam Hussein or any of the other numerous despot the US funded and supplied.

        I would also point out that insurgents in Afghanistan are often called 'Taliban' even if they have nothing to do with the Taliban.
      • trenchfever, on 06/13/2008, -8/+10There is nothing called the Al Qaeda. As for the taliban, it is an American creation.
      • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -5/+7Ask the US why we supported the taliban?
        • PopcornDave, on 06/13/2008, -1/+8Maybe because at the time they were fighting the Russians?
    • vat0r, on 06/13/2008, -0/+8It died with The Black Eyed Peas.
    • Gravey9, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2That gave me goosebumps
    • xGuerrillaRadio, on 06/13/2008, -5/+3Blown to a thousand shards scattered across the Iraqi desert.
    • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -5/+3At least they died painless instantaneous deaths.
    • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -10/+5Meh. This is nothing compared to wide bodied jets crashing into mega skyscrapers. That ***** that went down in New York in 2001? Da BOMB.
  • kolinkoolface2, on 06/13/2008, -40/+209at least the afghan war is justified...
    • stranglethorne, on 06/13/2008, -32/+17war is bad
      • Wargalas, on 06/13/2008, -13/+17Not this one.
      • h4mx0r, on 06/13/2008, -2/+13war is hell.
      • LoveAndSeagulls, on 06/13/2008, -3/+7mmmk?
      • asskicker32, on 06/13/2008, -3/+6Im sure the guys on the other side will think its bad.


        But I agree, at least here, there is a valid reason for coming after these guys and forcing them to Baluchistan. If only Pakistan would enforce their borders...
        • Larsonal777, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1umm i don't think the guys are thinkin much more after that little knock on the head
    • Darksaber11, on 06/13/2008, -22/+11Haha, good one.
    • j3ff86, on 06/13/2008, -28/+16Yeah it's not like the 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia or anything.
      • paulmer2003, on 06/13/2008, -6/+24...Indeed, they were Saudis. However, all of their operations were based in Afghanistan.
      • brianoh, on 06/13/2008, -5/+10and given asylum there as well.
      • Wargalas, on 06/13/2008, -5/+13Yes, because bombing where the person was BORN makes much more sense then where they were operating from.

        The fact that you've gotten more then 1 digg shows that there's still idiots out there.
        • forgottenhope, on 06/13/2008, -11/+9Explain how the opium export went up after the invasion in afghanistan?

          What body of government or law body has tried alqeda for 9/11? None. None have seen trials and if it is so clear and full of evidence why is this trial that has not existed been done in the public eye?

          Why do they hide all of these trials in secret, with secret evidence and secret judges?

          The afghanistan war is not justified, what justified boming an entire country into the stone ages when a small group of people, in your eyes, committed 9/11?

          War is only for profit, ask anyone who knows history, oh thats right your history only goes back to 9/11 the biggest ***** lie since oswald shot kennedy.

          ***** you
        • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -3/+6Hmmm... pretty sure the 9/11 hijackers were operating from the USA. So why are we not bombing ourselves?
        • JulioChavez, on 06/13/2008, -0/+4I think you mean "there ARE still idiots out there". haha.
        • Wargalas, on 06/13/2008, -0/+4@forgottenhope

          The war in Afghanistan IS justified because they planned, trained, and executed the plan from that place WITH the support of the government at the time (The Taliban). Who gives a ***** about the opium export? When the Taliban was removed from power, local farmers produced what was profitable. What the hell does that have to do with anything?

          It wasn't just a "small group of people", it was them and the SUPPORT of the Taliban.

          Please do take off the tin foil hat, it's starting to restrict the flow of oxygen to your brain.
    • Iztikeit, on 06/13/2008, -13/+5When we armed and threw money at them, now they want to throw it all back at us....gotta love countries who love war. If America really hated war it would get off it's fat lazy ass and stop this one.
    • bestsoccerdog, on 06/13/2008, -9/+2If you only act in retaliation there will be a point when you're dead, and you won't be able to retaliate. The stupidity of some people in this world is unbelievable. It's better to prevent an attack, then just wait and see what happens.
      • aptanalogy, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3Hi, you must be from 2002, right? In my time, people are slowly learning lessons from a costly mistake; I'll let you guess what that turned out to be.
      • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3If you act preemptively, there will come a point where all the rest of the world sees you as a global menace, and you run out of friends, and everyone decides to ***** you up for real.
      • arcadiansky, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3by your science, should we lock up all kids and teenagers who we think MIGHT become murderers or rapists when they're older? Or give speeding tickets to people who look like they MIGHT speed when they get in a car?

        There's a significant different between a preemptive strike and an unwarranted invasion.
        • bestsoccerdog, on 06/15/2008, -0/+0We should if they give us enough evidence that they will commit that offense
    • knobtwiddler, on 06/13/2008, -19/+10inside job. STILL..
      wtc7, insider trading, hijackers trained at government facilities, etc...
      and besides why is digg pushing army propaganda videos now?
      this sux
      • arcadiansky, on 06/13/2008, -4/+4shut the ***** up.
        • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4Plugging your ears, closing your eyes and singing "lalalala..." isn't going to change the truth.
    • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -8/+36It is possible to say that the Afghan war is justified if history began on 9/11. But there was a larger and longer conflict before 9/11 and that was our support of Israel and our troops in Saudi Arabia. Even if we take only our support of Israel, in their view 9/11 looks justfied. But in reality we need to stop thinking of what is justified and what is not. We need to pursue a foreign policy which is just and leads to peace. We don't do that now.
      • Larsonal777, on 06/13/2008, -6/+3yes because there is a time when its justified to hijack a plane full of innocent people and fly it into a building of innocent people. They weren't after peace they are agains our CULTURE our way of life they will kill you JUST because you are American so don't tell me its not justified to go after these killers... heck we went to war with Japan even though we backed them in a corner because they attacked us without warning... and if you think it wasn't necissary or that good didn't come of it take a look at Japan today.
        • DopeWeasel, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4@Larsonal777 - brilliant... lets continue to fight fire with fire and just hope to never get burned. Way to completely miss the point MrErr was trying to make!
        • Larsonal777, on 06/14/2008, -1/+2Then MrErr's point elluds me because... first off we were supporting the Jewish people because it is their homeland and many Jews had no where else to go after WWII so we helped them... why do we support them? Well for starters they were the underdogs... every country in that whooole region is 98% muslim and if we do not support them they would probably (don't think i needed the probably) be wiped off the face of the earth. Do we give them too much support? Maybe.

          Second... we did not have bad relations with Saudi Arabia after the gulf war and their government allowed us to have troops there... so attacking the US when your government is hosting them is quite like attacking your own government.

          "But in reality we need to stop thinking of what is justified and what is not. We need to pursue a foreign policy which is just and leads to peace. We don't do that now."

          You just contradicted yourself there... so of course i missed the point... there IS no point... we need to stop thinking of what is just but need to pursue a policy which is just?!?!?!?
          If you don't think the US has been trying to pursue a foreign policy which is just and leads to peace then your a morron... peace and stability is good for our economy... and yes i will say it, we want peace there because our assets are there... there is nothing wrong with that. If we stopped buying oil from Saudi Arabia their economy would collapse.

          Even if I were to take your comment for what you are trying to say... "our forein policy upsets people and we should change it" I would say... change it how? Stop supporting a country that is one of our greatest allies and create MORE enemies? Get out of Saudi Arabia so that they have OUR economy by the balls? How would we change it... the people who attacked us were NOT affiliated with any government! We are at war with terrorism which anyone with any brains should know when we got into it was going to take a LOT of resources. Its like gangs in the streets of L.A. most of the fighters don't know why they're fighting other than who they are fighting... they are just spreading hate... there is no real way to stop it besides providing a place for kids to do healthy things before they join the gangs. Especially if you get attacked by some group... not a country... some group that doesn't have real communication with your government.

          We can NOT please everyone in the middle east... it is impossible... we can only try to fix our image... and i just don't see how pulling out all together will fix that... we've already gone in (been in)... the people who hate us aren't going to stop hating because we leave... but the people who don't hate us may see our side if we provide aid to the people while we are there.

    • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -12/+21The war in Afghanistan is far from justified, and what we are doing over there is atrocious.

      That war, like Iraq, benefits nobody besides the opium cartels and multi-national corporations such as Monsanto, who are privatizing the hell out of everything and attempting to force the population into using their genetically modified seeds rather than replanting their own.

      They don't want us there, and we need to leave. Every time we kill someone's father we create a potential terrorist. Even if 9/11 was properly investigated (and we know damn well that the commission was an epic failure) 99.9999999999999% of the Afghan population would have had absolutely nothing to do with the conspiracy.

      It's good to see that some Americans are buying less into the hype about Iraq, but rest assured, Afghanistan is complete ***** as well.
      • Larsonal777, on 06/13/2008, -2/+5We aren't at war with the Afghan people... Having our troops there and giving them aid (theres more to war on terror than just search and distroy) is the best thing we could do... the terrorist organizations go around and recruit they use propaganda to paint a picture that we are evil... if the Afghan people see our boys over there giving them aid playing with their kids it will change them or prevent them from becoming terrorists...

        You obviously haven't talked to many troops that have come home from Afghanistan if you think the locals don't like us. Afghanistan is one giant mountain range... its so split up that one village is almost independant from the next... If you lived there would you apreciate terrorist groups hiding in your mountains bringing violence to you're land... no... so when we go in there to oust them out they apreciate it... especially if we provide aid to them while we are there
    • sfacets, on 06/13/2008, -2/+10Is it? Destroying a country because of one person in it?
      • BeefBaron, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5Allegedly in it.
        • Chainheart, on 06/14/2008, -0/+3Are you implying that the Taliban do not actually exist in Afghanistan?
    • Sep11insidejob, on 06/13/2008, -5/+3Al-Qaeda Doesn't Exist:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTTgpsAs4_c
    • Micktion, on 06/14/2008, -3/+4Did you know Taliban in arabic means students?

      So "the war on the taliban" literally means "the war on the students".

      When you view a conflict wholly from the perspective of one side it, the reality most of the time is not what it's perceived to be. The first step in understanding any conflict (and hence the necessity for it) is to understand both sides.
      • bbzed, on 06/14/2008, -0/+0so i take it you understand then that the taliban are in fact not students in the traditional sense of the word and your point is moot
    • DestroyFascism, on 06/14/2008, -2/+3America has a shiny new pipeline from the northern oil fields. According to the oil barrens, the war is justified.
    • Chainheart, on 06/14/2008, -1/+1We had our chance in Afghanistan and didn't do so well. Their people may very well prefer rule by the Taliban as opposed to the chaos war has created. The Afghan people are tough, but they're getting tired after decades of having no solid ground to stand on...
  • FarSide792, on 06/13/2008, -17/+136Towelie: So am I to understand there's been a..."Towelie ban"?
  • Orsenfelt, on 06/13/2008, -6/+123Holy *****, I thought the soldiers would stay further back than that!
    • graemee, on 06/13/2008, -6/+10Especially given all the friendly fire incidents.
    • morsky, on 06/13/2008, -25/+2'wished they were closer!
      • akamurph, on 06/13/2008, -2/+6Why is that? So they would die you moron?! I bet you're pretty young.
      • DarkSideWRX, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4Seriously, WTF is wrong with you? The war may not be justified but show some ***** respect for our troops that have the balls to be there fighting.
        • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -5/+2too stupid to know better != balls
        • mrremy, on 06/14/2008, -0/+3Apparently they don't teach teenagers anymore to respect troops. You can hate the war all you want in my opinion, but you DON'T disrespect the troops. I'd like to see you say that in person instead of over the internet.
    • Virgule, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3Im taking a wild guess but it was surely a LGB thing.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb
    • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -11/+5Well, as anyone who's ever served in the military will tell you, we don't exactly send over our brightest citizens.
  • DreamVsPs2, on 06/13/2008, -56/+26Why the ***** are people in the background cheering?
    • GoMegaMan426, on 06/13/2008, -3/+77Because it's not everyday that you get to witness a 1,000lb bomb detonating before your eyes.
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -4/+1That's the same reason people cheered the collapse of the World Trade Center. It's not because people died, it's because it looked really cool.
    • stranglethorne, on 06/13/2008, -6/+49THE ONLY GOOD TERRORIST IS A DEAD TERRORIST!

      RICO'S RUFFNECKS MOVE OUT!!!!
    • krellor, on 06/13/2008, -6/+91Because they were probably soldiers that had some sort of gun fight with that hideout, or had orders to pinpoint it and call for an air strike. They did so, and killed the enemy. Mission accomplished. It may seem abhorrent to cheer at anothers death, and it is. That is war. But war is not a place to ponder morality, but to try and survive. Which they did. Without the air strike they would probably have taken injuries and possible casualties to take over that hideout. Hence the cheering. The enemy died, and they didn't.
      • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3Wise words but given the level of US technology and weaponry, I imagine it's more of a one-sided war than you make it out to be. Your depiction of war is probably more accurate of "their" side, than ours. It would also be a fair depiction of our troops in WW2.

      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -4/+2Oh yeah, right. We've never bomb innocent civilians.

        http://www.iraqbodycount.org/
    • dqderrick, on 06/13/2008, -4/+25Not that I have ever been anywhere near a situation like this... but I'm guessing they are cheering because the degree at which they fear being shot by a Taliban just went down a notch. War is hell?

      Cheering for death is not something we do in our every day lives... but when at war...
    • whiterice0, on 06/13/2008, -4/+31The question itself is ridiculous.
    • ZephyrNinety, on 06/13/2008, -6/+9Was that a question?
    • bevans, on 06/13/2008, -4/+11...and the person or people that were trying to kill them are no longer able to.
    • Viperlasson, on 06/13/2008, -8/+26AMERICA, ***** YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH
    • Crosshare, on 06/13/2008, -4/+17Because if you just saw the extremist militia members holding their own country by the throat, that were just shooting at you with AK-47s obliterated by a 1000lb bomb you would be happy to.
    • lgfaphile, on 06/13/2008, -4/+2You're kidding right?
    • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -3/+5CUZ DAT ***** WAS DA BOMB!!!!
    • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -12/+2For the same reason I cheer every time I see footage of the WTC collapse. I'm not callous, it just looks ***** cool.
      • akamurph, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4Yeah, cuz all those people going about their daily lives in the WTC were holding AK-47s out of the windows shooting at people right? Good attempt moron.
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -5/+2Oh yes, the victims in that video are "holding AK-47s out of the windows shooting at people". Nice try, "akamurph".
    • Gudeldar, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3Because the people in there were probably trying to kill and now they are dead which means that you won't die. Avoiding death is pretty damn exciting.
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1No, actually, it's pretty harrowing, but obviously you have never been in that position.
    • DarkSideWRX, on 06/13/2008, -2/+3Ask yourself, honestly. You wouldn't cheer for the following?

      1) Witnessing a JDAM strike in person
      2) Some ***** who was trying to kill 30secs. ago is now dead.

      If you said no to either of these, then you have some masculinity/self-preservation issues ;)
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -2/+4If someone was trying to kill me, I wouldn't be cheering their death. I'd probably be contemplating that someone had been trying to kill me.
        • DarkSideWRX, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2Pacifist! lol... jk man, to each his own.
        • mrwoo, on 06/15/2008, -0/+2Same i'd be very somber. If someone randomly came at me with a knife and i got the better of them in the fight, i wouldn't cheer as they lay their bleeding i'd either try and help them or cry.

          Still the soldiers in this clip are clearly celebrating their kill, it's quite scary for me, still count your selves lucky that this if in our country would not be tolerated. Perhaps someday the whole world can feel as safe as i do. I meet these types of people everyday in my job, it's not scary but it's upsetting when you see people cheering violence. Drunken street fights, assault, these things are not to be celebrated yet some people see it as something to smile about.
  • whathappened, on 06/13/2008, -68/+24Its easy to call it a taliban hideout when you dont know who else is hiding from the americans in those buildings. How many women and children were killed? None? I dont think so. Label everyone who doesnt like the american presence as an insurgent or Taliban fighters and insurgents will make up 100% of the population. ***** bush and the american idiots stupid enough to elect him twice,
    • dshPls, on 06/13/2008, -6/+24"How many women and children were killed? None? I dont think so."

      Show me why you think this. Please, just show me on a map where this even took place...
    • unyuzyall, on 06/13/2008, -13/+5You're next, *****.

      USA! USA! USA!
      • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -4/+4UGGH! Dont do the USA chant, please, it sounds retarded! This isn't some sporting event, its a war. People die, its not like football. Save your cheering chants for your local sports team, not people dropping bombs.
    • arkboysooner, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5To assume makes an ass out of U and ME
    • datastorageguy, on 06/13/2008, -7/+18Do you have any clue how much of my tax money goes to research and development to create weapons that are as precise as current technology can make them so that women and children aren't hurt or killed?

      We don't run into crowded markets and detonate bombs turning women and children into hamburger remember?
      • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -5/+2We use cluster bombs. Come on, we are not that innocent.
        • DarkSideWRX, on 06/13/2008, -0/+7We use CBs on major troop/armor movements in open ground idiot. How ***** retarded do you think our military is? I understand that its there job to kill the enemy as efficiently as possible but these people also have a conscience. You know how many steps through the chain of command these poor ***** had to go trough just to get clearance to drop just that one bomb? Theres a reason for that, its call collateral damage that looks ugly on CNN and weighs heavily on your conscience for the rest of your life. A CB is a blunt instrument, like a sledge hammer, that you only use in places that you have room to swing it. The JDAM in the video is the exactly opposite.
    • DarkSideWRX, on 06/13/2008, -0/+5So how's that FOX news job application going?
    • RogueGenius, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2Sorry but whathappened has a point. We have nobodiy's word about who that bomb fell on but the well established lairs of the military and administration. It isn't that I'm SURE they are lying, it's just that I'm NOT SURE they are telling the truth. They have proven their untrustworthiness.
    • duckyinc, on 06/13/2008, -1/+1You better stop before we bomb your house mr johnsons
  • maccampbells, on 06/13/2008, -41/+16Killing is so cool!
  • fazik93, on 06/13/2008, -14/+50jericho missle?
  • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -60/+26Listen to those murderous US solders in the background. Listen to the blood lust. Kind of TERRORizing, isn't it?
    • ZephyrNinety, on 06/13/2008, -21/+26Yep, those murderous U.S. soldiers fighting to keep your ass alive.
      • republicker, on 06/13/2008, -9/+16The only thing threatening my life everyday is my drive to work and the FEDS if I don't pay them my ransom money. WAR ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FTW
        • 15thPD, on 06/13/2008, -9/+7Even in times of peace, you owe your life and the lives of your family members to our military. If you disagree, you're ignorant beyond my comprehension.
        • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -11/+7I don't owe them *****. :-)

          I might owe my grandfather for WW2, against Nazi's from taking over the world, but this new military, I don't owe a mother ***** thing.

          You must be one of those that got sucked into those Army recruitment commercials comparing war to video games, you know the ones where the 2 kids are playing an FPS and the Army guy knocks from inside the TV, "Cmon on kiddies it'll be fun!!!!111".

        • 15thPD, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2How long would we remain free without a standing military?
        • republicker, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1Username484767 is 100% correct. We owe people like my grandfather who executed Nazis during blizzards when he was 18 with the butt of a rifle. There is no invading army today the war on terror is nothing more than fabrication garbage to get us to give up our constitutional rights in the name of fear. Every citizen in america has a better chance of getting killed in a car wreck or struck by lightning than having a terrorist take then out. This war is only furthering the globalist agenda, the NWO some might say. You cant bomb people into freedom and you cant police the world. Not to mention spending 500+billion dollars on a war when there are homeless vets still on the streets from Nam. Even looking through your brainwashed eyes you have to admit there is something strange going down.
        • 15thPD, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1The only reason we aren't being invaded on a daily basis is BECAUSE of our incredible military. Just having them there keeps us safe, regardless of what they're doing at the moment.
        • republicker, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1@15thPD
          The great thing about americas is that you can disband the military tommorrow and if someone invades you will have a nation of armed militants ready to defend themselves. You think only people who march in a line and wear camo can pull a trigger and and take a bullet, your wrong. Just look at Iraq the greatest army in the world cant even eliminate peasant/farmer guerrillas. YOU CANT FIGHT GUERRILLA WARFARE, especially when your creating new recruits every time you kill one.
        • 15thPD, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1I'm sure a bunch of good old boys with their grandpappy's old shotgun can stand up to a trained mechanized military.
        • republicker, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Didn't a bunch of good old boys win this country from the most advanced military on the planet, the British? Did hillbillies with squirrel guns from Texas beat the biggest army in North America to win independence? Did the viet-cong fight the U.S. tooth and nail until we gave up? What do you think is gonna happen in Iraq? Answer me that, cop.
        • 15thPD, on 06/17/2008, -0/+1Those were very different times, when the populace had more or less the same weaponry as the military they were fighting against. Single shot muskets, and cannons that had to be packed with powder and loaded after every shot.

          I'd like to see any group of people with shotguns and hunting rifles stand against modern cavalry tanks, aircraft, infantry with fully automatic weaponry, rocket propelled grenades, and I could go on. Unlike the Iraqis, the average American citizen doesn't have RPGs and belt-fed soviet machine rifles in their basements. We need our military like the air we breathe.
      • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -14/+17No, they really are not. They are fighting to keep us and the world in fear and the mega corps in power. Believe what rhetoric you wish, mine, yours or some other assholes. ;-)
      • Viend, on 06/13/2008, -8/+10The closest thing I've ever been in danger from the Taliban is when I met an Afghan refugee.
        • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+5Same here.

          I met him and bought me a drink and told me about agriculture. Didn't seem much like a terrorist to me.
        • Hortnon, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3So, NEWS FLASH, not all Afgans are terrorists...that's what you're trying to say?
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -3/+2I've never been to Afghanistan, nor do I intend to travel there.
      • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -1/+6Actually they are fighting so that we can hold onto our dumb foreign policy.
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -0/+5Too bad their fight is only creating more enemies.
    • diceau, on 06/13/2008, -9/+13Do you have any idea what they're going through all because of what these people did to them and their countrymen?

      There is nothing wrong with defending your country and preventing those that would kill innocent people from acting out their evil intentions.

      This one was justified (providing it is against the terrorists). Iraq was not justified. Big difference.
      • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -6/+5Yes, justified murder and hooting.

        Do you really think the war crimes going on in Iraq are only in Iraq? Do you solders chucking puppies off of bridges and raping little girls is staying in Iraq alone.

        Isn't sort of ODD that the US press is no longer allowed to cover in Iraq or Afghanistan? Oh, ya, it's for their safety. /rolleyes
      • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2Face it, the guys who go into military service aren't our best and brightest. They're the guys who were total ***** in high school, who got suckered by the recruiter into the realization that they had no other option. I do feel sorry for these guys.
      • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1It's not justified.

        I swear to god some Americans will believe anything.
        • diceau, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1How is it not justified? Al-Qaeda attacked US thus declaring war. US respond.

          I said "(providing it is against the terrorists)" for a reason, you know, because I can't confirm who this was actually against, and neither can you.

          It's not a matter of 'believing anything', it's a matter of being aware of the two assumptions that can be made and then making statements based on each.

          Do you still have a problem with what I said or not?
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/13/2008, -7/+6Look at the douchebag comment. Listen to him OGC'ing at the keyboard. Kind of DOUCHEish, isnt it?
    • whiterice0, on 06/13/2008, -8/+9Troll.
    • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -28/+3That's right, digg me down because you know it's the ugly truth. They are killing innocent people and planting guns on them too. LOL, ISN'T THAT COOL?!?!?!?!
    • darthabominis, on 06/13/2008, -8/+9Nobody like the US until they are in trouble then who do they call for help? got to love Hippocrates
      • twiztidsinz, on 06/13/2008, -3/+6Hippocrates? like crates for hippos?
        • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -9/+2LOL
        • twiztidsinz, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5You don't get to laugh at my joke....
        • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -7/+2LOL HAHAHAHA
        • natsaan, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2He was Socrates lesser know brother who gained a massive amount of weight by eating souvlaki
      • roomforpanic, on 06/13/2008, -3/+1Well, I'm no doctor, but he seems like an alright guy.
        • roomforpanic, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1I don't think anyone got my joke. Or maybe it wasn't funny.
      • NoCt1, on 06/13/2008, -4/+5that is one of the truest statements i have ever seen on digg.
      • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -1/+1That statement is an indicator of how ignorant Americans are about how the rest of the world feels about them.
      • mrwoo, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1Not like you have ever contributed anything useful to the world is it? Yeah the USA helped in WW2, but you personally did ***** all! You *****.
    • webmastercorey, on 06/13/2008, -9/+11... you just called the only men that are willing to die for you terrorists... props on you son. You go out and fight for a country that barely cares about you and see what makes you cheer. When all you do is fight and a massive bomb takes out those you're fighting, you're probably going to cheer. Not to mention that a huge detonation like that is spectacular in itself.

      You obviously aren't a male or you'd understand.
      • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -10/+2/fap
      • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -3/+2Willing to die? The terrorists are willing to die, which is why they strap bombs to themselves. American soldiers are scared to die, which is why they strap armor to themselves.
        • erasedgod, on 06/13/2008, -0/+5We're not scared to die. It's just more convenient for us not to. We don't get virgins when we die.
        • notanidiot, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1You idiots think that the only reason terrorists are willing to kill themselves is from the promise of virgins? Gimme a break! Would you accept death if you DID get virgins? Don't think so. You fail, and youre done.
        • TehGrisp, on 06/13/2008, -0/+3You're forgetting the difference between "willing to die" and "eager to die".
      • mrwoo, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1Sexist *****. You obviously have never gotten laid or you'd understand.
        "Make love not War"
    • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -8/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SGgheQRjQ&feature ...
    • lastmaster, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4It's people like you that i wished lived in New York 7 years ago... how soon we forget huh?


      God Bless the NYPD, Firefighters and the Armed Forces - 11th of September until it's over.

      oh yea.. ***** the ungrateful
      • Jude007, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2When is there going to be any justice for all the innocents that died that day? When every Afghani is dead?
      • lastmaster, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2It's not a war against Afghanistan, it's against the terroristic threat, When will people be able to distinguish that?
      • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2Unbelievable.

        You are like a monkey waving a flag.

        First responders are dying left, right and center from the toxic dust at ground zero and the government is screwing them out of their benefits. The only real heroes from that day need our help and they are being swept to the sidelines.

        The 9/11 families have pleaded with us, the media, the entire world for an independent investigation and some real accountability and you have ignored them and marginalized them.

        The brave soldiers you support so much are out there dying to make corporations rich and we haven't brought them home even though we know that the wars are based on lies.

        Do you just block all of this out by screaming USA! USA! USA! at the top of your lungs? What the ***** is wrong with you people?
        • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -2/+2this is what I am saying, I just say it in a douche'ier way to piss off the rednecks ;-)

        • lastmaster, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2Brave Soldiers i support so much out there dying? You know i am one of those brave Soldiers right? I have seen death and destruction up close, on both sides. I am a veteran of the Iraqi invasion and i have spent 16 long months in Al Fallujah. We did a lot of amazing things for the Iraqi people, and most were truly grateful. You said "need our help", what the hell have you done? i participated in restoring power and running water to a war torn town. (By the way, Al Fallujah was war torn way before we were there)
          I saw changes in people's every day lives when they started to understand the freedom they gained after the fall of Saddam's Regime. It's not the Iraqi people we are fighting, it's extremist groups. THERE IS A GOD DAMNED DIFFERENCE
          And no... not once while i was deployed nor living "safe" stateside, have i ever screamed "USA!" But i am proud to say that i am an American who tried to make a difference.
        • username484767, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1+1 digg
        • GhostyBoy, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1I meant every one of the points in my comment, but I will retract the part about the waving the flag blindly.

          If you are up on the front lines then it is different. My beef is with those who watch television and listen to politicians and think they know what it is like out there, and those who profit from the carnage.

          If what you say is true, then you are an honorable soldier.
        • lastmaster, on 06/19/2008, -0/+0You know what brother, i have beef with those people too. Thanks for clearing that up (and yes, i understand what you mean - people who will 'blindly wave the flag' as you put it, which is both disrespectful of our country and our uniform. War isn't fun


          and what i wrote is true
    • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3The only difference between a soldies and terrorist is which side they are on. It reminds me of before Israel was formed. There were lots of Jewish terrorists. But after Israel was formed some of those terrorist actually becames prime ministers.
      • Pstmann, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1No there is a difference, soldiers (most of them at least) follow the orders of a democratically elected government.
        Terrorists usually follow the orders of a charismatic fanatical tyrant.
        Even with the crap that has happened over the past 8 years, I'll take democracy.
  • fazik93, on 06/13/2008, -16/+1OGC
  • itsthemechanic, on 06/13/2008, -17/+4Weapons porn ftl
  • bashar129, on 06/13/2008, -10/+711000 pound? how about a 2000 pound JDAM.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7zKPfmSKj0
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/13/2008, -4/+43How bout one thats OVER 9000!?!?!
      • Vzylexy, on 06/13/2008, -12/+6OMG, Super Saiyan!
        • KaiSe7eN, on 06/13/2008, -1/+11This has to be absolutely the worst response to OVER 9000!?!?!? I've ever seen, You killed it. Good Job
      • ahawks, on 06/13/2008, -1/+16THAT'S.... IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!
    • gn0stik, on 06/13/2008, -2/+13Weak, 10 TON Massive Ordinance Air Blast, or MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS.

      http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9aBfOOo-n5k&feat ...

      Or the Russian Equivalent, which is actually bigger I believe.

      http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FfoQsZa8F1c&feature= ...
    • ligyron, on 06/13/2008, -8/+5For seven days you have now plagued my life, New York, but now the end is near; and all these people--they will learn to stop worshiping God, and start worshiping ten 2,000 pound JDAMs that are about to ***** their whole world up. That's right, you're going down.

      Not so funny now, is it?
      • opticwind, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4It's kinda funny. You are just precious, are you for sale too?
      • Troy64, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5I have a feeling New York wasn't shooting at the terrorist for seven days before the World Trade Center bombing. The fact that they waited seven days before destroying the hotel showed great restraint.
      • badjohnbad, on 06/13/2008, -0/+0It's equally awesome, you've just made it more PC
    • mystdragon333, on 06/14/2008, -0/+5I like how he tells them to stop worshiping allah, even though allah is the same god as the christian god.
  • stranglethorne, on 06/13/2008, -28/+309AMERICA.. ***** YEAH !
    • psg188, on 06/13/2008, -3/+28Comin' again! To save the mutha *****' day now!
    • gn0stik, on 06/13/2008, -5/+7Books
    • audioscience, on 06/13/2008, -1/+18Lick my butt and suck on MY balls!
    • NaziHatinChimp, on 06/13/2008, -1/+40That's what I was thinking. The good person in me is like "War is terrible" but the man in me was like HOLY ***** THAT BOMB WAS ***** SWEET! DID YOU SEE IT NAIL THE ***** OUT OF THOSE PEOPLE HOLY ***** *****.
      • username484767, on 06/13/2008, -17/+7You realize that "America ***** Yeah" is a joke against the military's mindless killing spree, right?
      • kerguelen72, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1frosted mini wheats?
    • mriegger, on 06/13/2008, -1/+7The Danes, Dutch, Belgians and Norwegians have all flown F-16s over there. Could have been from one of those guys.
      • whataboutdave, on 06/13/2008, -1/+8Lockheed Martin, maker of the F-16 is based in Maryland. The aircraft is sold all over the world, but it is still American on some level. ***** yeah!
      • h0stile17, on 06/13/2008, -3/+1True but United States Marines don't call in air strikes from those forces....something about differing radio net encryption codes and the whole language barrier thing.

        • whataboutdave, on 06/13/2008, -0/+3Likely, but not necessarily true. Coalition coordination has improved considerably of late.
  • diceau, on 06/13/2008, -30/+9I'm all for justified war. ***** terrorists. *CHEERS*

    But quit invading countries that have nothing to do with it. Damn Bush.
    • fucknuggets, on 06/13/2008, -3/+11Afghanistan
      • diceau, on 06/13/2008, -5/+3Hey Digg, do you realize I was talking about Iraq with the 'invading countries that have nothing to do with it' line?

        -10 votes, that can either mean idiocy or a misunderstanding, I'd say the latter.
        • Crosshare, on 06/13/2008, -2/+2I got what you meant and dugg you up. I don't think comprehension is the best on here sometimes.
  • edctj, on 06/13/2008, -29/+6
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    • freak3295, on 06/13/2008, -2/+6No its not, its kinda ***** clear what the ***** it is.
    • fucknuggets, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4this is not 4chan you asshat
    • smartguy4932, on 06/13/2008, -1/+21. Go to 4chan.org.
      2. Stay there.

      Thank You.
  • PoopSalad, on 06/13/2008, -9/+171i just sent a 10 pound bomb to the ninja turtles
  • Merendino, on 06/13/2008, -9/+75Alright besides the killing and the cheering... the speed of that missile and the sound and aftershock from being that close was pretty ***** interesting and neat.
    • Dr00pieS, on 06/13/2008, -0/+6Bomb, not missile.
    • forgottenhope, on 06/13/2008, -11/+4it is interesting to bomb and kill people. when they do it to us its terrorism, when we do it to them, its liberating, wow what one sided minds we have for being such intelligent beings.
      • lbdinh, on 06/13/2008, -2/+6What the hell are you crying about? Your life isn't on the line but these soldiers might get shot from one of these Talibans.
      • akamurph, on 06/13/2008, -1/+9Let me guess, you're not a liberal are you? You're a pretty weak-minded person to not see the difference. Bombing innocent women and children in a market is different than bombing a house of taliban who were most likely shooting and trying to kill members from your army. F'ing move to Afghanistan and hope the taliban get back in power and see how liberating that is. You disgust me.
        • Mercedes383, on 06/14/2008, -1/+2In time we may come to regret ever going there in the first place. On the face of it the arguments used to justify going to Afghanistan seem fair enough; They supported a group that carried out a strike on the US, so we invaded and removed them. The problem is that it is quite far from being that simple. The history of outside involvement in Afghanistan shows repeated failure to leave the region in in better condition than when it was invaded. Quite often it set conditions to be ripe for extremist leadership to take control. When the US and it's allies leave what will happen then? Only massive foreign investment in infilstructure building programs and aid can stave off the warlords and corruption. Perhaps I'm being cynical, but I highly doubt we will be interested to any high enough degree to really provide the support the country needs. As long as the Taliban is 'smoked out' then that is all that is needed to save face.
      • 1807, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2I have a feeling Forgottenhope is not even American.
    • nedzeve, on 06/13/2008, -7/+2Gotta admint, watching the WTC towers collapse is pretty cool too (you know, aside from the 3000 people who died). I could watch it over and over. And you like it too.
  • acid0426, on 06/13/2008, -30/+11USA! USA! USA!

    /sarcasmandignorance
    • fragout36, on 06/13/2008, -5/+8Hey thanks for the patriotism. Did you ever think that the bomb they dropped saved innocent women and children. Maybe it allowed an Afghani mother to actually get some sleep, instead of staying up all night worrying about whether her kid is going to be in a suicide bombing on his way to school. Oh or how about this, it allowed some kids to play soccer in the street without the fear of getting picked off by a member of the Taliban. Yeah, things we take for granted in this country are privileges in other countries.

      So stop being un-American. These are the men and women fighting to keep YOUR ass free, as well as other innocent people.
      • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -2/+2Did you ever think that maybe they bombed just to have some fun? We can get into some endless specualtion here.

        Besides we do not need to be figthing these wars to be free. We could have a sensible foreign policy where people don't need to be attacking us.
        • fragout36, on 06/13/2008, -0/+0I doubt that the United States military drops $70,000 bombs on meaningless targets for fun (testing is different).

          And no matter what take the US has on foreign policy, the Taliban will always dislike us, seeing as their interpretation of the Koran tells them to.

          If these people are crazy enough to strap bombs to their chests, then what makes you think they will be sane enough to negotiate with us?
        • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1@fragout36
          That they will always hate us is an excuse for us to always hate them.
  • sukhoi47, on 06/13/2008, -19/+14AIRPOWER!
  • Haroshia, on 06/13/2008, -33/+18AMERICA! ***** YEAH!!!
    • omar91, on 06/13/2008, -7/+1Coming again, to save the mother ***** day yeah,
      • Digger1218, on 06/13/2008, -4/+1SO LICK MY ASS AND SUCK ON MY BALLS

        AMERICA ***** YEAH!!
    • spoogieking012, on 06/13/2008, -1/+11i think someone beat ya to it buddy
      • Haroshia, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Yeah I guess he did...that'll teach me to not read carefully :(
  • DigitusAnonymus, on 06/13/2008, -24/+14AWWWW YEEEEEAAAAAHH !!
  • n0t0kayipr0mis3, on 06/13/2008, -26/+10BEERS, BOMBS, ***** AND MURDER FTW! GO USA USA USA USA!!!
    • KenRay, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4Did you say *****? Horray for boobies!
    • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2I'll take 1 and 3...you can keep the rest.
  • greendriver, on 06/13/2008, -17/+6If that grabbed you-check out what G-forces do to a civilian in an F-18.

    http://digg.com/people/Reporter_Passes_out_three_t ...
    • KenRay, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1That was pretty funny. If it were me, I'd probably have puked. That is sooooo much g force.
  • gimmeslack12, on 06/13/2008, -9/+13That was pretty rad.
  • sodade, on 06/13/2008, -32/+15Wahoo! We killed 20 "terrorists" and created 2000 - all with the drop of a bomb. Great job making me less secure assholes.
    • Gullop, on 06/13/2008, -6/+9What do you suggest then you prick.
      • sodade, on 06/13/2008, -4/+6Get the US military the ***** out of the Middle East - period. All you are doing is promoting extremism.
      • MrErr, on 06/13/2008, -2/+9How about we stop giving people a reason to hate us.
      • akamurph, on 06/13/2008, -7/+2Move to Canada *****-bag and feel all the secure you want moron!!!! I bet you were born after 1985?
      • scubaman5000, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5Gullop do you honestly believe dropping bombs is doing anything to make the world more secure?

        Pretend for a second that another country had invaded your country because a few christian extremists from America bombed some buildings in that foreign nation. Would you not pick up a gun and join the fight to get rid of them? Then let's say a bomb was dropped on your father or other close family member. Would you not pick up a rifle and with even more determination try to make them pay for what they did?

        It is IMPOSSIBLE to stop "terrorism" by force. It's like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. This has been demonstrated time and time again throughout history. The only way to stop the violence is through non-violent methods.
        • TehGrisp, on 06/13/2008, -2/+3Question: how can you stop a group of people whose motivation is the killing of others? Nonviolence... would make you an easy target.
        • Gullop, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1I agree, but some people you cannot reason with and the end result is that video.

          Now saying things like non-violent methods is all well and good, and for normal civilians it does work to an extent, but I was asking what he suggests to tackle those with weapons who will do anything to destroy these non-violent attempts.
  • dchaosdx, on 06/13/2008, -19/+4I guess if i had a bomb dropped on a building full of insurgents, i would assume that there would be other insurgents nearby, and that i wouldn't stand up and go YAHOO I'M THE ONE THAT DROPPED THE BOMB WOOHOO YEAH KILLED EM YEEHAW OVER HERE WE DID IT!.

    but that's just my thought...
    • Lucas123, on 06/13/2008, -2/+14And, it's a mighty small thought indeed. I think the soldiers know their job a little better than you do.
  • Tyrghast, on 06/13/2008, -22/+13*the cheering of hillbilly grunts*
    • Lucas123, on 06/13/2008, -12/+11Yeah. The same ones protecting your right to say that.
      • Tyrghast, on 06/13/2008, -8/+9I'm sorry protecting my right to what? No one in that country poses a threat to us. No one. Whatever shred of tactical ability these 'terrorist' groups had was eliminated years ago. Spare me the 'Support our troops!" schpeal, our occupation of afghanistan and iraq is despicable.
        • Boing, on 06/13/2008, -2/+6Give me a ***** break. Iraq and Afghanistan are two completely different things. I won't argue with you about Iraq, but if you are seriously that goddamn stupid to believe that the war in Afghanistan is unfounded you really should just end your life.

          Have you been there? I have. It's not an occupation by any means.
      • userperson, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3They were stationed at Digg? ... that seems odd.
      • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3While it is their job to protect free speech, and that is an honorable charge indeed, that is not what is being done in the middle east right now. Not even close.
    • FeartheKnighted, on 06/13/2008, -8/+11They are better men than you.
    • scarecrow2k6, on 06/13/2008, -9/+5Lucas you waste too much time watching Fox news...
    • userperson, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5Don't smear hillbillies, not all of them are violent.
    • whataboutdave, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3Their officers probably went to West Point or Annapolis. Where did you go to college?
    • lastmaster, on 06/13/2008, -4/+2Wow... Why don't you stick to subjects you might understand and save the military talks for the big boys? Iraq, ok maybe we shouldn't be there.. but Afghanistan? Are you really that stupid to not know why we are there? go back to playing countersrike or something... That's probably all the military experience you have.
    • Laughsatyou, on 06/14/2008, -1/+3you're a tool.

      you're no better than a racist, or any other type of bigot...

      employing nothing but stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance-

      comments like this demonstrate the intellectual fortitude of a three year old. i know you're trying to be all rebellious and shocking with your anti-military comments, but rightfully so you come off as a whiney little bitch.
      • Tyrghast, on 06/14/2008, -3/+1I'm not trying to be anything. I'm looking at this from a realist perspective: at this time we have no reason to be in those countries. We have taken away any kind of retaliatory ability from the insurgents we seek. Its high time for us to get our men out of there, they've done their job and now they are simply a drain on our tax dollars. Get them out, bring them home, leave those nations alone.
  • ZigZags, on 06/13/2008, -23/+15Splendid job of snuffing out a few more Taliban. Now where the ***** is Osama? Republicans will have him pop up around election time again, scaring the weak-minded of America into voting for warmonger McCain. OBL is nothing but a bullet in the republican's scare tactic arsenal.

    IT'S A TRAP!!!!!
    • spidur1, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3Or a more logical view is that a powerless Bin Laden trapped in Pakistan is less of a threat than a dead Bin Laden who might be regarded as a martyr.
      • zeiben, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2If by "logical", you mean "*****". OBL is no more "trapped" in Pakistan than Br'er Rabbit was trapped in the briar patch
        • forgottenhope, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2americans, what is on american idol tonight?
    • RogueGenius, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1No, ZigZags is half right. OBL will pop up a couple of months before the election to 'endorse' Obama, just like he 'endorsed' Kerry. He knows that will help the Republican fools. OBL knows he has us right where he wants us and would do anything to keep this war going because it keeps bleeding America. Bush was the best operative al Qeida ever had. He's hoping McCain will be just as useful, and it looks like he just might be.
    • SwedishNinja, on 06/13/2008, -0/+10/10
  • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -23/+16What's frightening is how the soldiers are whooping and cheering like this is some sort of video game and not reality.
    • FeartheKnighted, on 06/13/2008, -8/+14No, they were cheering because they know better than you, they know that the scum killed by that bomb are doing their hardest to kill you and everyone else in the free world.
      • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -3/+8Right. Typical jingoist response. They are obviously cheering because it's a huge, freaking explosion. It's the "America, ***** Yeah" attitude.
        • erasedgod, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2I hope you're being sarcastic. Any near-death experience is exciting. When your death would have been intentional, it is many times more so.
        • joeconway, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2Whats stupid is how you are winging and moaning like we live in some kind of utopian society where the people they are fighting are not the ones who are shooting first at you or your best friends or your fellow citizens. Get a grip then come back and moan.
    • Octoman, on 06/13/2008, -4/+11They're cheering because now they don't have to go in and try to take the base.
    • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -5/+14I'm almost sure that they understand the reality of war much better than yourself.
      • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4On some level yes, but let's not forget that most of these kids are around 18 and have been taught to be killing machines and to obey orders blindly. You think there might be a lack of objectivity here??
      • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2On some level? You compared their reality with a video game! These soldiers may have seen IED's daily, gunfights, and have almost certainly have had friends killed in combat, and yet you're questioning their perception of a war?

        I'm absolutely against war, but this is ridiculous. Try putting yourself in their shoes for a moment, and then ask yourself if cheering is the proper reaction. Celebrating victory, even small, is absolutely a part of war.
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1You're ridiculous for blindingly believing in them.

          Here's a simple example: When we first went into Iraq, US soldiers were plastering the American flag all over the place. The generals had to remind them that we were not there to "conquer" Iraq, we were liberating them and then told them to take the flags down.

          It's a simple example that illustrates my point. The soldiers on the ground are pawns of the generals. There's a difference between perceiving a war on the front lines and perceiving the greater concept of war.
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1Also, if you're so into celebration why don't we throw celebrations at Guantanamo? We've got these suckers captured, let's celebrate that!

          Why don't we record all these bombings and show them to the American public so we can all celebrate? Whoops and hollers while we show the ugliest parts of war.

          Why don't we show Saddam's hanging on TV so that we can all have a party over it. WOOOT!!!

          Why stop there? Let's show the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki because that was some awesome payback and we should allowed to celebrate the mass murder of 1/4 million people because they deserved it!!
        • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2This is Afghanistan, what are you talking about? Obviously you're far too ignorant to take a step back and look at things from a different perspective, I really feel sorry for you. The point isn't the greater war, it's what the soldiers are perceiving, and yet you keep trying to change the argument to make your original statement look somewhat better? You're just arguing with a wall as I've already stated I'm anti-war.
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1No you're just missing the point entirely. The point is that war is hell and it's ugly and death shouldn't be celebrated. I pointed out the other wars in order to make a point, hoping that you'd understand.

          When you're dropping a bomb like that, it's not just a cool explosion. Lives are being lost, people are being killed.

          I know what the soldiers are perceiving. And, like I said, it's horrifying that the death of people are celebrated.
        • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2You're still not putting yourself in their perspective and are still criticizing them. I'm not arguing this point anymore, you have no idea what it's like to be those soldiers, and judging them for their actions when they're under such mental and physical stress is absurd.

          Believe me, they don't lay awake at night thinking about how awesome it was to drop a bomb on a enemy. If you can't understand that there are times to build morale and time to reflect, I don't understand you.
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1Oh please. Your argument is that unless you've been in war, then you can't make a moral judgment about it. That's complete bs.

          Look. I know what you mean and I can imagine what it's like for them. Did I not say war is hell? I didn't say war is fun.

          But my point still stands. Celebrating the death of others, even in battle, is wrong. You just don't seem to get this.

          My original point isn't meant to degrade these soldiers. It's meant to make a greater point that sometimes bloodlust and our want of violence sometimes hides the humanity behind our actions. I think this is beyond your level of comprehension though.
        • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2Wrong, my argument is simply that you don't understand the mechanics of war from the ground perspective. Morale being one of the most obvious.

          You can't understand how it's beneficial for a soldier to cheer an accomplishment in combat? They're getting shot at, any second could be their last, and then finally they're relieved. How would you feel? They can either break down or build morale at this point, they're trained to build morale from an accomplishment.

          Also, it is degrading comparing a soldiers life to a video game. Don't pretend you were making a greater point, obviously you weren't.
    • JonTheGoose, on 06/13/2008, -2/+11They're soldiers. They are fighting for their lives over there so when a few of their enemies who are trying their best to kill them at any cost gets wiped out I'm not surprised that they would be a little happy about that.

      What is frightening however is people over here sitting behind a computer who think "Yea, guns and explosions!! War is awesome!!".
      • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2I can agree with that. However, one would expect war to be a bit more somber/serious (WW2) as opposed to the celebration of death.
      • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1There was celebration during World War II, and lots of it! Google V-E and V-J day, some of the photographs maybe?
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -1/+1So you're comparing the dropping of a 2000 ton bomb to VE or VJ day? Give me a break.
        • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Oh, so you're telling me the soldiers never celebrated any victories in World War II? You're so funny!
        • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -1/+1No. Again you miss the main point (so sad I have to explain EVERYTHING). VE and VJ day are non-comparisons. They were celebrating the END of war.

          You can celebrate a victory but this video just smells of bloodlust.
        • Krovvy, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1You're missing the point, I was using those days as a greater example. Every accomplishment of a soldier until the day of victory is celebrated, since every day could essentially be the last.

          You're screaming blood lust with absolutely no proof, you're looking for controversy where there is none.
    • Skab, on 06/13/2008, -3/+5or maybe someone in that company has lost someone because of terrorist, or that they are thier every single day for the next couple years, so you can say wtf on a message board. A vet told me this once, about people talking war vets, if you aint been to iraq/afgan/korea wherever shut up. You don't know what they know, so one be happy for that fact, two be happy that it's them over thier and not you, three realize that if you were thier you'd be following orders same as everyone on any side is.
    • WiseElben, on 06/13/2008, -4/+7What, are they suppose to sit there solemnly and mourn for the deaths of their beloved enemies, remembering that war is by its very nature evil and what they're doing is, therefore, evil? I'm pretty sure you'd be cheering also.

      All these "what's frightening..." or "what's scary..." comments I find on digg prove that a lot of the people here never think through their opinions.
      • Phyltre, on 06/13/2008, -2/+2"are they suppose to sit there solemnly and mourn for the deaths of their beloved enemies, remembering that war is by its very nature evil and what they're doing is, therefore, evil?"

        Yes, frankly. It may be necessary, it may save lives, but I hope if I were ever in the same situation I wouldn't cheer when lives are taken. But maybe that's just me.
      • peter78, on 06/13/2008, -0/+2Yours included.

        War tends to be a lose-lose proposition and should only be fought when your survival is on the line. There's nothing to be cheering when you're taking a human life, even if it is in self defense.
    • CosmicJustice, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4Yes they are frightening, That's their job, to scare the bad guys ***** less.
    • NoCt1, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4or maybe they are glad that they dont have to worry about a hideout being littered with booytraps or people shooting inside it. It does not say that people were inside it.
    • suboh, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3It is a video game to brainwashed scum bags.
  • Skab, on 06/13/2008, -16/+42war is war. there are no rules. Better them than my friends over thiir.
    • suboh, on 06/13/2008, -6/+9There are rules. There used to be and there still is.
      • Bonedog, on 06/13/2008, -7/+3Oh, there are rules in war? How many deployments have you been on? You seem very experienced in this whole "War" thing. Maybe you can tell me if cutting the heads off of journalists is "Against the rules?" I really hope you're a 15 year old kid, because if you're not.......
        • TonyLocNE, on 06/13/2008, -4/+1Rule 6.3c: Kicking of puppies over the sides of cliffs is only allowable in time of illegal occupation and not during Congressionally declared time of war.

          Theres a ***** rule for you.
        • JustinPM, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4Yes there are rules of war. No cutting off the heads of journalists is not allowed. But because they choose not to follow the geneva conventions do you believe we shouldn't?
  • Inflammo, on 06/13/2008, -14/+37Tax dollars going to a conflict that makes sense? Amazing.
    • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -10/+3It doesn't make sense. It's ***** stupid and if you put those dollars towards education you might realize that.
      • Inflammo, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4I'm educated, thanks for generalizing though. Unbelievable that somebody can hold a different opinion than you, and still be educated isn't it?
        • GhostyBoy, on 06/13/2008, -6/+2***** unbelievable stupidity.

          I meant putting those tax dollars into the education system so that it actually works.

          I didn't imply that you weren't educated, I meant that you were educated in America, and your education system is so poor that it produces people like you who don't have the reading comprehension to read what I said in the first place.

          *****, man. It's like trying to spell things out for a six year old.
        • Inflammo, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1"You put those dollars towards education you might realize that." sounded a bit different to me than what you might have meant. And no, its not "***** unbelievable stupidity." I still don't quite follow how putting money into the American education system has anything to do with the Taliban. Maybe if you spent more time explaining what you were trying to say, instead of attacking the person you are talking to, it would be more clear.
        • GhostyBoy, on 06/14/2008, -1/+1Okay, let me put it this way:

          If Americans were better educated they would realize their news media is privately owned propaganda and nothing more. Everything leading up to Iraq has been *****, and so has everything leading up Afghanistan.

          It doesn't take a genius to see it, you just need some basic critical thinking skills that, as far as I can tell, the American education system is sorely lacking.
        • Inflammo, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1That's not anything groundbreaking. Anyone with an internet connection can find out everything you've said for themselves. The education system doesn't deal with what news sources to trust, and not to trust. Not many people would argue that everything in Iraq is a giant web of untruth.
  • xomp, on 06/13/2008, -21/+6that was DA BOMB LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZ
  • dsa202, on 06/13/2008, -30/+5I heard it went Boom! Then killed a school full of children. Better for us, they were probably going to grow up and become terrorists anyhows.
  • svensksvamp, on 06/13/2008, -20/+9I love the way they laugh! There's nothing as fun as bombing people!
    • doti, on 06/13/2008, -5/+5if those people are shooting at you, I'd be dancing in the streets after watching that...
      • userperson, on 06/13/2008, -5/+1if those people never shot at anybody, doesn't matter they were still just a bunch of hoggees / sand n**gers. They eventually would have. /s
        • erasedgod, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2hoggees = Hajjis?

          Do you even have a clue what that means?
        • userperson, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hajjis
          apparently a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
          ... and so this was supposed to provide me some great insight?

          I've just heard it used pretty much in the context of a dehumanizing/degrading slur like "sand- n**ger".
          But now that I know the actual definition of the word I believe it's still been likely intended as a degrading/dehumanizing slur like "sand-n**ger".

          Thanks for helping me out with that. I feel like now that I've become a better person.
      • svensksvamp, on 06/13/2008, -1/+5If they would invade your country, wouldn't you be shooting at them too?
  • TripKore, on 06/13/2008, -14/+2w00t
  • DaviDaviDaviD, on 06/13/2008, -19/+117I know Digg is anti-war and so am I but that was ***** awesome. Take that you bastards.
    • dchaosdx, on 06/13/2008, -14/+5since when is digg anti-war? half the posts on here are "yeah kill those *****", "woot", "PWNED", etc.
    • punkcat, on 06/13/2008, -0/+14digg is mob mentality
    • masfenix, on 06/13/2008, -8/+1Your just one of the reasons why I've lost faith in mankind. Referring to innocent people as bastards.
      • JustinPM, on 06/13/2008, -0/+5The Taliban is hardly innocent.
      • paradox4190, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1If he was referring to diggers, it was a joke, and if he was referring to the Taliban members, they are not innocent. So stop trying to be Mr. Sensitive.
      • Puffles, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2Are you just trolling, or do you really think the Taliban is innocent?
    • deathsythe, on 06/17/2008, -0/+1You sir, are a hypocrite, and should re-think your beliefs.
  • madmanontherun, on 06/13/2008, -19/+66I work on F-16s everyday of the week and its gives me a great sense of accomplishment seeing what my work goes toward. Often I don't think about what the aircraft can do, but I'm sure when I go to work in a few Ill be thinking about this video.
    • LittleDas, on 06/14/2008, -3/+3SpeakerCity is just being a dick.
      I can honestly say that that sounds like a pretty awesome job.
    • Heinzelotto, on 06/15/2008, -1/+0your work kills people. I wouldn't be proud of that.
    • rrijke, on 06/17/2008, -0/+0I don't support the war. But at least thanks to people like you less people are being killed in one way or the other.

      Safer planes and smarter weapons make the war a little more "human" i guess.
  • credential101, on 06/13/2008, -21/+14PWNED!!
  • AlexWiggy, on 06/13/2008, -18/+3At 10 seconds you can see a body flying through the air, just to the upper right of the clouds coming from the explosion.
    • fucknuggets, on 06/13/2008, -1/+6i dont think you quite understand how far away they are
  • Fixthemedia, on 06/13/2008, -25/+14Christians that shall not kill and love the neighbor ***** YEAH!
    • userperson, on 06/13/2008, -3/+5Onward Christian Soldier! /s
    • whataboutdave, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2Who said they were Christians? You're being a bit presumptuous methinks.
  • mikimouse, on 06/13/2008, -38/+27This video is just sad. People died. It's not a party, there is no reason to celebrate.
    • TomT223, on 06/13/2008, -16/+5They are not people. They are rag head extremist.
    • MoralThreat, on 06/13/2008, -6/+12I'm sure they would have had a party if we died.
      • morcheeba, on 06/13/2008, -4/+4Yeah, they are some sick bastards. I, on the other hand, am not.
      • TonyLocNE, on 06/13/2008, -3/+2So you're a terrorist? because that is what you just compared yourself to.
        I'm glad that you are finally admitting to what the rest of the world has known for quite sometime.
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 06/13/2008, -9/+8yes it is, they are ***** terrorists. I'm glad you feel sorry for the enemy you pansy..
      • sagat, on 06/13/2008, -2/+5You calling him a pansy, I hope you feel tough enough to sign on and go over there.
    • evilesttoast, on 06/13/2008, -6/+6Anyone who kill innocents cannot be called human.
      • 8347, on 06/13/2008, -1/+4I don't think they were innocent. Innocent people don't hang out in the desert with machine guns and rocket launchers!!
        • TonyLocNE, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1You nailed that one and I agree with you 100%...... the United States shouldn't be murdering innocent men, women, and children in the Middle East.
      • aptanalogy, on 06/13/2008, -1/+3No, actually, that sounds pretty human to me; we sort of suck as a species sometimes. We've spent much of our history murdering each other, rather than attempting to achieve something greater with what we have.
      • lbdinh, on 06/13/2008, -2/+1There are no innocents. That's why we use terms like unarmed civilians and NO, these Talibans are not it.
    • CosmicJustice, on 06/13/2008, -5/+5Yes there is. In war you kill the enemy and it's a good thing.
    • kaptainchump, on 06/13/2008, -4/+6Maybe you could go over there and say sorry. I'm sure they would gladly sever your head from your body and celebrate.
    • mm911, on 06/13/2008, -1/+2"I do a picture, only small, of Tishniek Massacre, where many Uzbek crushed...it is not sad. It is us who do the kill." —Borat Sagdiyev
    • Gudeldar, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3I don't feel bad celebrating the death of people who would kill me and celebrate about it.

      If you don't believe just watch this http://youtube.com/watch?v=oMOZvbYJMvU, those may be Palestinians but there are many in the Middle East who probably felt the same way.
      • TonyLocNE, on 06/13/2008, -1/+1hmmm maybe because the Israeli people are bigger terrorists than Al-Qaeda..... just my $.02 of truth.
    • lastmaster, on 06/13/2008, -3/+4I talk about September 11th a bit... I was in England at the time, and a fair amount of television play was given to watching predominant Arabic countries around the world cheering at the attacks on US soil. You could even find a majority of houses in British neighborhoods displaying American flags. (which is amazing, as to the rarity of the brits displaying their own flag) My point is this - war sucks, but is sometimes necessary. American people are fast to forget. And the terroristic threat isn't going to stop anytime soon, and our country isn't going to stop being a target. So we had a small victory, why not celebrate? If you were ever there, you would understand.
  • GhostFreeman, on 06/13/2008, -10/+4could be worse.
  • MacLiberal, on 06/13/2008, -29/+13Unbelievable, every american should ashamed of that video, instead many of the comments here reflect the idiotic whooping of those hillbillies on the video. There is no hope for america.
    • TomT223, on 06/13/2008, -12/+3***** you rag head.
    • Crosshare, on 06/13/2008, -5/+10People like you make me ashamed of calling myself liberal. Unlike the war in Iraq, these are the people that helped harbor and aid the terrorists who attacked us. These soldiers are the people fighting for your freedom if you are an American, and you degrade them by calling them hillbillies for being happy they killed the enemy before the enemy killed them DURING WAR. Get a clue.
    • MoralThreat, on 06/13/2008, -5/+6Shut up hippie.
    • strobe33333, on 06/13/2008, -4/+2I'm only ashamed of those who spread dissent within our own ranks such as cowards like you .. As you sit at your little cafe' sipping your latte, you easily forget just how violent and domineering people are. Without a military and brave dedicate men willing to break a few eggs, you'd be Radical Islam's bitch right about now. Oh wait... strike that... you'd be Hitler's bitch... or hmmm wait... no, you'd be WW1 Germany's little bitch from the conflict before that. We fight because we have to, regardless of whether or not it b