You're not the one in the service depending on them, not knowing if they are sincere or just waiting for the right time to shoot you in the back. I just heard the roll call from Ft Hood, at least five of the murdered were women, and one was pregnant. Says a lot for the sneaks.
And what about these:
"Fragging" and "Combat Refusals" in Vietnam Fragging. When one American killed another American, usually a superior officer or an NCO, the term
"fragging" came into use. Although the term simply meant that a fragmentation grenade was used in the murder, it later became an all encompassing term for such an action. It is known that "fraggings" did occur during Vietnam, but the precise number is uncertain.
"During the years of 1969 down to 1973, we have the rise of fragging - that is, shooting or hand-grenading your NCO or your officer who orders you out into the field," says historian
Terry Anderson of Texas A & M University. "The US Army itself does not know exactly how many...officers were murdered. But they know at least 600 were murdered, and then they have another 1400 that died mysteriously. Consequently by early 1970, the army [was] at war not with the enemy but with itself." Rough figures for "fraggings" are indicated in column a. below.
We have been at war now since March of 2003, and there have now been TWO incidents. That is TWO incidents in six and a half years. I would say that all things considers, the stats are amazing, and there have been TWO incidents ONLY. That is 1.1 per DAY for that time period, 11 every ten days, in other words.
That may mean that if all of those who fragged were individuals, and all survived to come back to the states, then there are 2000 deliberate murderers of
AMERICANS - OUR OWN PEOPLE,
who were killed, by US....
Comparatively speaking, since the beginning of this war, March 2003, there have been TWO incidents, TWO ONLY, in six and a half years, so I would say that things are considerably improved over what was happening during Viet Nam.
What happened was a horrible thing by a deranged person, but all things considered, by thread reason on some' folk's part, should I believe that all Vietnam Vets are murderers, and a threat to all? They were mostly Christians, some may have been raised religious, and prayed before and after committing murder, should I therefore mistrust all Christians? Perhaps more of one heritage or another killed their fellow servicemen. Should I then believe that all of that heritage should be condemned?
People who have gone off the deep end will do whatever. Some die alone, suicide, and others are determined to make someone "feel their pain."
In the five years of 1969 to 1973 there were 2000 incidents. In the Six and one half between March 2003 and now, there have been ONLY two.
As for this: "I just heard the roll call from Ft Hood, at least five of the murdered were women, and one was pregnant." - Women GIs or pregnant GIs are not inherently more valuable tham male GIs, just as all of the others, the civilians, are neither less nor more important than the Military personnel. They
ALL mattered.
My opinion, when this one asked for an out they should have let him go, and then the CIA could have watched him on their own time. I think I may find them nearly as responsible as this one who murdered, if they knew and did nothing, because they allowed all the dead and wounded to be collateral damage to their little BS spy games, and their BULLSHIT AGENDA! Not the first time they have fucked up, now is it??????
There are laws about when people are a threat to self and others! They can be involuntarily detained.
