Video of my USMC platoon fighting in Afghanistan

[Accord]

As some of you guys know I just got back from Afghanistan, well here is a video of my platoon and some of what we did over there... http://www.spike.com/video/us-marines-in/3059630

[tweak84]

fucking bad ass video man...thanks for all that you did

[darkphantom]

cool, so what did you guys accomplish?

[Tondtar]

They have some paved roads in Afghanistan?

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by Tondtar

They have some paved roads in Afghanistan?

Are you serious?

[TiAg335i]

What exactly was that orange thing you guys were shooting at in the field?

[Accord]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

cool, so what did you guys accomplish?

Well, there are 1,200 less Taliban walking the earth right now and we liberated thousands of oppressed people.

[Accord]

Originally Posted by TiAg335i

What exactly was that orange thing you guys were shooting at in the field?

That was a huge fire in the tree line from the MK19. I wish the camera was better because then you would have gotten to see the silhouettes of the mooj in front of the fire and their bodies dropping.

[enfield]

Originally Posted by Accord

Well, there are 1,200 less Taliban walking the earth right now and we liberated thousands of oppressed people.

That is very nice!!

So - what are these oppressed people doing now & why are NATO troops still there??

[Accord]

Originally Posted by enfield

That is very nice!!

So - what are these oppressed people doing now & why are NATO troops still there??

Living their simple lives on their farms without the taliban coming and raping and killing their families in the middle of the night.

[dth656]

too bad no one seems to remember how the taliban got their start---back in the late 70s-80s funded and trained by the US to fight the soviets...

the CIA even has a word for this kinda stuff---"blowback"

[MadDog]

Originally Posted by tweak84

fucking bad ass video man...thanks for all that you did

+10000000000000000000.

[enfield]

Originally Posted by dth656

too bad no one seems to remember how the taliban got their start---back in the late 70s-80s funded and trained by the US to fight the soviets...

the CIA even has a word for this kinda stuff---"blowback"

Most people have short memories. History repeats itself and we are doomed to repeat it unless we learn from History.

Historically - Afghanistan is known as the graveyard to Empires.

[enfield]

Originally Posted by Accord

Living their simple lives on their farms without the taliban coming and raping and killing their families in the middle of the night.

Instead they have the USAF bombing their wedding parties.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=us+...UTF-8&fp_ip=CA

[jhv]

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[PLAYON]

all i see is a lot of shooting, and laughing. . .and some punk dancing. . .what exactly was your mission statement going in. . .(I'm not the liberal, anti-war type but WTF?) There's got to be a better, more positive depiction of what is going on over there and what we're spending out tax dollars on or is this really it?

[Accord]

Originally Posted by enfield

Instead they have the USAF bombing their wedding parties.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=us+...UTF-8&fp_ip=CA

Yes, a "wedding party." To jackasses like you who believe everything that your news media spoon feeds you it sounds like a tragedy, to a US Marine like me who has actually been there and can see through the bullshit, that wedding party was nothing more than a cover for a meeting of taliban leadership taking place at a known taliban compound which coalition forces have previously been engaged from. Civilian casualties my ass. But hey, some random canadian knows more than the guys actually there.

I operated with canadians in Afghanistan, they were good guys and knew their shit but it's sad that they're doing what they're doing over there for unappreciated little bastards like you. Unless you've been there, shut the hell up because you know nothing. I wish you could go out on just one patrol with the canadian army in Kandahar, your entire perspective on life and your view of the world would completely change.

[Accord]

Originally Posted by PLAYON

all i see is a lot of shooting, and laughing. . .and some punk dancing. . .what exactly was your mission statement going in. . .(I'm not the liberal, anti-war type but WTF?) There's got to be a better, more positive depiction of what is going on over there and what we're spending out tax dollars on or is this really it?

Perhaps I never should have posted this. Civilians don't understand combat and you clearly don't understand what you just watched. There's nothing more positive than witnessing US Marines killing bad guys. What more do you want? If you want pictures of us giving candy to kids, families returning to their homes and their lives, us building the first school in helmand province in more than 50 years, and all that heartwarming feel good stuff, i've got tons of footage of that... but that's not something that gives me a hardon so we didn't put it in our video.

[Blue Streak]

Originally Posted by Accord

Yes, a "wedding party." To jackasses like you who believe everything that your news media spoon feeds you it sounds like a tragedy, to a US Marine like me who has actually been there and can see through the bullshit, that wedding party was nothing more than a cover for a meeting of taliban leadership taking place at a known taliban compound which has previously engaged coalition forces with mortars. Civilian casualties my ass. But hey, you and some international reporters know everything right.

I operated with canadians in Afghanistan, they were good guys and knew their shit but it's sad that they're doing what they're doing over there for unappreciated little bastards like you. Unless you've been there, shut the hell up because you know nothing.

Ooh-Rah!
Semper Fi. - Brother!

[GAM3OVR85]

Originally Posted by Accord

Well, there are 1,200 less Taliban walking the earth right now and we liberated thousands of oppressed people.

Damn it!!

[darkphantom]

Originally Posted by MTL Bimmer

Damn it!!

wait how is that a bad thing if there are less "terrorists" walking around?

OP - what is the reason why the army is still in Afghanistan? I mean seriously, a few years back, they had carpet bombed the valleys/mountains, and several dozens of farms were civil casualties. Terrorists have always been present in these countries and will continue to do so, what makes you think that the U.S. Army can put a stop to this?

p.s. don't think I don't appreciate your hard work, I really do, but I see those facilitating our troops as morons. You guys are merely doing your job, and what you're told to do.

p.s.s. I'm from the middle east, so I know what is going on.

[PLAYON]

Originally Posted by Accord

Perhaps I never should have posted this. Civilians don't understand combat and you clearly don't understand what you just watched. There's nothing more positive than witnessing US Marines killing bad guys. What more do you want? If you want pictures of us giving candy to kids, families returning to their homes and their lives, us building the first school in helmand province in more than 50 years, and all that heartwarming feel good stuff, i've got tons of footage of that... but that's not something that gives me a hardon so we didn't put it in our video.

I beg to differ.