Poll: Sniper
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Well, I'm thinking most of us here didn't go to sniper school, so it's very likely that we'll miss, but is that really the point?
Anyway, I don't know what I would do. I think that I should shoot, definitely. But it seems to me that I would probably want to stay out of these kinds of affairs (and I'm just not a killer). Then again, I'm wondering what I'm doing near OBL with a sniper rifle...
Anyway, I don't know what I would do. I think that I should shoot, definitely. But it seems to me that I would probably want to stay out of these kinds of affairs (and I'm just not a killer). Then again, I'm wondering what I'm doing near OBL with a sniper rifle...
Pretty mcuh this.MagicMouse said:
Also the ramifications on foreign policy would be huge and not something i want to deal with because I got trigger happy.
No, the situation is more serendipitous. Either your in the military, or some other situation that would present this kind of scenario to you. The third option is probably what I would say if it wasn't my thread, but the assumption is that if you have a sniper rifle and Osama in your sites you can probably use it.Jordi said:
That is an interesting possibility I had not considered. It is possible, if you say knee cap him so he can't run away.sethzard said:
"A marine sniper"IndianaJonny said:It's a classic but still pretty badass:
That's like asking a brick what colour the sky is. They're brain dead, hence the term "jar heads".
I wouldn't shoot him, simply because i'm not a killer and he's not wronged me in any way at all.
He's not a celebrity, the man himself would probably be able to shoot you if you shot any guards.sethzard said:
OT: Oui.
They're called Jarheads due to the haircut, FYI.EllEzDee said:"A marine sniper"IndianaJonny said:It's a classic but still pretty badass:
That's like asking a brick what colour the sky is. They're brain dead, hence the term "jar heads".
I wouldn't shoot him, simply because i'm not a killer and he's not wronged me in any way at all.
I don't think I'd be able to bring myself to kill someone, regardless of who they are. Then again, I've never been in a situation like that, so there's no telling what I would actually do, given the opportunity.
Jarhead tends to refer either to the way their dress uniform's collar makes their heads look like jars on pedestals... or the way a high-and-tight haircut makes the top of one's head look like the lip of a jar.EllEzDee said:"A marine sniper"IndianaJonny said:It's a classic but still pretty badass:
That's like asking a brick what colour the sky is. They're brain dead, hence the term "jar heads".
I wouldn't shoot him, simply because i'm not a killer and he's not wronged me in any way at all.
...and if you're not a killer, you wouldn't be a sniper. That job takes a special sort of... detachment.
The world is a safer place without Bin Laden in it. That much I'll say.
Here's what else I have to say:
I'm a New Yorker. Most New Yorkers see this as achievement of revenge for 9/11. War, or any killing whatsoever, should never be about revenge. I would kill Bin Laden only because he posed a threat to the well-being of my country and the world. That said, it would be easy to see Bin Laden's point of view, which was that the United States was threatning what he precieved to be the Islamic lifestyle. And it IS true that many Arab nations have been influenced by the United States. Recall that it was oil trade with the United States that caused the first Iranian revolution against Shah Rezah (hope I'm spelling that right), led by Ayatollah Komeini (Hope I'm spelling that right, too). The Shah did not contribute themoney from oil sales to his people, leading to revolution. Our first mistake was to not support the Iranian people. Our second mistake was to allow a person hated by the Islamic community into the United States for treatment that would prolong his life, rather than delivering him into the hands of those he oppressed to face justice. Had the United States not accepted the Shah for treatment, it is a safe guess that there would be a lot less anti-American sentiment coming from the Mid-East. It would be a safe bet that Bin Laden would've been a continued ally after kicking the Soviets out of Afghanistan. But unless someone invents time travel, we just have to accept the fact that we, the U.S., f***ed up in a way that seems to be unforgiveable to a portion of the Islamic community.
So would I take the shot?
With all the people who would hale it as the U.S. getting revenge for 9/11?
No.
9/11 is a terrible tradgedy, and I will always mourn for those who lost their lives at the hands of Al Queida.
But I do NOT kill for revenge.
Here's what else I have to say:
I'm a New Yorker. Most New Yorkers see this as achievement of revenge for 9/11. War, or any killing whatsoever, should never be about revenge. I would kill Bin Laden only because he posed a threat to the well-being of my country and the world. That said, it would be easy to see Bin Laden's point of view, which was that the United States was threatning what he precieved to be the Islamic lifestyle. And it IS true that many Arab nations have been influenced by the United States. Recall that it was oil trade with the United States that caused the first Iranian revolution against Shah Rezah (hope I'm spelling that right), led by Ayatollah Komeini (Hope I'm spelling that right, too). The Shah did not contribute themoney from oil sales to his people, leading to revolution. Our first mistake was to not support the Iranian people. Our second mistake was to allow a person hated by the Islamic community into the United States for treatment that would prolong his life, rather than delivering him into the hands of those he oppressed to face justice. Had the United States not accepted the Shah for treatment, it is a safe guess that there would be a lot less anti-American sentiment coming from the Mid-East. It would be a safe bet that Bin Laden would've been a continued ally after kicking the Soviets out of Afghanistan. But unless someone invents time travel, we just have to accept the fact that we, the U.S., f***ed up in a way that seems to be unforgiveable to a portion of the Islamic community.
So would I take the shot?
With all the people who would hale it as the U.S. getting revenge for 9/11?
No.
9/11 is a terrible tradgedy, and I will always mourn for those who lost their lives at the hands of Al Queida.
But I do NOT kill for revenge.
It's Fox News, the premier Republican news network. What did you expect?dkyros said:
But still, Epic Fail on Fox's part.