Joe sent me this article and I have to say my first reaction was "Oh shit here we go again"...but its really no big deal. Not if you kick back and relax a bit and don't go solid stupid.
Oh and SS in Marine talk stands for Scout Sniper. Many will disagree but this is really no big deal. via Yahoo.
Oh and SS in Marine talk stands for Scout Sniper. Many will disagree but this is really no big deal. via Yahoo.
Thank goodness the Marine Corps thought so too.SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS — a special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others.The Corps said in a statement that using the symbol was not acceptable.However, it was a naive mistake made by Marines who believed the SS symbol was meant to represent sniper scouts and never intended to associate themselves with a racist organization, said Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton.The Marines in the image will not be disciplined because investigators determined there was no malicious intent, Chapin said.
its no big deal for most people, but the media will portray it badly, unfortunately soliders are not immune from politics anymore, and they need more cautious about the PR.
ReplyDeleteThe usual suspects will use the episode to further their own causes, while at the same time supporting the Left's efforts to subvert Israel on behalf of the 'Palestinians', and giving large campaign donations to those who would abandon Israel in a heartbeat if they could get away with it.
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