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I don't even know if we need to warn after that: the United States has become soft and we need to quit "being diplomatic and asking nicely that people be nice to us."

We help the rest of the world; we try to keep peace, and we get attacked. Excuse my language but we need to grow a pair and start controlling the people who attack and try to control us.

Exactly...when we were first in Mosul EVERYTHING walking was a target...That's not to say that we killed civilians on purpose, it was just from the experiences in Baghdad. Almost every male that would be in view of our convoy was an insurgent. They would stand in the street in normal clothes and then when we would order them to move or get out to search them (this was for the only ones that looked like insurgents...when we were in combat everything that was in our way had to die) they would pull a pistol or an AK-47 out and fire on us. Those in the street would be killed but more would just start popping up out of houses and shoot at us from the top...what are we supposed to do? We can't just let them shoot at us just because we're afraid to hurt or kill a civilian.

Sorry I got sidetracked for a moment but I agree, the U.S. has become soft. We need to stop listening to all this anti-war activists and just do what has to be done.