but Jinx, YOU were the first one to bring the issue of an individual's religious beliefs (or lack thereof) into the argument, were you not?  ??? and I quote "You have come on here with the full audacity of the ungodly, making fun of everything American ..." Did he mention religion somewhere I didnt see or what? If so, then I apologise for questioning it, but otherwise, I don't see why the 'ungodly' have any more audacity than the religious.

Re the original point of this topic (which was the US military for those who got lost along the way!) it is hard to argue the fact that the American military has recently become rather infamous amongst its allies for recurring 'friendly-fire' accidents. In their defence however, it may be rather inevitable given the modern predilection for long-range (and therefore impersonal) destructive weapons, which mean that you can shoot at someone (or bomb them etc) without having seen them! Also possibly partly because the US is involved a lot in international conflicts compared to some other countries.

I dunno, what do you guys think?

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