Anyone just seen this? Some bloke in Idaho (the home town of the pilot involved in the friendly fire incident)
I'm sitting here absolutely gobsmacked.
He's apparently a close friend of the pilot who fired on our troops. When asked about the pilot, here's what he said:
"He is a hero, and it's a damn good thing that we have heroes like him, in the United States, to do the fighting we've got to do against terrorists around the World, and you guys better get on board and that whole damn country of yours and along with the rest of Europe, if you're going to go merrily sucking your thumb like you did in World War 2.
We don't need your damn help, we need your co-operation, that's all we need out of you guys, and it's hard even to get that. We know you can't shoot, move and communicate but we'd sure as hell like your co-operation anyway"
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nice bloke
I remember when i was backpacking and trying to refrain myself from throttling an obnoxious dildo who was laughing that a "little bit of friendly fire didnt do any harm"... thought the whole idea was hilarious. Was raging.
small town mentality - the bloke from Idaho probably doesnt have a passport and has probably never left his country.
lol
Make no mistake about it, despite the fact that US politics is probably further to the right than any other 'democracy' in the world, this is an entirely Republican war. the Democrats might not shower themselves in glory when they (inevitably) win the next election, but you can be damn sure that they'll stop the current charade in Iraq, Iran or wherever else the current administration's cronies have pushed US troops into by then.
I have had a fist fight with an American over their involvement in the middle East in the past - not because they wouldn't understand my point of view (I've had plenty of discussions about the same subject, with French, Arabic, English, Canadian and Jewish people) but because he made remarks that were so insensitive that they made me feel ill. Whilst these fair shores have their share of ignorant people, I'd venture there isn't a single person anywhere on these isles that is as loathesomely ignorant as our 'friends' in 'middle America'.
PS: Idaho is a state, not a city
i must find this to show my colleagues.
That's the worst thing about it - they introduced him as a Vietnam veteran.
I should be asleep by now, but I'm absolutely livid at what I've seen. Agree with you though, a lot of American's aren't like that at all.
Yep he really said that. I thought I'd misheard him, but a quick rewind and it confirmed my fears...
I suppose on a clear day...
Him: "Scotland, that's where all of the guys wear green and have shamrocks, right?"
Me: "No, that's Ireland ... *under my breath*... you twat"
I'll second that...I live in Connecticut and there is nothing but utter contempt for Bush and this so-called war. The educated population on the east and west coast voted democrat and in the "bible belt" in the south and mid-west voted for Bush. His approval rating is at an all time low and incumbunt Republican politicians are being voted out of office. When the democrats take over after next election they will pull all the troops out of Iraq. It is scary that there are people like the guy from Idaho in this country...mostly rednecks.
i spent a week travelling round, they grow potatoes there & breed white supremacists - not much else happens
actually beautiful rugged scenery but the folks are a little slow, one guy happily told me about the preparations he had been making for when the Iraqi's invade
I think the ITV more forced him to apologise. Looked like they got quite a backlash from the viewers.
fool
the hampton apologises