Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded Marine expeditions in Afghanistan and Iraq, made the comments Tuesday during a panel discussion in San Diego, California.
" Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot ," Mattis said, prompting laughter from some military members in the audience. " It's fun to shoot some people . I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling.
"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil," Mattis said. "You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them ."
Mattis' press office has not yet responded to a request to answer questions about his comments.
However, the Marine commandant, Gen. Michael Hagee, defended Mattis, calling him "one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders."
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Es ist einfach nur wiederlich wenn ein hoher Offizier in der Öffentlichkeit damit prahlt , es mache Spass Menschen zu töten.
Soldaten sollten nur töten um ihr Land und sich selbst zu verteidigen.
Ein Soldat, der aus Spass Menschen umbringt hat kein Respekt mehr vor dem Leben. Dies zeichnet normalerweise nur Mörder oder Söldner aus.
Bush hat seine schlimmsten Killermachines in den Irak geschickt.