http://www.metafilter.com/tags/JamesMattis Posts tagged with 'JamesMattis' at MetaFilter. Sat, 05 Feb 2005 07:07:09 -0800 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 07:07:09 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/39319/Virgins%2Dtalkin%2Dabout%2Dsex <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/03/general.shoot/">Virgins talk about sex.</a> Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, <a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/4153541/detail.html">marines gotta kill the enemy</a>. I think <a href="http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=flippant&typeofrhyme=def&org1=syl&org2=l">'Flippant'</a> is an accurate term from the Vice Adm. But most of the flak<a href="http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/0/35E4CF7347323B108525680800620EED?opendocument"> this monk</a> is catching is from folks who say how killing the enemy "should" be. He's been called a <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=psychopath">psychopath</a>, but it seems to me his emotional investment belies that. So do we then want robots? The civilian issue of why or where or when to fight aside - do we have the right to derogate how a soldier feels about doing his duty? tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.39319 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 07:07:09 -0800 Afghanistan Iraq JamesMattis LieutenantGeneral military USA war Smedleyman