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Originally posted by odd1out
NO LIVE AMMO USED???
YOU
ARE
WRONG!!!
"The training will include “low visibility movement, military operations in urban terrain, manual and low weight explosive breaching, fast-rope insertion, live fire” and other exercises according to a memo from Portland Mayor Tom Potter to the Navy’s Special Warfare Development Group."
Originally posted by invisibleman11
or in your backyard. people try to deny scary stuff like this until it happens to them.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
I love how all the naysayers completely avoid the fact that this was happening AT 10PM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
Next it will ok if they do it at 3AM! How about the people's right to sleep???
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
And agreed they have no business doing this over a populated area, when usually they have mock towns built up for training like this, where they do not disturb citizens.
Originally posted by jerico65
Sorry that the citizens are getting their beauty sleep disturbed.
Originally posted by Jenna
reply to post by Zepherian
You have got to be kidding me....
It's called a training exercise. That's this thing the military does where they go out in the field and train for different scenarios so that they know what to do if they are ever put in a certain situation for real. That is what the military does. That is what every military since the beginning of time has done. They train.
It's not this big conspiracy that some of you in this thread would like to believe it is.
Originally posted by Jenna
reply to post by Dark Jester
Short answer, no.
Long answer, there are multiple links in these last few pages to news articles about this happening frequently and no one is getting a bomb dropped on their head.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
I love how all the naysayers completely avoid the fact that this was happening AT 10PM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next it will be ok if they do it at 3AM! How about the people's right to sleep???
And agreed they have no business doing this over a populated area, when usually they have mock towns built up for training like this, where they do not disturb citizens.
This is total BS and you naysayers know it. Stop trying to validate it with reasons like "oh we need the money"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone even added me as a foe over this! ROFL. But that person interestingly has not commented on this thread. I checked. Comment or I will expose you!
Duh I cannot fire the congress. But that's how I feel right now whether you like it or not. The sentiment was symbolic. And I'll bet I am not the only one who feels that way, either. And oh, I forgot to mention that Ron Paul is not included. And probably a few more. Why don't we ask Ron Paul if he approves of this. Anyone want to take bets on what he will say?
[edit on Fri Feb 6th 2009 by TrueAmerican]
Originally posted by silo13
reply to post by BorgHoffen
I think you might be mistaken about the "bombs"
It’s a shame you find *bombs* of any kind - ANY KIND - a laughing matter.
The laughing face you posted beside your berating the OP for the *type* of bomb dropped is really an indication of what’s going on out there in America.
Who cares! It’s only a Stun Grenade! Standard Issue! Big Deal!
Well ya know what buddy - it is a BIG DEAL when the military is carrying out exercises with law enforcement in US cities where people live, where their children sleep at night!
“Mommy mommy I’m scared! The big black helicopter and the bombs!”
“It’s ok dear, it’s just the military, they wont hurt you honey, they’re here to help us, now go back to sleep”...
Go back to sleep!
That’s all America is doing is going back to sleep!!!
There is NO excuse for this kind of FILTH going on in USA!
Too bad too many people are like you that find it something to smirk over!
peace