[lbo-talk] Act 2: Let's go blow shit up!!

[Stephen E Philion]

Yesterday, the battalion lined up in formation, each company behind its
battle flag, for a motivational talk by the commander, Lieutenant
Colonel Peter Newell. He told his soldiers to chase their enemies if
they flee.

''You guys are going to run like gazelles," he said.

He told them to be aggressive yet careful. ''We don't want to level the
city," he said. ''We want the people of Fallujah to understand what
democracy is all about. In order to do that, they've got to have a town
to reoccupy."

A chaplain offered a brief prayer. Then the troops fell out, headed off
to the chow hall for a meal of spare ribs. As one soldier rushed away,
he said to a friend, ''Now let's go blow [stuff] up!"

http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/11/08/jitters_before_assault_wearing_on_soldiers?pg=2