Adventures In Exclamation Point Usage
November 12th, 2006 by Justin
From the Sunday Times story about the unending sectarian violence in Iraq…
During a recent joint American-Iraqi raid in a Shiite neighborhood of Abu Sayda, near Baquba, Iraqi troops stood around when they were supposed to be charging into homes. American soldiers, frustrated that the mission to apprehend men involved in sectarian violence was lagging, screamed and cursed at the Iraqis.
“Shoot them in the butt! Shoot them in the butt!” one yelled. “They’re not motivated.”
Who knew? All this time chasing terrorists and trying to understand centuries old blood feuds when all we needed was a little Butt Shot.
• This Violence In Iraq Is Really Starting To Look Like A Problem [NYT]
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