Mr. Sites was being ravaged in the likes of Freaky Freeperville. Here he addresses his comments to the Marines. I took away from this that he really cares for the Marines he is with.

I interviewed your Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Willy Buhl, before the battle for Falluja began. He said something very powerful at the time-something
that now seems prophetic. It was this:

"We're the good guys. We are
Americans. We are fighting a gentleman's war here -- because we don't behead
people, we don't come down to the same level of the people we're combating.
That's a very difficult thing for a young 18-year-old Marine who's been trained
to locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and close combat. That's a
very difficult thing for a 42-year-old lieutenant colonel with 23 years
experience in the service who was trained to do the same thing once upon a time,
and who now has a thousand-plus men to lead, guide, coach, mentor -- and ensure
we remain the good guys and keep the moral high ground."

¶ 11/22/2004 11:02:00 PM