Did this Marine mean to show the flag in distress?

[Kire]

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~halle019/LinksNewsAct2.html

[CatholicEdHead]

1. Is it really distress?

At that angle it does not look like it. The stars need to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

[Rex]

2. I think he just threw it up there.

Literally an "In your face" kinda thing IMO.

[Massacure]

3. No, he was just showing off.

Nearly 1500 lives to 'show off.' What a waste.

[UTUSN]

4. Well, *I'm* in Distress AND Stressed AND Didn't Like

the Hispanic G.I. who was disco-ing and teasing the Iraqi kids-----and going "whoop-whoop". Thanks for the (bad) memories.

[bpilgrim]

5. it's a great shot, nevertheless

powerful symbolism in that shot

peace

[UTUSN]

6. irony/sarcasm-------OFF, thanks for that.

[number6]

7. why in the F#ck do you put your countries Flag over the face

of a statue ???? is that like the bag over prisoner's heads ???

I'm stressed and distressed over the whole f-ing thing too

[Blue_State_Elitist]

9. Freeptards love that sort of thing

It's just a form of humiliation...

haha look Saddam has our colors on his face!

[autorank]

8. First clue about the bondage and torture to follow...think about it.