A RATHER unusual well-wishing message from the U.S. Army to the Irish has not gone down as well as intended.
A video tweeted from the official U.S. Army has confused and bemused many people due its content.
The start of the video features Uncle Sam in a green suit wishing a happy St. Patrick's day, a dancing soldier and shamrocks shooting from missiles and bombs.
The soldier dances in front of a tricolour as bombs explode with tonnes of shamrocks erupting.
The graphic video can be seen below.
Happy #StPatricksDay from the #USArmy.
We appreciate how everyone wears a little green like us today. pic.twitter.com/NQc2xJLkkD
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) March 17, 2018
The video was largely ridiculed by viewers...
Lmffffaoooooo he's dancing in green white and orange filters while people are actively shooting missiles and gunfire with clovers edited over like they're not trying to kill people or preparing to.
— Dank Archer (@NavoSchmavo) March 17, 2018
Who could have possibly thought it was a good idea to make this video?
I guess US missiles, shells, and bullets are cute -- and most definitely don't kill Iraqi, Yemeni, Afghan, and Syrian civilians -- when you put cartoon shamrocks on them pic.twitter.com/fWoe83eSue— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) March 17, 2018
— (@sydneyannaleese) March 17, 2018
Other viewers were disgusted at the tweet attempting to link Irish people with the deaths incurred by the army.
We don't want any part of your wars. None of this is Irish.
— Brian Nisbet (@natural20) March 17, 2018
Greetings from Ireland. What a disgusting video. I doubt you’ll have very many Irish people happy to see this video of yours. #Tasteless
— Prof. Barry O'Sullivan, MRIA (@BarryOSullivan) March 17, 2018
This is unreasonably tone deaf.
— KelPy (@_kelp_) March 17, 2018
