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Originally posted by uno
That's what they are addressing and investigating. Someone had to OK this type of behavior somewhere down the line. I also do not buy the excuse that these people do not know right from wrong or need specific training in the Geneva Convention to have some clue that this might not be acceptable.
Many people are doing good work and what they feel is right, but from all indications it only looks like this scandal is growing.
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I absolutely agree with you.
Let's remember, much of the Millitary is comprised of young men and women without an awful lot of life experience. They're in a stressful situation that's also highly emotionally charged. It's possible some of them have lost friends/family/co workers in Iraq. We don't know the stories behind it yet. That's what these hearings will find out.
I'm not condoing their behavior, under any circumstances. There IS no situation, in my mind, that justifies treating people like that. We all make stupid mistakes. These people's were terribly stupid and/or melicious in nature. Either way they NEED to be punished.
If it turns out to indeed be true that Rumsfeld knew about this, or condoned it in anyway .. THEN I think calling for him to resign would be in order. But just randomly attacking the man, before we know for sure, based soley on the evidence that SOME soldiers indeed acted poorly, is jumping the gun in my books.