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Originally posted by KRL
Something doesn't make sense with this whole situation. Most every guy I've ever known in the military wouldl not do anything over the edge to this extreme unless he has orders or authority.
The same thing with commanders. These soldiers and commanders aren't stupid people and would not risk their careers unless they knew they were ok'd to go to this level of mistreatment on the prisoners.
And it goes all the way up the ladder so there is always a trail of authorization. Military guys are ingrained with adhering to very strict command and control guidelines.
I think this is going to explode into a revelation that this stuff was indeed authorized at the highest levels in Washington DC.
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To your first comment:
The guys you know from the military are not the same men as they are in war.
Knowing someone in a non-war climate and knowing him in a war climate are 2 diff. things.
This has happened in every war and it will happen again.
When you are on a psychological and physical stress level 90% of the day you change and you do things you wouldnt do in your normal life.
Living on the edge changes humans.
The whole difference is that you see about 10% more than usual in the media in this war.
It still does not show about 80% truth of the facts that happen every day over there and in any war.
If you are down there yourself and you follow the percentage of the tings that happen that get exposure in the media you'll find out it is not very high.
Take care,
Steve