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Originally posted by andykidd
Boo fucking Hoo. War crime my ass.
As its been repeated here, Its War People. The US is there to capture of kill the insurgents.
I don't agree with the US being there but I'm not gonna bitch and moan about something like this.
I feel all the better about it after reading about how the troops are coming across torture chambers and found 2 murdered women(one with blonde hair- the other likely that aid worker that was abducted). The blonde woman had her LEGS and ARMS CUT OFF and her THROAT SLIT.
So waa waa waa the soldier shot the poor poor Iraqi. Fuck him.
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To clarify before the below, I'm not one of those people against the war who think the US is 'evil' and all our soldiers are 'baby killers', etc. I hate that shit. Blaming the soldiers has always been petty in my mind, as well as factually ridiculous. They don't call the shots, and do the best they can to survive.
However... the entire point of creating a code of conduct for civilized nations is to differentiate us from them. If you think we should look to the terrorists to set the example, then you need to rethink things, IMO.
I personally plan to wait until all the facts are out before passing judgement on this kid. We weren't there, and we don't know. BUT - if it ends up that he shot someone without a weapon, who posed no threat, then I'm afraid I would have no problem with him being in trouble.
We're not barbarians, and it's not a free for all. We don't behead captives, and we don't shoot unarmed, injured combatants. Why? Because we're better than that, and hold ourselves up to a higher standard, period. What the other side does is not our barometer of acceptable response.