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Originally Posted by Whispering Death I can't tell whether this guy is telling the truth or not but let's just for a moment assume that some of these stories are true.
Calling your enemy "towlheads"? Really? You expect soldiers to treat their enemies with political correctness? I call em' towlheads when I'm pissed at the arabs! This isn't anything odd for warfare. Would our modern media cry if taken back to WW2 their 'investigative journalists' found out our boys where calling the Germans Krauts? OMG!!!!
Shooting prisoners who are attacking prison guards with rocks? That's an atrocity? If you are a prisoner of war then perhaps it would be in your best intrest NOT TO ASSAULT THE GUARDS. It's a very simple rule, if you're a prisoner don't attack your guards. Soldiers arn't police officers who are restraining American Citizens, THEY'RE SOLDIERS IN A WAR.
Oh and worst of all they housed the prisoners of war in tents outside! 32 of these prisoners where killed my mortar fire from enemy insurgents. How the h**l is that our fault? Maybe, just maybe, the insurgents shouldn't be shooting mortars at their own guys. Who in their right mind would fault America for that one?
In sum, this is exactly the sort of "investigative journalism" I'd expect from the NY Times, the same paper that ran FIFTY-TWO front page stories about Abu Garaib. Granted it was a big story but FIFTY-TWO FRONT PAGE STORIES, and you don't think they have a STROOOOONG political bias? |
Well this is a first I sort of agree with you.
The ragheads thing absolutely it happens everywhere and isn't confined to warzones nor is it necessarily derogatory as after a while it becomes slang rather than a meaningful term.
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Shooting prisoners who are attacking prison guards with rocks? That's an atrocity? If you are a prisoner of war then perhaps it would be in your best intrest NOT TO ASSAULT THE GUARDS. It's a very simple rule, if you're a prisoner don't attack your guards. Soldiers arn't police officers who are restraining American Citizens, THEY'RE SOLDIERS IN A WAR.
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I sort of agree with this however surely the level of actual threat should be used to determine response, a firing response shouldn't be automatic in this case.
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Oh and worst of all they housed the prisoners of war in tents outside! 32 of these prisoners where killed my mortar fire from enemy insurgents. How the h**l is that our fault? Maybe, just maybe, the insurgents shouldn't be shooting mortars at their own guys. Who in their right mind would fault America for that one?
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Agreed, assuming of course there were no "more appropriate" accommodations available.
But hell if they want to mortar their own people I cant see how that is the US's problem.
However one thing that does amaze me with these stories is that you read how they were not happy about being sent to warzones or overseas which leads me to wonder why the hell these people would volunteer to join the military it makes about as much sense as becoming a doctor and complaining about having to deal with sick people.