Posted by:
pulatus
at Fri Apr 30 00:03:56 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pulatus ]
I think the problem is that it discredits our mission, which has been to liberate the Iraqi people from a brutal man, a brutal government. When "we" behave like cruel beasts we fail to distinguish ourselves from the cruel beast we are liberating the Iraqi people from.
More directly, this irresponsible behaviour will lead to fury against other coalition soldiers. It is also demoralizing for many troops to think that they are part of a brutal, cruel gang of hooligans that the locals rightly loath. Thats not a fair thing to do to their fellow soldiers, to the American people, to their commanders trying to win delicate battles, etc.
Here's a question. How many of you would contribute money or "things" to a collection going to innocent Iraqi victims of this war?
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