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Originally posted by stingc
Not that this excuses it in any way, but has there ever been a modern war where this hasn't happened? It seems to me like an inevitable consequence of the mental state that soldiers are required to have. You strip away someone's normal sensibilities to the point that they think the other person is death-deserving scum, and then expect that idea to go away as soon as they raise a white flag. Its not hard to guess that many people would have trouble with the transition.
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Very good points. The worst thing about it is, this is just the kind of fuel that it takes to make the resistance to the occupation stronger. When these assmonkeys decided to do this, and take pictures no less, they put the lives of those out on patrol at even greater risk. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. These "words" by a handful paint those that are trying to do a good job in Iraq in a poor light.