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Originally Posted by Dragonlich
Another example: that unarmed, wounded Iraqi guy shot dead in Fallujah, during the US assault. Everyone condemned it, everyone said it was a war crime, and that this was just a small example of what US troops do. Yet, a few days later, a British soldier says they are trained to do exactly the same, just like other NATO soldiers. But nobody reported that;
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If noone reported that, where did you get the information? I'd be glad to see an article about it, if you have a link or something. Still, sounds rather absurd, that all NATO soldiers would be trained to shoot unarmed, Iraqi guys. Or do you mean that if there is an incident where insurgents have played dead to shoot at coalition troops, there is an open season for all wounded and unarmed enemies?
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nobody explains the context of the incident, with insurgents playing dead to ambush US soldiers... Nobody cares; All they care about is that a US soldier shot an unarmed enemy soldier, supposedly in violation of the Geneva convention, and *thus* the US as a whole is to blame, and is in fact evil.
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I have a feeling that only a very small minority really think so strongly. People often tend to say for example "The US have illegally attacked Iraq, that is evil." but with that statement they often just refer to the government of USA. Try asking them whether they really hate the americans as people.