When soldiers become killers

[EmperorNapoleon]

Please understand our military is just a reflection of our civilian society.

I don’t necessarily disagree with that. A few years ago I read a study by the Military Times involving an anonymous survey of active duty military personel in Iraq. Out of about 500 surveyed; 10% admitted to or admitted knowing someone in their unit who abused Iraqi civilians. The military has also been more willing to grant moral and criminal waivers, and for more serious offenses, in the recruiting process since the war began. Allowing more criminals into the ranks will certainly drive up the number of abuses.

Ok you brought Abu Ghraib which everyone agrees was terrible what else have you got to show that our military is out there raping and murdering all over the place?

If you dig deep enough you can find many instances of such things in Iraq and Afghanistan. Crimes at the Bagram Detention Facility in Afghanistan are also notable and, unfortunately, some of the perpetraotrs there were shuffled to Abu Ghraib. It’s the instances which aren’t made public that I worry about.

Just rehashing this stuff like the OP did just helps the terrorists. So when reporters and news outlets like the NYT put out classified information or demand all those photos be published—]

The public has the right to know what our tax dollars are paying for over there and hold the criminals accountable. The government never would have gone after the criminals at Abu Ghraib if the media hadn’t busted it wide open and it’s still outragous that the intelligence officers involved in those crimes will never be punished.

So you seem to dislike our military or am I wrong?

I don’t believe anyone really dislikes the entire establishment.

 

[stanmaxkolbe]

The public has the right to know

Things like Abu Ghraib yes the public has the right to know but putting out classified information to just to sell some papers or get ratings that puts peoples lives in danger—damn the public they don’t need to know and have no right to know.

 

[Sailor_Kenshin]

The media has shown itself as the enemy, and has no place on the front lines.

There is an entire industry dedicated to the demoralization and destruction of our military. This industry never tires, and, like their leader, mixes lies with a tiny bit of truth.

But the God Who sees all sees them, too.

 

[scipio337]

The title is wrong, it should read:

When killers become soldiers.

Putting on a uniform does not make one a hero or change a man from bad to good. There are some very bad soldiers out there.

This war is no different than any war. Only the weapons change.

Amen.

We currently have 85,000 troops there. More at the time of this incident, 2006. In a city with a similar population, we would probably find a higher crime rate.

We should punish the individuals, and not make implications on the military, or its members, as a whole.