from Lee over at Market Swing:
...The whole detainee torture thing is beyond me. These idiots claiming they didn't know any better is pure BS. We ALL get MANDATORY Laws of Conflict training at least once a year, no ifs, ands or buts and regardless of if we will be in combat or not. We also get a reshresher before we deploy or might have any contact with enemy personnel. This course has been dumbed down to where any Moron will understand the basics. No shooting red cross vehicles, buildings, churches, mosques (sp), no torturing, raping, looting, souvenier taking etc allowed punishable by court marshall etc.
...The SSgt trying to claim the "I was just following orders " defence is also BS. We are all trained and forced to read about Nuremburg trials etc as well, the Vietnam trials etc. Besides, it doesnt take a brain surgeon to know that sodomizing someone is wrong.
...Last, the General claiming she didnt know is also BS. A high profile assignment like that with National attention regardless of where she physically worked would be doing site visits regularly, visiting the troops to ensure their jobs were being done correctly, talking to them to keep morale up, asking questions etc. I hope they hang her from a tree.
...The events of the last 2 years have now made us more hated around the globe than probably any other time in history. The defense industry should have job security now for some time as we have few friends left and loads of enemies.... with good reason.
...Last Last - Why is it over 700 people die and no one barely notices but some football star gets killed and suddenly everyone cares? Do we have our priorities screwed up or what. I HATE sports even though I played them. It seems sports have become a diversionary tactic to further dumb down Americans along with Hollywood gossip and fashion trends. How shallow of a Nation have we become? |
