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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (483789)	10/30/2003 11:36:29 AM
From: steve dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

In my opinion the officers actions definitely do not rise to the level of an atrocity, and if his actions saved lives was justifiable, even if unsavory. I do not expect any of our troops will be subjected to anything less if captured, and will be subjected to a whole lot worse. The officer should be reprimanded for his actions, but not subject to prison. There is little if anything noble in war, except in the movies. The North Vietnameses Army, and the VC were much more ruthless than we were, and you know who prevailed there. I believe that it was during my time in Nam that the rules of engagement were changed to you could not return fire until permission was received, which I thought was borderline suicidal. Having said that, I agree with everything in your last paragraph.