posted on Nov, 21 2011 @ 07:47 AM
Originally posted by ototheb85
I’m sorry but end of the day its war!! Blame the government not the solder! His head is messed up from being stuck in that desolate place.
edit on 21-11-2011 by ototheb85 because: (no reason given)
Bullcrap.
My best friend spent two years in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. (Infantry)
His little brother is Army Special Forces, has been in and out of the Middle East for the past 10 years.
My brother spent a couple of years in Iraq, in 2002-2004. (Artillery crew leader, served a mostly security role in Iraq, has told me stories of the
lives he's had to take and even though he initially fully supported the war effort he has always had deep regret for his involvement in taking
life)
You have veterans in this article posting against these crimes..
None of them are killing people and bringing fingers home as souvenirs.
Yes, the USG is ultimately to blame for the wars, but individuals still need to be held responsible for their actions. At least a couple of the so
called Kill Team members were screwed up in the head before they even saw combat. You don't do this kind of thing out of nowhere - they had the
mentality to do it, and ended up in a situation where they easily could do it. The ones that were on the fence gave in to peer pressure and herd
mentality. Those who didn't give in were savagely beaten.
This immediately reminded me of the Manson Family - how there was an obvious and definite ring leader, and a group of followers. I wrote up something
about this for my OP but decided against posting it.
Just remember that Tex Watson was recently denied parole after 42 years in prison. David Bram gets 5 years with a chance of parole after 40 months.
Same type of crimes - the real difference is the perceived value of the victims.