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In reply to the discussion: Marine accused of killing 24 Iraqis in Haditha makes plea deal [View all]cbrer
(1,831 posts)1. The entire war was illegal.
2. Does the murder of 100,000 civilians count?
3. GWB's attitude was "cowboy".
4. War is inhuman by definition.
5. I don't know what broke in this guys head.
6. I don't know what broke in his squad's heads.
7. If you haven't experienced a mind fuck of this proportion, your opinions are second or third rate.
8. Legalities that entangle problems of our own making, are a setup.
9. This guy was defending his country at the time of his "snap".
10. We do precious little to determine the acute nature of the psychiatric problems we've created that will affect these people for the rest of their lives.
11. If we didn't want this kind of thing to happen, we shouldn't have permitted it. Tacitly or expressively.
12. This guy, in some ways, describes the institution. He's not the exception.
And all the rest of cumulative experiences being discussed on this thread by ones who have been in the trenches. Not Heros. Survivors.
"Cry Havoc, and loose the Dogs of War"