OK. Ethics training for our troops???

[im10ashus]

I was in the Army. I thoughth the "ethics" part was outlined in the Geneva Convention Handbook they gave to us in basic training. I mean, my GAWD, what sort of ethics training does one NEED in order not to kill innocent people? I don't get it.

US troops to get ethics training after Haditha
By Michael Georgy and Fredrik Dahl

U.S. military commanders in Iraq on Thursday ordered ethics training for combat troops, after accusations that Marines murdered unarmed civilians in an Iraqi town last year.

The training over the next 30 days in "core warrior values" would highlight "the importance of adhering to legal, moral and ethical standards on the battlefield," a statement said.

U.S. defense officials have said murder charges may be brought against Marines following an investigation into the deaths of 24 civilians in Haditha in November.

Many Iraqis believe unjustified killings by U.S. troops are common, although few have been confirmed by investigations.

Echoing comments by President George W. Bush this week, a senior U.S. military spokesman said anyone guilty of violations against civilians would be punished.

"This tragic incident is no way representative of how coalition forces treat Iraqi civilians," Major General William Caldwell told a news briefing in the capital Baghdad.

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[Critters2]

1. "Don't kill children and old, disabled people"

That should be plenty. But then, that shouldn't be necessary for people with consciences.

:eyes:

[Rose Siding]

2. Is Harriet Myers busy?

She's the one who handled the WH ethics seminars.

[imax2268]

3. Does that mean...

that Bush will have to have the same ethics training...? His decision to invade Iraq killed thousands of innocent iraqi's...

[ReverendDeuce]

4. And their leaders will treat the entire ordeal with contempt...

And thus most of the kids will as well.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. There is nothing ethical or moral about war.

It's just murder justified by the bosses and embraced by the basest instincts of the populace.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. In one ear and out the other, as far as the troops are concerned.

Right now, I doubt they give a shit about anything except surviving and getting the hell out ASAP - and G*d help anyone who stands in the way of that.

:evilfrown:

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Is this like the ethics training the administration got ? How'd that work

out?

[im10ashus]

8. Exactly.

If they were so reluctant to crap all over our Constitution, I am pretty certain the Geneva Convention is a joke to them.