Yet some people wonder what would drive americans to abuse Iraqi prisoners

[Target Practice]

Okay, Okay. I before I retract it, I think I sould clarify my comparision. specifically, the event that stuck in my mind was the My Lai massacre. I was making the statement that events such as that one were due, in part, to a need for revenge upon an enemy who had killed and maimed members of their company.

As the "search and destroy" mission unfolded it soon degenerated into the massacre of over 300 apparently unarmed civilians including women, children, and the elderly. Calley ordered his men to enter the village firing, though there had been no report of opposing fire. According to eyewitness reports offered after the event, several old men were bayoneted, praying women and children were shot in the back of the head, and at least one girl was raped, and then killed. For his part, Calley was said to have rounded up a group of the villagers, ordered them into a ditch, and mowed them down in a fury of machine gun fire.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/trenches/mylai.html

Edited for spelling ("State mant"? Jeez).

[PyRo]

We are better then them, and subject to higher standards? Why stop there? Lets declare whites superior to black, and bring back slavery, lets finish what Hitlar started because jews are horrible. Who is to say who is better and should be held to higher standards?

[Koosh]

We are better then them, and subject to higher standards? Why stop there? Lets declare whites superior to black, and bring back slavery, lets finish what Hitlar started because jews are horrible. Who is to say who is better and should be held to higher standards?

Who's to say we are better then them? Me.

We liberated Iraq because they were a threat to our security, and because Saddam was a brutal dictator.

Americans don't decapitate forign civilians. Americans don't torture those in prison. Americans are better then that. Do you believe we aren't?

[ShooterJM]

Fire bomb the bastages!

That is disgusting. Maybe we should stop arresting insurgents and just start killing them all. No quarter in firefights, just kill them all!

Exactly. Hopefully the CIA will send some people in so they can unofficially and very messily explain how the US feels about this.

[PyRo]

Who's to say we are better then them? Me.

We liberated Iraq because they were a threat to our security, and because Saddam was a brutal dictator.

Americans don't decapitate forign civilians. Americans don't torture those in prison. Americans are better then that. Do you believe we aren't?

I believe that noone should do that, but if we do they (or anyone) has no right to complain about it.

[Koosh]

I believe that noone should do that, but if we do they (or anyone) has no right to complain about it.

So now its alright to brutally torture, rape, hurt, even behead prisoners, on camera, and other captives and they have no right to complain about it, eh?

Sounds like a plan...

[cphilip]

No use beating ourselves all up for the indefensable actions of a few. Both sides will bring their misguided to account eventually. And in the end we will discover that there are good people doing good work from both countries. The many are. The few that are accountable for these things ON BOTH sides will be brought to justice I trust in due time.

Too few misguided people have jeaprodized too many good people in this thing. Its a shame. Both sides have nothing to gain by any of this. I want them all to be prosecuted and justice be served on them.

In our case I am sorely mad at these people for jeaprodizing what we are all about. And I have no pity for them. They have put our Guys and Gals over there at great risk. Shame on them and let them be dammed.

ShooterJM wanted you to read this so I will add it on closing this one:

http://www.prisonexp.org/