War Crimes

[RedFish]

I support our troops in Afghanistan. I would much rather they weren't there at all. Instead of tearing what I've said apart because of some imagined criticism of the armed forces(or the US) in general, how about just reading my original post? You lot are apologising for the mindless brutal things that are done to innocents in war. And looking for conflict where there is none. Paranoia rules where 'Black Hawks' are involved, victims of the emotive press, and previous well documented incidents. OK when it's 'insurgents' 'terrorists' or whoever on the receiving end, not OK for them to shoot back. Perfectly understandable to let emotions rule when it's 'our boys'.
Soldiers CHOOSE to enlist. They receive PAY for putting themselves at risk. They deserve my respect. They don't deserve to be worshipped.
http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebook...nd=ucpress
http://genderacrossborders.com/2010/01/1...re-of-war/
There are many reports detailing the phenomena, the more detailed ones require a fee to download. I'm not willing to pay for them just to prove a point to you. Got better things to spend my money on. Like YRF donations...
@ Dotard...Well lets just nuke the fkn lot then, eh? As to the 2nd WW, was a long time ago now. Get over it. How many of us actually understand who our enemy is in Afghanistan and other places? Why is there a conflict between 'the West' and Mohammedan Islam? Why 'we' will never win? There are 1.2Billion muslims in the world, not counting Jews and Christians and those of other faiths who also submit to the will of One God and are therefore also Muslim. Will you bomb them all into submission to the God Of Capitalism? If 'we' put as much effort into dissembling the Koran as 'we' do bitching with each other over the rights and wrongs of WAR, and propagating that war against an -ism, we might actually get somewhere. Till then, the waste will continue, on both sides. I'm up to sura 21.