usatoday.com — A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to "crank up the violence level."a procedure called "dead-checking" was routine. If Marines entered a house where a man was wounded, instead of checking to see whether he needed medical aid, they shot him to make sure
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andburn1Jul 16, 2007
Yes. I think "support our troops" best means, "let them come home."
bpmoxJul 16, 2007
You don't think they know this?
ceeayyJul 16, 2007
Repin, your post illuminates a common problem. A lot of people talk and condemn without knowing what they are talking about. People take what they are fed without fact checking and just run with it. Personally I have a hard time believeing that our troops would follow bad orders en masse. The majority of our guys are good people. Could this have happened, yes. I just have a hard time believing that our guys are shooting wounded and unarmed civilians without any other reason than they are wounded. That doesn't even seem efficient to me. It doesn't make sense. If there was some conspiracy I would expect more. Wouldn't you want the people you harm to stay alive and tell others if ramping up violence was the point? Dead men tell no tales.
ceeayyJul 16, 2007
True. BTW, I am still trying to figure out why ANYONE voted for bush.
ataylJul 17, 2007
What are suggesting now? There is nothing we can do about an insurgency but dig graves BEFORE our soldiers die. Violent acts like this create more enemies for this country.
prcrimm1Jul 17, 2007
I see the left wing nuts have spun off their moorings again. Somebody pluuuese get here with a wrench!