SS109 wrote: About the photos? I think they are in poor taste, but so was the guy who beheaded Pearl. War is cruel and you get a dark sense of humor over there.
Agree it's poor taste and can be used against us in propaganda, but that's not the main issue.
The question is was there any justification for those people getting killed? According to the article, five US soldiers have been charged with murdering three Afgan civilians. Let's let the Military's legal system figure out what happened.
Since I haven't seen it yet, and am blocked from viewing many things at my place of work by the firewall, I'll get to it when I can. Believe it or not, I have more in my life to do than run down to the corner and look for an unblocked internet connection to reply to your bullsh**.
pineinthegrass wrote: I really don't get your point.
The article linked was from today. The article states this could be worse than Abu Ghraib.
Perhaps you haven't heard moral outrage yet is because few people have even heard about this yet? This is the first I've heard of it.
And yes it is outrageous. Especially if the dead are noncombatent civilians killed by US soldiers. But I don't know the facts yet.
So what is the position of conservatives on this? You guys didn't seem to think water boarding or Abu Ghraib were that big a deal. Do you think this is no big deal as well?
As you stated don't have all the facts yet. What I do know, we send young men and women into combat. We expect them to uphold "Espirit de corps" regardless of service. Only the idiots out there would think nothing will phase these folks. Got news for them. It does. These men and women do their best to maintain a sense of decensy. Now here's what we don't know. Did a friend just get killed. How many in the unit have been killed since deploying. It all plays into one's thought process. But like you I would like to read or hear all the facts before making my own opinion.
Maybe you should read the newspapers or watch the news or even read some of the numerous posts that have already told the story. Please don't insult us with a question instead of answers. Stop with the Liberal playbook and justify starting another war, especially without Congress' approval, after Obama diddled around for the first two weeks.
Obama did not start another war. It is a military action nothing more. He did provide the Congress with a letter detailing what he did, per the WAR POWERS RESOLUTION ACT OF NOVEMBER 1973. Once he deploys the military he must provide in writing or in person within 48 hours to Congress a plan and reason. That provides for 60 days for the military with another 30 days for getting out of there. That damn simple. After the 60 days he does need Congressional approval. He also held a conference call with the leaders of both the House and Senate before doing this. This is also an approved UN deal. The French are supposedly in charge.
Personally we have no business being there doing anything. Let the other UN countries deal with it. We are busy enough.
As for the pictures the Military justice system with deal with it. You nor I have all the facts about what was going through thier minds etc. It will all come out. What they did, should not have happened. When I hear all the facts then I will make my own judgement about it.
Although I'd call it an act of war by the UN and maybe the US too. But good point about the War Powers Resolution Act. I don't see that the conservatives complaining here have an answer to that. It would be interesting to see what the Supreme Court would rule about that act, but it's been around almost 40 years now.
