Should a soldier be excused if he went on a rampage.

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Originally Posted by August

C'mon now. You can backtrack all you want but to imply that the US military feels that abu grahib (and any other conduct in violation of the UCMJ) is "no problem" shows plainly your eagerness to toss as much mud as possible at the current administration even at the expense of the truth.

No August, it shows what I think of the mentality of the post I was quoting that advocated lining civilians up in the Town Square and shooting them in retaliation for convoy attacks. Sure I had done it in a very snide way, but advocating the killing of innocents (whether Iraqi, American, Australian, or whatever) tends to bring out my cynicism.