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Originally posted by John D Harris:
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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Sure, bemoan human nature all you want. It is regrettable. But, given a statistically significant number (like the number of troops in Iraq), it is inevitable. The key is that the system must squash it like a bug when it is found -- leaving no question as to what is unacceptable.
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You got that right TL.
Now on to the fun for those that are rejoicing in their own minds that the US military did something wrong. I feel it is only right to apply the same standard to them, their countries, their whatever's 6-12 out of 115,000 plus is what .006%. So that is the standard your glee sets. Hmmmmmm JDH wonders to self what the crime rates/Criminal populations are in the world and is willing to bet they far excede .006% of the populations of any country. [/QUOTE]I do agree with you. Although there's frequent reports about police abuse in our media, I have recently witnessed several situations which made me extremely impressed by the professional attitude of our police force. It's always just a small amount of black sheep that give the force a bad name.
However, these are the guys that make the front page and in this case it's a major disaster.
The Iraqi people don't care if it was "just 0.0002%" of their population tortured by "just 0.006%" of the American force.
Like most Americans won't concede that "only 0.001%" of their population were killed by "only 2 lousy Arab terrorists".
I am not comparing these two events on a quality basis, just noting that it makes you mad when you look at a front page stating that fellow countrymen have been killed/tortured/mutilated for no apparent reason. And you don't stop to think that it's only a small number of crazies who did that.
Whoever DID torture this Iraqis will also be responsible for intensified firefights and more casualties on both sides.