got "freedom"?
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Phoenix44
Master of Arts
It's on the march.
This sort of activity and arrogance nauseates me to no end. There are times, when I am forced to take notice of such behaviour, that I am shamed by my national connection to such people.
Loki said it best:
Loki said it best:
eggLoki said:
Loki said:
Please, let's not start this again with the rep.-complaints bleeding into the threads.
Flatlander
Grandmaster
Thank you Arnisador, this is not the venue for reputation complaints.
On topic, I think that the fact that the Geneva Convention has once again been ignored by American forces abroad is indicative of a problem of leadership. I don't for a second believe that these types of actions are specifically sanctioned by the overarching US military leadership, but I do know that a fundamental principle of military leadership structure is accountability.
Given that, I sincerely hope that the unit commander is held to account for the actions of his or her soldiers. This type of intolerant and illegal activity will produce effects contrary to American objectives in the region in the form of anti-American sentiment from the general population as well as the Afghani leadership. Neither of these will assist in facilitating the removal of the Taliban from the region. Thus, nobody wins.
If nobody wins, too many innocent will have died in vain, and that would be an irreparable tragedy.
On topic, I think that the fact that the Geneva Convention has once again been ignored by American forces abroad is indicative of a problem of leadership. I don't for a second believe that these types of actions are specifically sanctioned by the overarching US military leadership, but I do know that a fundamental principle of military leadership structure is accountability.
Given that, I sincerely hope that the unit commander is held to account for the actions of his or her soldiers. This type of intolerant and illegal activity will produce effects contrary to American objectives in the region in the form of anti-American sentiment from the general population as well as the Afghani leadership. Neither of these will assist in facilitating the removal of the Taliban from the region. Thus, nobody wins.
If nobody wins, too many innocent will have died in vain, and that would be an irreparable tragedy.
I too was hoping to see heftier sentences for some of the Abu Ghraib abuses. But, those who were at the trials heard all the evidence--one must trust that they reached the right decision.
Nope. That's how the system works.
I wanted to see longer sentences.
I wanted to see longer sentences.
