So, last night, in my morbid curiousity, I watched the rest of the video clip (the part that doesn’t get played). I’m not shocked at the actions of soldiers at Abu Ghraib, and to an extent, I’m not shocked about what I saw on that video clip. However, anything we do over there is a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation. In comparison, I think the men to had the audacity to do what they did to Mr. Berg are a bunch of pussies. Why? Because they all wore masks and gave no inkling about who they were. We know who the men and women are in those pictures, and we will know the men and women, who’s feet were there and who’s fingers clicked the shutter button. They are facing the penalties of their actions. These children, are fearful of the reprisal they know will come when we find them. They claim it’s for revenge of the men and women. I want to know which women they’re talking about, because as far as their opinion goes, women aren’t allowed in battle (except as a shield). It defies my logic.
Of course, I’m also of the opinion that there isn’t such a thing as a gentleman’s war. Yes, the Celts had their version of champion against champion, but I don’t see that happening in this case. War is war, it is ugly and it is inhumane. The goal is to be victorious, and that includes less-than-ethical behaviour on occassion. In this situation, there are two sets of rules, ours and theirs. There are going to be lines that have to be crossed in order to force their hand to our rules. They know that capturing and doing something like this, to a military serviceman (women included in that) will result in something worse…so they target the civilians. These are people who don’t have the protection servicemen do, and they’re not as cautious. They make for the easier target. Granted, I approve of the fact that contractors are over there trying to help these people. I don’t approve of the fact that we can’t provide enough security for them. IMO, it’s not the military’s job to provide that security, right now. If they want that, they can wait till we have the country completely secured, or go to areas that are and not in Baghdad. The military is there to quash an uprising, they have their hands full and don’t need to be babysitting. Private security firms are over there to do that job, and they should be protecting all contractors, regardless how much they’re paying that specific firm.
//End rant
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