Why? Because, in a demographic of millions, over the course of several decades, a few of them them committed acts of violent terrorism. Ergo, there’s nothing wrong with the straight faced statment, “some liberal activists are prone to terrorism.” At least that’s the logic behind Reuters Pentagon Corresponding Phil Stewart in his recent column speculating the recent video by the whizz kids in 3/2 “could be the new Abu Gharib.”
…experts inside and outside the U.S. military are so far unconvinced the incident will cause as much damage as Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal did, even as it stirs anti-American sentiment and revives questions about why some American troops appear prone to committing abuses — and then proudly documenting them.
Stay classy, Phil.
“…even as it stirs anti-American sentiment and revives questions about why some American troops appear prone to committing abuses — and then proudly documenting them.” Um, they were being stupid and not thinking, that’s it. Just like much of the general population their own age outside the military. These guys most likely were a bunch of junior enlisted men engaged off and on with the enemy, and in a moment of triumph did something dumb. That’s it.
Punish them? Sure. Incarcerate them? No. The Taliban and their allies have done far worse and continue to do so.
Actually Phil, its pretty rare.
“The news story has figured prominently in U.S. media but it is being overshadowed partly by news surrounding the 2012 presidential campaign”. No, Phil, what’s different is that you and your butt-buddies in the LSM won’t decry this as a failure of leadership at the highest level of the chain of command, because the name of the President is Obama, not Bush.
Wow..very erudite piece of journalism, Phil.
“Some humans will do bad things.” There. Now I’m a journalist to!
If you have no talent and have an axe to grind. . . be a journalist.
I say piss on more dead terrorist bodies. Our enemies should fear us, more than their own God. When bad guys come to realize that we won’t give a shit about them before, during, or after life ends at our hands, then they will realize theirs is a lost cause.
It has worked in every Crusade thus far, it can work in this one too.
Find’em, fix’em fuck’em.