{"id":18548,"date":"2010-04-13T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T12:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=18548"},"modified":"2010-04-13T07:23:01","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T12:23:01","slug":"ivaws-witness-to-collateral-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=18548","title":{"rendered":"IVAW’s witness to “collateral murder”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Stieber was in B 2\/16 Infantry on the day the the “Collateral Murder” video was shot, according to him in this interview <\/p>\n

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The IVAW article about the video admits that Steiber wasn’t on the scene that particular day because he was being punished for disobeying an order earlier – so that’s his starting point in the story. No where. He wasn’t there, and he was a consciencious objector. Stieber goes to say that the soldiers in video weren’t bad apples, but he hints that they’re mindless drones who are only acying and talking like they were programmed to act and talk. I guess folks in the military aren’t smart enough to think for themselves. Well, except Stieber…who was being punished for disobeying a lawful order.<\/p>\n

Of course, it’s difficult to insult the “system” without insulting the people who are the system. Yes, the helicopter pilots were in a rush to kill some terrorists standing on a corner in proximity to US troops and their on-going operation. It’s not some immature video game jabber – it was the excitement over avoiding a US catastrophe and casualties. I guess Stieber never understood the camaraderie of the military because he was too busy avoiding his duty.<\/p>\n

At the IVAW website, Stieber shows just how ignorant and immature he’s become;<\/p>\n

“If these videos shock and revolt you, they show the reality of what war is like,\u201d says Stieber. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like what you see in them, it means we should be working harder towards alternatives to war.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, alternatives to war – like Twinkie-eating contests or unicorn races.<\/p>\n

Background on Stieber and his “expert” opinion. It seems to me that if this was a big deal and Stieber had anything to contribute, he’d have done so before the video became public.
\nStieber’s IVAW profile<\/a> (you can’t get there from here)
\nStieber and Elaine Brower<\/a>.
\nContagious Love<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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