03-05-2011, 07:01 PM
(03-05-2011, 04:32 PM)Ordinary Peephole Wrote: I would say most of the troops that were in Iraq at the time were there for the right reasons doing the best they can, but there does appear to have been a sizeable contingent (of mainly younger troops) who truly do not seem to give a fuck if the person they are shooting at is an insurgent or a three year old girl.
The whole thing is like a video game to them.
This is further exacerbated by companies like XE (Blackwater) who hire "mercenaries" to run around and "play" soldier without any legal ramifications.
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw 