Brutality and atrocity have always been parts of war. Nonetheless we, the American public, should not accept the behavior of our troops when rape, murder, or other violations of law are the result. We should demand the perpetrators be brought to justice just as we would demand such in our neighborhoods. Just imagine the horror and the anger generated by the rape of a daughter or a neighbor. Those same feelings should arise at the news of Haditha and other Iraq neighborhoods.
Every atrocious act from our troops brings increased resistance to the occupation and leads to increased support for the insurgency. We can support the individual soldiers to the degree that they are performing their jobs in an unforgiving environment, but at the same time we cannot use that environment to justify illegal acts of any sort. If we fail to demand justice we allow further erosion of our American heritage. We cannot afford to lose our standards of behavior even in a time of war.
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