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14. No, see, that's different

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:07 PM

Jan 2012

Because the Afghan fighters aren't exceptionally exceptional like our star-spangled, red white and blue heroes.

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The Pissing Contest: Afghanistan's My Lai? [View all] DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 OP

Huh? RZM Jan 2012 #1

There was no video of My Lai DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #5

If you're talking about the impact on world opinion, perhaps RZM Jan 2012 #6

Carter did that? Thanks for the information. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #13

I was rather shocked to learn that - here on DU, in fact karynnj Jan 2012 #15

no, there was a much worse case Enrique Jan 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #3

Taliban say Marines urinating tape won't hurt talks muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #4

I don't try and judge marines in a war combat zone quinnox Jan 2012 #7

That goes for the Afghanistan fighters as well n/t arcane1 Jan 2012 #8

No, see, that's different gratuitous Jan 2012 #14

No matter what happened the days before, it can not justify it karynnj Jan 2012 #11

I imagine that there are indeed standards... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #21

No - it might be more like Afghanistan's Abu Ghraib karynnj Jan 2012 #9

information tskiens Jan 2012 #18

Not even close in either direction. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #19

Hundreds of BILLION$ of our tax dollar$ spent.. 99Forever Jan 2012 #20

This may comparable to Abu Graib, but not to My Lai JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #22