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In reply to the discussion: Video appears to show troops urinating on corpses [View all]unionworks
(3,574 posts)Very well that the young soldiers who did this are in very serious trouble. And I know what that feels like. However, never having served in the military, let alone havinng been in combat, I do not feel at all qualified to stand in judgement of these men. And it saddens me to see how many people on D.U. who in many other ways are compassionate people, feel the need to condemn someone in a situation they have absolutely no understanding of. On another thread recently I saw a group viciously attack a Vietnam veteran who was dealing with his own bad memories. It seemed these posters were more concerned with their own egos in front of their friends than in caring about someone who got fucked up in the course of serving. I sincerely hope that when these Marines stand in court, those selected to judge them are ones who have been through war and understand what it does to ones moral fabric.