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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I'm not making excuses for this, but it does happen in every war by every side. There seems to be this idea that North American have some kind of moral high ground when it comes to war crimes.
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It does. And I'll preface this by saying that I didn't watch the video--I have kind of a weak stomach for violence, especially if it involves children.
But I highly doubt that the explanation is that the US soldiers were killing people for the hell of it. It's far more likely that given the high stress of their situation and a somewhat murky situation around them on the ground, that the consequences of a slight misunderstanding or a case of mistaken identity can often be death.
There's no visible difference between a civilian and an enemy to these guys, and the situation around them is often chaotic. I've never been in their shoes, so I'm disinclined to pass judgment.
Which is not to say that I think these things should be covered up, or that it's okay if they happen. Just that I think a) humans make mistakes, b) soldiers are human and c) the consequence of a mistake in a war zone is that people get killed who shouldn't have.