[stuartcr]

moral confusion leftism is the same as questioning the morality of something?

[Tublecane]

He may be confused and utterly unable to think logically or express himself clearly, but it’s not as if there is no possible moral dilemma for soldiers of the Afghan war. I should think, however, that he’d have wanted to work everything out morally before he signed up. We still have volunteer armed forces, right?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

The most common translation of Ex. 20:13 is “You shall not commit murder.” Nothing in there about killing in self-defense or combat.

The Marine in question is confused. If he had any moral qualms about killing an enemy combatant, perhaps he should have remained a civilian.

[oh8eleven]

an opinion piece by a Marine captain titled, "I Killed People in Afghanistan. Was I Right or Wrong?"
Misleading headline. From another source written in Nov 2011...

""I never pulled the trigger on my rifle but I ordered other men to kill. For an officer, there is little difference."

Other comments include:

• "Aside from driving to San Francisco to protest the Iraq invasion ..."
• "I had no idea what I was committing to when I raised my right hand and took the oath."
• "Back in the United States, I look at people and think: 'You have no idea what right and wrong are.'”

Kudo apparently thinks he's the first man to have ever been in combat.

[Mrs. Don-o]

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[Brooklyn Attitude]

“I held two seemingly contradictory beliefs: Killing is always wrong, but in war, it is necessary. How could something be both immoral and necessary?”

We will soon find the left has no problem with killing when it comes to those who disagree with them. They are against killing the enemies of America because it is their friends that are being killed. Given the opportunity to kill Conservatives they would do it by the train load.

[hosepipe]

If your Commander in Chief is an EVIL so and so...
Whatever you are called on to do serves an evil purpose..
Course this idiot probably voted for the evil SOB..

[ExTxMarine]

If your “moral” understanding is that killing is ALWAYS wrong, then I think you already have a busted compass.

Having been in combat, there are moral questions which cross everyone’s mind, but if you don’t have a moral-underpinning based on your right to survival, then the rest of the questions and answers are already jaded.

More importantly, when you join the military, they USED to ask if you have a moral issue with shooting someone, etc... Do they not ask this anymore? Do officers not get asked this question?

[familyop]

He did the right thing, but he’s not right. Prescription: stop watching television.