Soldiers have been desecrating bodies of dead enemy since the spear and shield were the weapons of choice. America did not invent bad behavior by soldiers , but as with slavery, America seems to get the rap, thanks to our media.
This sort of behavior is not the norm for Marines, and for America. Like Beck says, “America is Great, because America is Good”. We’re the country that rescues our enemy from the hands of pirates, for Christ sake.
I could honestly care less what they did to the bodies in private, but what were they thinking breaking out the video camera? Did they not realize how fast that little video would spread around the globe and what consequences that would lead too? What the heck were they thinking? When I was in the service they always reminded us when we were on foreign soil, that we were American ambassadors. What the people see in us when they come in contact, is how they will perceive Americans for the rest of their lives. When a few knuckleheads take it on their own put this on video for the whole world to see, they are doing great damage to America’s image. The Image us soldiers and sailors of the past tried so hard to build. And at the worse this could lead to a retaliation that is to horrific to imagine.
You may or may not agree with my commentary, but this proud veteran stands by it.
Which is why I keep wondering if a) these really were Marines, or b) it wasn’t a put-up job.